At the Dome
Arts Retreat, Concerts and educational and recreative courses in music and the
arts are presented for professional and amateur musicians, students
and the interested public. This year's programme,
activities and current courses is published on this
website.
The facilities
are available to organisers who wish to present
seminars, courses, functions and other events at
Deelfontein.
The aims of the
Early Music Forum Africa are promoting
performance of non-contemporary music on period
instruments and according to historical performance
practice, as well as organising master classes and
educational projects in early music. These
activities form a mainstay of the Arts Retreat
programme.
Accommodation at Deelfontein
Experience peace and
quiet far from the distractions of the city - tourist accommodation on the secluded farm Deelfontein, situated in
the heart of the Dome. Accommodation options include
Oom Kosie se
plaashuis (Guest House, 11 beds)
Oom Hannes se
plaashuis (Guest House, 16 beds)
Deelfontein Bush
Camp (16 beds)
Activities
Deelfontein offers a
variety of exciting outdoor activities:
Swimming in the
heated 15 m pool
Hiking on a
variety of shorter and longer day hikes or on the five day
Meteorite hiking trail
Mountain biking on
more than 50 km of trail, ranging from easy to
extreme.
Stargazing in the
equipped observatory
Birdwatching in a
variety of habitats
Deelfontein Mountain
Bike Trail
The Deelfontein
Mountain Bike Trail offers anything from easy rides to
extreme technical single track trails, exploring the
mountain tops. Inform yourself about the regular races,
the training possibilities and the accommodation.
Deelfontein Arts and Crafts
In the well equipped
woodworking workshop and smithy, commissioned articles
are produced in hand labour. Visit the workshop and meet
the artists.
Deelfontein
170 ha of near-pristine mountain land in the heart of
the Vredefort Dome. Photos and information on the
projects on the farm, nature conservation in the Dome,
the Dome Meteorite Park conservancy, and the owner
Gerhard Benadé.
