Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve

Run Down and Neglected

Our group of 12 ranged in age from 5 to mid-60s. We walked the 10km Bokmakierie Day Trail. Sadly, the reserve is run down and neglected. You have to question what the entrance fees are being used f...

Good hike, no animals

A decent hike (did the 10 km), but toilet paper all over the place. What’s wrong with hikers? The reception area has that worn Seventies feel, not much different to when I first came here 40 years ago...

Not being maintained.

We decided to take pot luck and see this place. It is now cash free with no signal for the card machine to operate. Eventually our details were taken and we were to pay on our way out. No toilet pap...

Visiting my anchestors dwellings

This is where my anchestors used to live. I am named after the woman Johanna Wilhelmina. It was great to visit with my uncle, whom was the oldest son, and he did heraldics, studying the family history...

Suikerbosrand Reserve Hike and Tourist Route by car

The resort is in serious need of maintenance on the hike and driving along the Tourist Route. The short 4.5 Km route is supposed to have route markers for points of interest. Most of them are eithe...