Contour, every 20 mEvery 100 mHartbeespoort Dam, 1 164 m0 — 2.5 km
Marula, the three-bedroom house
An infinity pool perched above the Hartbeespoort Dam valley.
25°45′S 27°45′E · R560, Skeerpoort
High up on the solid rock face of the Magaliesberg, a gorge rips straight into the rock, softened only by a blanket of trees that has grown over millennia.
It is only when you drive in the gate that you realise what you have left behind. A trail climbs higher and higher under a thick canopy; the main lodge holds the restaurant, the bar, two conference rooms and a large veranda over the valley. Sandton is 55 km away. It doesn’t feel it.
The sun comes up over the Skeerpoort valley, and the birds start before you do.
08:30
Coffee on the deck
The Acacia rooms open onto wooden decks facing Hartbeespoort Dam.
10:30
Up the trail
Sign in at reception and follow the trail higher, under the canopy, into the gorge.
13:00
The pool
A long lunch, a swim, a good book. Wi-Fi stays in the main lodge.
17:40
Sundowners on the lawn
The light goes gold over the Magaliesberg. The bar is open on weekends.
19:30
Dinner on the veranda
Country cooking with South African influences, under the thatch.
21:30
The boma fire
Swapping a tale or two, a glass of port, then bed and the orchestra of the night.
Free tonight, live from the lodge’s booking system
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Rooms, cabins, a chalet and a house. Pick dates and book the one you want: it goes straight into the lodge's own calendar, so nothing is ever double-booked.
Places free, each night for the next 14 nights. Fridays and Saturdays darker.
Leopard Lodge has been hosting weddings for almost twenty years: vows in the open-air chapel among the trees, dinner on the veranda over the valley, dancing until late.
Up to 200 guests. The bridal suite is on us for the night, and your guests get the rest of the lodge at a better rate.
The third-largest breeding colony of Cape vultures circles these cliffs.
Leopard Lodge is a vulture sanctuary. Hundreds of endangered Cape vultures breed on the Skeerpoort cliffs above the lodge; bring binoculars and watch them ride the thermals in the afternoon. Below them, 248 hectares of bushveld and the animals that live on it:
Kuduresident
Blesbokresident
Impalaresident
Blue wildebeestresident
Red hartebeestresident
Bushbuckresident
Warthogresident
Nyalaresident
Zebraresident
Google 4.1 from 222 · LekkeSlaap 4.5 from 249
Rest and peace, goats and ostriches.
“Rest and peace, goats and ostriches! The place speaks of peace and tranquility.”
Marica, LekkeSlaap, August 2026
“Tranquil and efficient! Simple and pleasant surroundings with gorgeous views!”
Megan, LekkeSlaap, August 2026
“We have been here twice and we love everything. The rooms are great. They use quality pillows and blankets, I just want to take it home.”
JP, Google
“Amazing getaway: beautiful, clean, comfortable and peaceful, with stunning surroundings.”
