El Yolo One

Most of our clients visit El Yolo One more than once. Remember, all year long is high season. El Yolo OnE is in a Malaria free area. Klaarstroom meaning 'clear stream' was established in 1874, about the time this farm was cut to its present size. Farmers were transporting their wool from the Karoo to the small harbour in Mossel Bay.

Water is a scarce commodity in the Karoo and the farmers washed their wool at Klaarstroom. The wool washing facilities established by a Canadian, P.J. Allport, has long since disappeared. Meiringspoort was the first road to link the Central Karoo and the Coast. It was constructed during 1856 to 1858. Flooding of this road was normal. In 1998, the complete road was washed away and a new road was constructed at a cost of approximately R70m. All the drifts across the river have very unique names like Ontploffingsdrif (Explosion drift), Spookdrif (Ghost drift), Pereboomdrif (Pear tree drift) and many more.