Orchards Cooking School and Guest Farm

The Farm and Attractions

John & Lisa Haddad gave up the busy restaurant business in Cape Town in 2002 and moved onto Odessa, a working fruit farm in the Tulbagh Valley. Since then they have planted two ha of Shiraz grapes and 1 ha of olives.

Activities on the Farm and in Tulbagh

  • Why not enhance your cooking skills or brush up on international cuisine like Italian, Lebanese or Thai at our cooking school on the farm.
  • Discover the history of Tulbagh in one of the many museums in the village.
  • Taste some of the award winning wines and olive oils of the valley, some within walking distance of the farm.
  • Hiking, cycling, fishing, swimming, birding are just a few of the things available.
  • Tulbagh is also centrally situated, making it an ideal base to explore many other interesting villages in the area.