Western Cape: Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve closed until further notice!

update (06 July 2018): The Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve is open again.

CapeNature, the public institution with the statutory responsibility for biodiversity conservation in South Africa's Western Cape, has informed the public that the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve has been closed until further notice due to adverse weather conditions. No day visitors for hikes or accommodation will be allowed onto the reserve premises. 


The 70 000-hectare Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve is located in the Hottentots Holland Mountains, about 90km south-east of Cape Town. It stretches from Elgin in the south to beyond Villiersdorp in the north and from the Stellenbosch Mountains in the west to the Groenland Mountains in the east.