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Bushman
Paintings
Bushmen
left the foothills of the central Kwa-Zulu Natal Drakensberg, in
1879, the year of Moorosi’s defeat. This is according to the
memoirs of Father Filter who, for many years was a transpor... |
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Canoeing
Bring
your own canoe, windsurfer, cat or any other boating gear.
Season
Rainfall
and the level of the pans and lakes play a very important roll in
canoeing in the Lake District.
The pans at Florence Gue... |
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Cycling
Bring
your own mountain bikes.
Guests
at Florence Guest Farm
You
are welcome to bring your own bikes. On our farm there are a few farm
roads to ride and in the area there are many gravel roads to be
ridden. This ... |
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Farm
Activities
If
you are a guest at Florence Guest Farm, you can participate in all
the farm activities that are happening at the time.
Sheep
Lambing
season is from March to April.
Sheering season is in August.
Ca... |
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Fishing
Bass and carp are the two species caught in the most deeper pans in the area. The best spot is at Eiland Meer and the person to contact is Nevill at 082 493 5440
There are a few other places that allow permission to fish.
Mis... |
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Fly Inn to Florence Guest Farm
To see Chrissiesmeer from the air is closely like flying over the Ocavango, with... |
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Frogging
Frog Nights
Time
of year
Just
after the first rains of summer, you can hear our frogs starting
to call in the wetlands all around us. Every year we host a frog
festival, the first weekend in December, when we g... |
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Goliath's Footprint
Did
Giants walk here?
For
some this name will ring a bell. As a person who has grown up and
lived in this area, I thought that after 45 years I knew all the
stories about this region.
But
now new inf... |
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Historical
Rock Signatures
For
many years we knew about the human signatures on the northern “dassie
klippe” of Florence. We never knew what they meant and why people
would write their names and dates on those rocks. Some o... |
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LA ROCHELLE HOLKRANS
Waar
kom die naam vandaan? Willie Scheepers
van Sheepmore het destyds die plaas gekoop. Hy was diep beindruk deur
die skoonheid van die omgewing en het dit La Rochelle genoem. Die
naam La Roc... |
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Motorbiking
Bring your own quad-bikes and motorbikes.
Guests at Florence Guest Farm
You are welcome to bring your own bikes. On our farm there are a few farm roads to ride and in the area there are many gravel roads... |
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Swimming
At
Florence Guest Farm there are two ways of swimming:
In
the pans
In
the cement dam on the property
Season
Chrissiesmeer
is famous for its mild climate in summer. Our average maximum
temperatu... |
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Farm
Walks
Maps
Each
of Florence Guest Farm’s rooms is provided with a laminated farm
map. On the map are the different routes that our guests can walk.
The routes are cleared with the tractor and are very pl... |
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Wildflowers
Wildflower walks
Time
of year
In
the summer months from August
to February the
farm boasts a splendid array of veld flowers. We have identified 7
wild orchids and a many other species of bea... |
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