Best Getaways 
Nieu-Bethesda
And the choice of accommodation varies from farmhouse to backpacker lodge, spacious to intimate. Wherever you book, allow extra time this is one experience you won't want to stop in a hurry
Area Info
Life in Nieu Bethesda potters along much as it did 130 years ago when the village was founded. Stone water furrows still line the wide, dusty streets. Night skyscapes are unpolluted by streetlights, and the air is still fresh and clean. As always, the Compassberg watches over the village and Nieu Bethesdans still while away the hours on their stoeps, watching village life go by
All around stretches the arid expanse of the Great Karoo, where the land meets the sky. This is a nature-lovers paradise, a high-altitude semi-desert that is home to the largest variety of succulents in the world - as well as eagles, hadehas, sacred ibises, secretary birds, blue cranes, flamingoes, otters, lizards, snakes, tortoises, bat-eared foxes, kudu, springbok, reedbuck, wildebeest, wild cats, ground squirrels and aardvarks
In times gone by, agriculture was the driving force of Nieu Bethesda's economy; the region's Angora goats and Karoo lamb are famous. Nowadays much of the industry is based around art. There are craft shops and galleries, potteries and sculpture gardens - most famously, the late Helen Martins' extraordinary "Owl House
Whether your interest lies in art, bushman paintings, fossils, climbing, hiking, bird-watching, mountain-biking, horse-riding, game-viewing, star-gazing or stoep-sitting, you'll never be at a loss for things to do in Nieu Bethesda
Units and Rooms
Aandster
Guests: 12
2 bedroomed (1 twin and a double) self-catering house with 4 extra bunk beds (2 in the common room, 2 in garden room), bathroom (shower, bath and toilet) and open plan kitchen, dining and sitting area. Private garden with braai facilities.
Outsiders B&B
Guests: 2
Comfortable double room with en-suite shower and toilet. Tea and coffee making facilities, private entrance and stoep. Mohair blankets, electric blankets and heaters in winter. Fan in summer. Full breakfast available.
Allemann se Huisie
Guests: 2
Allemann se Huisie is a Self-catering garden cottage with one bed bedroom with twin beds, a kitchenette, shower and toilet and a sitting area.
The Water Tower
Guests: 2
A circular double-story with an interesting past. This quirky building was first a water tower and then a Buddhist meditation room. Not suitable for the aged or the infirm
Owlhouse Backpackers Twin room
Guests: 2
Twin room in the Owlhouse Backpackers, sharing the communal kitchen, common area, and shared ablutions with a shower.
Owlhouse Backpackers
Guests: 1
Bunk bed in the 6 bedded inside dormitory at the Owlhouse Backpackers, sharing the communal kitchen, common area and ablutions.
Owlhouse Garden Dormitory
Guests: 1
Bunk bed in the 4 bedded outside dormitory at the Owlhouse Backpackers, sharing the communal kitchen, common area and ablutions.
Owlhouse Backpackers - Camping
Guests: 1
Camping in the garden of the Owlhouse Backpackers. Guests need to bring their own tents along but they get to share the communal kitchen, common areas, and ablutions.
Elke's Guesthouse
Guests: 7
Bright, modern & spacious 2 bedroomed self-catering house with 2 bathrooms (1 en-suite). 2 fireplaces, well equipped open-plan kitchen, dining & sitting area & a large garden with braai facilities. Great mountain views from the bedrooms, lounge & garden.
Quince&Cottage
Guests: 7
Quince&Cottage is a 3 bedroom self-catering house with 2 double beds, a single bed, and a bunk bed. There is a full self-catering kitchen as well.
House No1
Guests: 6
House No:1 offers comfortable accommodation in a renovated Karoo house and a cosy garden cottage, situated in the heart of the village of Nieu-Bethesda. The property neighbours an excellent book shop, and is just a short walk to The Owl House
