Rock Art at Cedar Tourism Baviaanskloof

The Baviaanskloof is well known for its Bushmen heritage, and our area has many rich sites. The farm has many caves and shelters, some with easily visible paintings on their walls.

The logo of our farm is a direct trace of the most breathtaking painting, a spiritual healer, 30cm high and in perfect condition.  The painting has been the subject of many academic studies, as it captures a unique period of transition in Bushmen history.

The figure is said to be of a Fingu man, an Nguni tribe that had moved in to the Langkloof two to three hundred years ago.   The figure has tassels on his arms and legs, depicting the traditional Fingu dress.  Further, the figure has shoes on his feet!  This combination of three cultures captures a moment in history just before the decline of the Bushmen in the area, when the Bushmen were trading with Nguni tribes who were in turn trading with early white settlers.  The image is a unique documentation, in the Bushmen’s own medium, of this period of transition.

Guests at Cedar Tourism are invited to do the Running Man Trail, a hour and a half return walk, accompanied by a guide.