PaardenKloof Estate is situated in the heart of the Cape Floral Kingdom and represents a slice of paradise on the northern slopes of the Babilonstoring Mountain Range and Nature Reserve, with vistas towards the sea and lagoon in the west and the panoramic rûens to the east.

The estate’s name can be traced back to the 1600s when the valley was used as a veterinary base for the Voortrekker horses. It served as a hospital and breeding place due to the many hiding spaces that the rolling hills provided. Wild horses inevitably roamed the area and the valley was named PaardenKloof, meaning “valley of the horses” in Dutch.