Platbos Forest Reserve

Directions

• How to get there: Directions and all relevant information will be emailed to you once your payment has been received.
• Thank you for choosing our eco-friendly, off-grid accommodation for your nature getaway! Platbos Forest Reserve is a private nature reserve - and although only a two hour drive from Cape Town - offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself into the heart of this wild yet gentle indigenous forest. It is indeed a privilege to overnight in the forest: after Grootvadersbosch outside Swellendam, Platbos is the largest remaining fragment of lowland Afromontane forest found between Knysna and Table Mountain: less than 0.05% of the Western Cape is home to old growth forest.
• Our accommodation units are set within the boundaries of the Reserve and as such have been designed to cause as little disturbance to the forest environment as possible. Honey bees and rain spiders coexist in the Reserve alongside wood peckers, owls and bushbuck for example. Having said that, none of our guests have been harmed by the wildlife, and the Founders of the Reserve have lived in the forest since 2005 without any mishaps. However, should the idea of being so close to nature worry you, Platbos may not be the right place for you. If on the other hand, a retreat into a pristine forest that offers pure clean air, star-studded skies and the company of age-old trees fills you with enthusiasm - please do confirm your booking - we would love to have you! As evidenced by our Certificates of Excellence from Trip Adviser since 2018, you will not be disappointed! 5% of your accommodation fee goes directly to the Platbos Conservation Trust whose task it is to conserve and protect this ancient forest: thank you!