Otter's Bend Lodge | Established Campground

March 16th, 2024 by t_i_g_g_r

Price is now R 330 for 2 people and a tent. Still as described by everyone before. Beautiful and very convenient to access the local area.

December 18th, 2023 by minimanns.world

Lovely and green place. 300R for 2 pax. Unusual campsite for SA, as there are many small trees everywhere and you find your site a bit yourself. Only 3-4 suitable places to drive in with your own vehicle. Wonderful hosts. Nice communal area with good WiFi and equipped kitchen. The wine tram terminal is a 20minutes walk, the closest vinery only 3minutes. Would definitely come back here.

April 29th, 2023 by BlueCruiser

Still ZAR300 per night, even on long weekend. Quiet, limits no of campers because of number of ablutions. Plugpoint working, scullery and bathrooms clean. Drainage can be a problem in heavy rain. Stunning views and sunsets. Communal kitchen available, we did not need to use it.

March 30th, 2023 by ruthborgert

Lovely grassy site. Super friendly. Entrance gate opposite sign on road. 300R for 2 people per night. Super clean ablutions. Amazing kitchen area with open fire, pool and fully protected from weather.

February 4th, 2023 by @moijeannart

Prices are now 350 rand per site. And all is still true!

October 30th, 2022 by biggrasshopper.wordpress.com

We stayed 4 days before our return flight back to Germany. Otter‘s Bend Lodge is a little farm with fruit trees, flowers and vegetable beds. The caravan sites are not special created and located nearby an orchard. They spend all agricultural products to schools in a township nearby and supports the Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve in its goals. This includes projects to enhance the education of local children that take place on the farm. You can walk either to the center of Franschhoek or to different winerys.

March 25th, 2022 by Bythewater

Also Dam cannot be seen as just Reeds. They charged R275 per night. No senior discount.

March 25th, 2022 by Bythewater

Very helpful owner responded to emails immediately as was not at property. It is a farm. We were one of two motorhomes. There could be a nice area reserved for one motorhome that was flat and grassed but cars had been parked on it. The space by bus is on a slope that normal ramps would not compensate. The space in fruit trees was uneven and needed to have a tree removed to make easy access and ditch filled in.

The bathrooms were clean and modern but un finished. The electrical point on site was not working. But a long cable extension was given to take from bus. The dishwasher area was not accessible on right of toilets as boards missing.There was no WiFi as indicated on Web site unless it was at lodging. It was an easy cycle 5mins to town or 15 min walk but a bit risky to do at night as Road a bit isolated. Ripped off taxi rate was R120 for 3 min drive!

December 9th, 2021 by philippe.r.fischer

Wonderful place. Nice camp sites in the shade of trees. Friendly people. Lots of bird around.

June 10th, 2021 by gregwsquires

fantastic spot. tucked away. quiet and peaceful. very friendly and accommodating owner. will be back.

January 26th, 2020 by saskia_hay

Beautiful place. You can camp in the middle of pear trees with a view on the surrounding mountains. The place is located close to a small river where you can swim. Very nice kitchen area and friendly staff. We stayed here for one night. It was amazing. Good for hiking and to visit Franschhoek. 250rand for 2ppl and one car

March 13th, 2019 by lennartzwols

Nice location, possible to walk to the town. Kitchen area is good. Not really a campsite actually, the two places for overlanders are not really camping spots. Biggest downside is the ablution, only one toilet/shower for all the permanent tents and campsites. The tents were almost fully occupied when we stayed, so the ablution needed to be shared by everybody making it dirty and often occupied.

February 6th, 2019 by wildlifemargrit

Not much of a camp! Everything a bit run down. Only 2 spots for vehicle with rooftop tent. Picked the one next to the old London type double decker bus 😁. Views into the mountains beautiful. ZAR250 for 2ppn definitely too much!

September 29th, 2018 by walkonthewildside

really nice place, walking distance from town, really friendly owner. 250Rand per site per night for two adults in a roof top tent

April 22nd, 2018 by Rens Koster

Nice and quiet little camping in a little orchard. Totally relaxed and at walking distance from the village with 80+ restaurants. But you can also make your own food in a well equiped kitchen with woodfire and a central braaipit.
But suddenly it was 220 pppn

February 9th, 2018 by KATventure

Price in February 2018 was R150 per person.

March 29th, 2017 by Norbert's Adventures

Small and green place with a few spots to park and camp, great for exploring Franschhoek and the surrounding vineyards on foot, community room and kitchen available and they light the fireplace during the cold months, one power point at pitch, rooms also available, friendly owners, two dogs on site, 100R pp