
Nicolaas Kruger
Chairman
Tel: 082 800 7216
naskruger1@gmail.com

Herci Venter
General Manager: Badsfontein
Cell: 083 292 8856
herci@gariepecoreserve.co.za

Erik Fourie
Gannabos Guest House
Cell: 076 693 3477
gannabos@gariepecoreserve.co.za

Louis Cloete
Cell: 084 440 6777
louis@gariepecoreserve.co.za
Postal Address
PO Box 143, Venterstad, Eastern Cape
South Africa 9798
Directions
Directions to Gannabos Guest House – from Gauteng
General: Gannabos Guest House is situated at Gariep Eco Reserve, Venterstad district, in the Eastern Cape Karoo – About 50km from the Gariep Dam, on the way to Port Elizabeth
GPS Coordinates
Entrance to Gariep Eco Reserve -30.892049, 25.763059
Gannabos Guest House -30.885117, 25.777428
Route description
- Follow the N1 from Johannesburg via Bloemfontein
- Take exit to Gariep Dam, approx. 35 km to Colesberg
- Drive over the Gariep Dam’s embankment, and follow the road to Venterstad
- Approx. 3 km to Venterstad – turn right to Steynsburg
- Farm is located approx. 12km from the turnoff on the way to Steynsburg
- Turn left at the farm (large stone column on the left with farm logo – Gariep Eco Reserve – on the column, and signpost Badsfontein)
- Follow the dirt road for a few hundred yards to a smaller stone column on the right – again with the farm logo
- Turn right onto another dirt road
- Follow this dirt road to the farm ‘s main gate. Call Erik on 076 693 3477. He will open the gate remotely
- Drive in through the gate, go straight to a two-track road , and Gannabos Guest House lies ahead of you. Please contact Erik on 076 693 3477 to let him know what time you will be there
- There is cell phone reception and internet access in the guest house
Directions to Gannabos Guest House – from Port Elizabeth
Route description
- Follow the N10 from Port Elizabeth to Cradock
- Pass Paterson and Cookhouse way to Cradock
- At Cradock take the R390 to Hofmeyr
- Drive past Hofmeyr and take the road to Steynsburg (still the R390)
- The R390 ends in a T-junction
- Turn right onto the R56 Steynsburg. Drive through Steynsburg and turn left to Venterstad on the R56
- Approximately 52km from Steynsburg on the way to Venterstad – pay attention to a small signboard with the name “Badsfontein” on the right side of the road. This board shows the way to the farm entrance. There is also a large stone column with the farm’s logo (Gariep Eco Reserve) on it. Follow the dirt road for a few hundred yards to a smaller stone column on the right – again with the farm logo
- Turn right onto another dirt road other
- Follow this dirt road to the farm ‘s main gate. Call Erik on 076 693 3477. He will open the gate remotely
- Drive in through the gate, go straight to a two-track road , and Gannabos Guest House lies ahead of you. Please contact Erik on 076 693 3477 to let him know what time you will be there
- There is cell phone reception and internet access in the guest house