Morning Glory Cottages

Karoo Farm Stay & Gariep Accommodation. Your Home Away from Home

Since 1996, we’ve been welcoming travellers to our family farm, Gelykfontein, nestled among the soft Karoo koppies and just minutes from the sparkling Gariep (Xhariep) Dam — South Africa’s largest inland water mass.

We love sharing our piece of paradise with guests, and we take pride in offering that special “spoiled-rotten, farm-style hospitality” that warms your heart. Whether you’re travelling across the country, escaping the city, or searching for the perfect Karoo stayover, we’re here to make your journey easier, happier, and more memorable.

Morning Glory Cottages, perfect N1 stop in central SA

MGC is right in the middle of the country, ideal for an N1 overnight stop or long stay:
• 600 km from Johannesburg
• 800 km from Cape Town
• 400 km from Port Elizabeth & East London
• 41 km from Gariep Dam
• 20 minutes from the Gariep Dam Wall
The Farm Guest House location makes travel simple… but Morning Glory Cottages’ hospitality makes the trip unforgettable.

Old fashioned hospitality and comfort is what make our guest’s stay at MORNING GLORY special.

“This Karoo, which sometimes looks so bleak and arid to the traveller who has been driving in the heat for hours and hours, nurtures life in great Abundance”
(Joan Southey, Footprints in the Karoo)

Olive Schreiner once said about the Karoo,
“To the stranger, oppressive, weird, fantastic, it is to man who has lived with it, a scene for the loss of which no other on earth compensates”