Wildehondekloof Private Game Reserve is about 60km outside of Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape on the road that leads past the Cango Caves.
From the reserve's gate, it is 3km into the valley of the Swartberg mountains to where the Matjies River runs. Along its banks, nyala nibble on the soft green lawns and, later in the day, come even closer to the lodge to sleep. During a June visit, after a lot of rain, the river was so fast flowing that the hike along its banks, intended as a circular route once the river had been crossed, was scuppered. There is
