The Travelling Tortoise

The Travelling Tortoise is situated just outside of De Rust overlooking the Middleplaas Valley. The off-the-grid eco-resort comprises of 6 mountain chalets, set in the most beautiful environment with exceptional views.The chalets feature fully equipped kitchens, family-sized lounges and large decks with braai facilities. The property also offers guests 2 swimming pools one solar heated. 3 chalets have private wood fired hot tubs. There is secure parking on the premises. There is a short hike on the retreat where you will see a large variety of birds including many hawks, eagle

The Travelling Tortoise is situated just outside of De Rust overlooking the Middleplaas Valley. The off-the-grid eco-resort comprises of 6 mountain chalets, set in the most beautiful environment with exceptional views.

The chalets feature fully equipped kitchens, family-sized lounges and large decks with braai facilities. The property also offers guests 2 swimming pools one solar heated. 3 chalets have private wood fired hot tubs. There is secure parking on the premises. There is a short hike on the retreat where you will see a large variety of birds including many hawks, eagles, tortoise, hares, buck and many smaller mammals. The Travelling Tortoise is pet-friendly.
We are mosquito-free and guaranteed no power outages.

This area has all-year-round sunshine. The summers can be very warm - the winters refreshingly cool. De Rust has many great attractions in and around the area, such as the Meiringspoort pass and waterfall, the Kammanassie Nature Reserve, the Cango Caves, The Cango wildlife ranch and the Little Karoo Wine Route.

A new addition is the Adventure playground & The Silver Hare that speeds down the zip line.