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Enjoy Life You Only Live Once On Earth

Most of our clients visit EL YOLO OnE more than once. Remember, all year long is high season. El Yolo OnE is in a Malaria free area.

EL YOLO OnE is a privately owned three star guest farm with self catering accommodation, situated on the border of the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape. Here you can relax, experience nature, farm life, 4x4 tracks and much more. The nearest old fashioned town is Klaarstroom and it is very close to Meiringspoort, one of the eight Unesco World Heritage sites in South Africa. The guest farm is also within a few kilometre from the small town of Willowmore and the fascinating Baviaanskloof. Even Prince Albert, De Rust and Oudtshoorn can be visited on day trips from EL YOLO OnE guest farm.

Annual events in the area make the guest farm a popular accommodation option and bookings are essential. Some local events and attractions include the KKNK or Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees in Oudtshoorn (88 km) in April, snow during July and August, the Meiringspoort Marathon during October, and escaping the city life during Decembers and any other time of the year.

Go to www.safarinow.com for more accommodation on your journey through South Africa.
Gunilla Smith
Birds spotted during our visit:
Dwerg Arend
Wit kruis Sperwer
Kardinaalspeg
Grys Lewerik
Vlakte Lewerik
Pietjoutjou Grysmees
Bruin Lyster
Karoo Spekvreter
Bergwagter
Grys Tjeriktik
Rooi oor Langstertjie
Pririt Bosbontrokkie
Kaapse Pietjie Kanarie
Daar is ook baie ander algemene soorte
Bokmakierie
Kanaries
Valke
Uie
Laksmanne ens
Groete
Gunilla
 
Management
The Meiringspoort marathon is on 16 October. This is the highlight of the EL YOLO OnE calander.

SORRY, BUT THIS YEAR WE ARE FULLY BOOKED. BOOK EARLY NEXT YEAR.
 
Lize Marie Oosthuizen
Nogmaals dankie vir die fantastiese naweek! Die natuurskoon en gasvryheid het bygedrae om ons ervaring van Elyolo onvergeetlik te maak!Enjoy life you only live once - what more can I say of our truly unforgetable experience of Elyolos tranquility with its relaxed atmosphere and courteous people - a must to experience for all nature enthusiasts. During the day we were astonished by the natural and hidden beauties of the farm and by night we enjoyed the company of the fire and our proper South African potjie whilst gazing at the stars! Kersgroete,Die Oosthuizens & Christoff
 
Carol Botha

El Yolo is on the gravel road between Klaarstroom and Willowmore and if there is such a place as an all for the price of one then this is it.
Towards the end of 2009 we booked in to a log cabin on the farm - a quaint self-catering cottage. It is a place where you settle in immediately. Our car stayed parked for the duration of our stay. There was no need to rattle our headlights off to get to extreme spots to investigate Bushmen caves or pristine waterfalls. With apples and water in our rucksacks we started a 4km hike early in the morning and with only the sounds of the veld and our footsteps as we walked, clambered and climbed to reach a Bushmen cave with rock paintings.

Having studied rock paintings in books before, I thought I was quite clued up but I realised my knowledge was very limited when seeing originals for the first time. First of all the paintings are much smaller than I had anticipated and without digital enhancements appeared much fainter due to weathering. However, I was thrilled to see a familiar theme which I had depicted previously when illustrating a Bushmen fable.

When I looked at the paintings I immediately thought of the disappointed reaction of many people who look through a telescope for the first time having seen numerous colourful Hubble Photos . " Is that all?" I guarded my thoughts and knew I was witnessing much more than was apparent at first sight.

Bushmen incorporate cracks in the rock in their paintings. I saw a very definite U-shaped form just above such a crack with figures below. In some Bushmen fables the hollow of the horn-shaped Moon serves as a receptacle for the deceased. Could this one also, as my previous illustration of the fable, be depicting a Shamaans journey to enlightenment or the afterlife

The key to appreciation of what the Karoo has to offer is a bit of background knowledge and lots of imagination. You will soon be hooked and better prepared for every subsequent visit.

At El Yolo I felt the Sun on my back and heard sounds of the veld ringing in my ears. I was mesmerized by rock formations and fossils millions of years old and my heart skipped a beat at the sudden onset of extremely loud and rolling thunder.
I was battered by fierce wind when trying to find a suitable spot to set up my telescope but when the clouds despersed as suddenly as they had appeared I saw the awesome Andromeda Galaxy (neighbour to our own Milky Way) to the north just above a hilltop.

You only live once. Be sure there are millions of special moments included in the deal.

 
Vicki Cooper
Review by: Vicki Cooper, Bollington UK (stayed: November 2009)

What a place! Lovely, beautiful location and Jaco was a great host - with good food and wine on offer plus a warm fire to stem the cold from the storm outside. In the morning we were given a tour of the estate in the Landy to see the Baboons at the waterfall and the peacocks near Willem′s house. It really is a very special place. Well worth a visit. We wish we had stayed longer and will recommend you to our friends and family.
 
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