<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhen staying on the farm there is no need to drive to town for some star gazing at the planetarium as the farm has its own private amateur observatory where Nicol shares his knowledgeable and passion. This is a free service provided to farm guests, but to enable him to keep his telescope serviced donations are accepted as a gesture of appreciation. Again, put on your beanie, take a mug of coffee and a jacket as it can get chilly at the planetarium boma. This is a must do when on Blesfontein!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On our first night we arrived a bit late (and rattled to the bone) so we ordered a delicious lamb curry from Marina, which was delivered with her broad smile at our unit.\u00a0\u00a0 lamb chops and chips are also available on the menu<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our mission for 2021 is when we are travelling and exploring, to support local farmers as much as possible as they are hard hit by the ongoing drought, and has to make ends meet in other ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhere<\/strong>:\u00a0 32\u00b028\u201904.2 S and 20\u00b06\u201910.8 E (Sutherland, Northern Cape)<\/p>\n\n\n\nTourism Grading Council<\/strong>:\u00a0 2 stars<\/p>\n\n\n\nFirewood<\/strong>:\u00a0 available on site<\/p>\n\n\n\nMobile phone reception<\/strong>:\u00a0 no Vodacom and Cell C, MTN only at the private farmhouse<\/p>\n\n\n\nMeals<\/strong>:\u00a0 bring your own – there is not a supermarket on the farm<\/p>\n\n\n\nShopping<\/strong>:\u00a0 only a curio shop selling alpaca products like scarves, socks, beanies, etcetera<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe best view<\/strong>:\u00a0 unit 6 \u2013 The Hay Stable<\/p>\n\n\n\nInternet<\/strong>:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.blesfontein.co.za\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A last-minute decision for a weekend break to Sutherland over the Easter Weekend and the hunt was on to find available accommodation that suited our trip and type of experience we wanted to have. As it was Easter, we had limited choices in town and we were fortunate enough to find our happy place at Blesfontein. Blesfontein is a working guest farm about 28 km south west of Sutherland on the Bo-Visrivier road.\u00a0 It is more or less a 40-minute drive from Sutherland to the farm and with the little Jimny it even took us a bit longer as we spotted some game and flowers along the road.\u00a0 You do not need a 4×4 to reach the farm, but we will recommend a vehicle with a good ground clearance as it is gravel all to the way. At Blesfontein you experience the Karoo lifestyle and rhythm. This is the ideal… Read more ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[125,253,139],"tags":[1908,1931,1933,1916,1915,1918,1932,1905,1903,1917,1914,1930,1911],"geo":null,"yoast_head":"\nA BLESFONTEIN EXPERIENCE - TRAVELBUCKET<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n