The Jonkershoek Nature Reserve lies in a valley 10 kilometres southeast of Stellenbosch that is flanked by the scenic Jonkershoek and Stellenbosch mountain ranges.

The scenery is characterized by wooded ravines, pine plantations and montane fynbos, which inspiring and summer includes tiny pink and white ericas, blushing bride and the king protea. The waterfalls and streams of he Eerste River provide abundant water for hikers, mountain bikes and horse riders.

For the less energetic, there is a 12-kilometre scenic drive into the mountains. Baboons and dassies may be sighted, and sometimes the elusive klipspringer. Of the many bird species in the reserve, the Cape sugarbird and malachite and orange-breasted sunbirds are most likely to be seen.