Mooihoek Strawberry Farm & Bergvenster Short Hike

Hey friend, I trust you will enjoy this blog which we enjoyed as family and friends.

Here's a suggestion on how you can get the most out of this trip. To start off, arrive as early as you possibly can.

1. Start with the relatively steep but short hike and check out Bergvenster (Mountain Window). This is about a 3-minute drive (or less) from where you will be picking your strawberries (you use the same entrance). At the parking lot, from where your hike will start, you will find Phillips tunnel. There is nothing much to see in this "tunnel" except for reading its history, smiling, and taking those photos!

Phillips Tunnel

The good news is that the trail has been upgraded, even a 6 and a 10-year-old could do it - those young people mara!! And if you are brave enough, once you reach the window, climb a few steps to your left and you will reach the top of the mountain - your eyes will thank your legs! The entire hike takes about 30 minutes to complete, but if you wanna take longer (for those photos) I would say an hour (max). NB: Take water with you! Even with some shade along the trail, this area can reach high temperatures, and that 30 minutes will seem like a lifetime when you are thirsty!

Part of the upgrade

The kids reached the window

The view up close

2. Once this is accomplished, you can then drive back and start your strawberry picking.

Our delicious harvest. Yay

3. But there is another fun activity you can add...the quiz around the strawberry picking area: we didn't t know about this and only found out on the day and we decided to do it. Best decision! We laughed so hard

For your benefit, I hope they will change this question

4. At the end of it all, go reward yourself with a meal at Berry Barn across the road. Their food is so worth the wait (the restaurant was packed when we were there) and their service is excellent. The view of the farm from here is also beautiful.

View from Berry Barn Restaurant

As a side note: If you are driving from Port Elizabeth (aka Gqeberha) side and decide to take the first off-ramp to Hankey, be prepared for a slow drive as the tar road is narrow in some places and has many potholes. The alternative is to take the Humasdorp off-ramp. This will add more mileage to your vehicle but the road is far better, wider, and with no potholes.