• A Farm Escape in the Natal Midlands
    A Farm Escape in the Natal Midlands

    Family Owned & Managed
Welcome to Gowan Valley Guest Farm

Welcome to Gowan Valley Guest Farm, owned and managed by the Bouwer family, graced by the crystal clean Mpofana river and blessed with the scenic beauty of the Natal Midlands. The farm is the perfect place to spend time with loved ones, take time out and relax with beautiful views surrounding us. Spend time exploring our property or visit the many stops along the Midlands Meander routes surrounding us before coming back and ending off with a picnic along the river.

Two unique accommodation options

Farm Accommodation

Farm Accommodation

Gowan Valley Guest farm offers two types of accomodation on the property. It has 13 beautifully decorated guest double rooms, all with their own private ensuite bathrooms. Your stay includes a delicious full farmhouse breakfast, cereals, yoghurt, fruit juice, tea, coffee, to be enjoyed whilst watching the gushing Mpofana river below and Nguni cattle in the fields.

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AfriCamps at Gowan Valley

AfriCamps at Gowan Valley

Gowan Valley is also home to KZN’s first AfriCamps glamping location with 5 fully equipped tents, each sleeping 5 guests in two bedrooms. Each tent also boasts their own private outdoor wood-fired hot tub making total relaxation and star-gazing a must when visiting. Here guests can self-cater or take advantage of pre-book delicious ‘cook-your ‘own’ breakfast and dinner baskets consisting the freshest ingredients for a full meal in the comfort of your tent.

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Reviews

  • Absolutely stunning place. The location, the rooms, food and services was all very good! Would definitely go back to this venue.

    Michael Herweg

  • This place is a must! Thee best service, neat accommodation, everything is well kept and well though of. An amazing place to listen to the sound of the river, all round my new favorite place in the midlands, a true hidden gem.

    Sherwin Naicker

  • What an experience. Amazing staff. Scrumptious breakfast and truly awesome facilities. Rooms were well appointed and very comfortable. The owners and staff were fantastic and very helpful. They went out of their way to make us welcome. If I could give 6 stars I would.

    Dean Phillips

  • This is a great place to stay. The owners are friendly and very accommodating. The place is gorgeous! Both the rooms itself and the surroundings. My kids particularly loved the trampoline...

    Prabashnie Ramouthar