7 Stress-reducing things to do at De Hoop
Exercise daily in 340 square kilometres of nature reserve.
De Hoop Nature Reserve forms part of the world’s smallest and most threatened plant kingdom - the Cape Floral Kingdom. Fynbos is the dominant vegetation within this kingdom - largely confined to nutrient-poor soils in the winter rainfall areas of the Western Cape.
Fynbos is adapted to fire and drought, and characterized by four growth forms:
1. Proteas - tall shrubs with large leaves
2. Ericas - heath-like shrubs
3. Restios - wiry, reed-like plants which are always present in fynbos
4. Geophytes - bulbs that store moisture in fleshy underground organs
De Hoop is important for the conservation of lowland fynbos as it contains the largest conserved area for this rare type.
The Bredasdorp/Agulhas and Infanta area, which De Hoop is a part of, has an estimated 1500 plant species of the approximately 9000 species found in the Cape Floristic Region.
Of these 1500 species:
• 108 Species are rare or threatened.
• 34 Species occur only on De Hoop Nature Reserve and nowhere else.
• 14 Species were recently discovered and are still undescribed.
Few other reserves offer as complete an outdoor experience as De Hoop – sea, sand dunes, the vlei, a floral sensation of rare fynbos plants, diverse antelope and the Potberg Mountains. Birders observe wading birds on the shores of the vlei while the Potberg Mountains are home to a colony of endang...
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This year’s De Hoop Vlei MTB Experience will take place from November 20 to 22.
The Old Fig Tree has thousands of stories to tell from the many magical weddings that have taken place underneath her.
Join us for a four day weekend from the 6 - 9 November of pure Yoga Bliss at De Hoop Nature Reserve.
The De Hoop Vlei MTB Experience will offer a one-of-a-kind intimate guided experience in the Western Cape-based nature reserve De Hoop Nature Reserve.