Easter exploration: Overnight in the Hottentots Holland Mountains

by Zoë Poulsen - Cape Town Botanist | May 1, 2014 | Cape Floristic Region, Ecology, Fire, Fynbos, Hiking, Mountains, Travel

One of the greatest joys of Capetonian life is the ease with which one can escape the intensity of the city into pristine mountain wilderness. Just an hour out of town over Sir Lowry’s Pass lies the stunning, rugged and achingly beautiful Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve. It is here we chose to spend the Easter weekend.