📷 13
Units 1, 2, 5, 6 & 7
Double Rooms
Comfortable double rooms with en-suite shower, tea station and garden access.
- 👤 2 adults + 1 child
- 🚿 En-suite
★★★★★ 4.7 from 189 guest reviews
Karoo sunsets.
Karoo sunsets.
Farm-stay quiet.
A peaceful lodge on a working sheep and cattle farm, just 9 km from the Gariep Dam. It's the perfect overnight stop on the N1, or a reason to stay a little longer.
9 kmto Gariep Dam
15 kmoff the N1
9 unitssleeps 32 guests
From R980per night
Welcome to Ruigtevallei
Slow down where the Karoo meets the Orange River.
Wake to birdsong over the lawns, spend the afternoon at the pool, and end the day around the braai as the sun sets behind the koppies. Ruigtevallei is a real farm, quiet, clean and welcoming, run by hosts Jaco and family.
Every unit is en-suite with tea and coffee facilities and a ceiling fan or air-conditioning. Guests share a fully equipped kitchen, braai areas, a swimming pool and secure parking.
- 🏊Swimming pool
- 🔥Braai facilities
- 🍳Communal kitchen
- 📶Free Wi-Fi
- 🚗Secure parking
- ❄️Aircon / fans
- ☕Tea & coffee
- 👨👩👧All ages welcome
Accommodation
Rooms for two, families & groups
Nine en-suite units around the garden, sleeping between two and five guests each. Bring the whole family or the whole convoy.
📷 13
📷 4
Unit 3
Family Room
A spacious family room with a corner bath, ideal for parents and two kids.
- 👤 2 adults + 2 children
- 🛁 Bath
📷 4
Unit 4
Large Family Room
Our biggest room, with space for three adults and two children.
- 👤 3 adults + 2 children
- 🚿 En-suite
📷 5
Units 8 & 9
Chalets
Two-bedroom chalets with their own kitchenette, perfect for longer stays.
- 🛏 2 rooms · 1 bathroom
- 🍳 Kitchenette
Check-in 15:00 – 23:00 · Check-out 09:00 · Rates from R980 per night (sleeps 3)
Explore the area
On the doorstep of South Africa's largest dam
Watch the Gariep Dam's sluices thunder open, fish the Orange River, or spot antelope and birdlife across the farmland. All within 20 km.
Guest reviews
4.7/5
Excellent · 189 reviews on LekkeSlaap
"Real quiet and farm atmosphere. Definite stay on the way to Cape Town. Very friendly host and hostess."
Collin G · with partner · Sep 2026
"The best place for a quiet, peaceful stay. It's the third time we've been there and will keep coming back."
Liezel J · with partner · Jul 2026
"Had a very nice stay. Slept wonderfully warm in the cold nights. Location is peaceful and surroundings beautiful."
Adele N · family with teenagers · Aug 2026
"Friendly service. Very nice, clean facilities. Real farm atmosphere."
Soretha B · with partner · Sep 2026
"Everything was perfect. Hospitably received. Will stay again."
Esmé P · with partner · Jul 2026
Book direct
Your Karoo stopover starts here.
Send us your dates and we'll confirm availability on WhatsApp, usually within two hours. Prefer to book online? We're also on LekkeSlaap.
- Phone076 676 3427
- Emailjacov3156@gmail.com
- AddressPortion 4 of Farm 190, off the R58, Gariep Dam, 9922