Amazing maze in South Africa named one of the most incredible hedge mazes in the world

A gorgeous maze in George, South Africa, has been named one of the world’s most incredible hedge mazes by Great Gardens of the World! In fact not only is it featured on the prestigious list, but Great Gardens says Redberry Farm’s Hedge Maze is also one of the most difficult mazes in the world, and definitely the most impressive in all of Africa.

Redberry Maze, which is located along the Garden Route, consists of seven stations, a 25 meter underground tunnel and a giant strawberry with a look-out point – found within 10km of pathways! The hedges are grown from over 30 000 Syzgium Paniculatum plants.

Great Gardens’ 20 most incredible hedge mazes in the world were selected by expert and author Ettore Selli, known as The Maze Hunter. “The symbol of the labyrinth expresses the difficult journey of life, an allegory of the human soul and his unanswered questions,” explains Great Gardens.

Redberry Farm’s maze was designed and planted in 2008 and officially opened in 2012. (A drought in 2010 caused a delay in opening the maze.) The Redberry Farm Hedge Maze is the Largest Permanent Hedge Maze in the Southern Hemisphere and attracts thousands of visitors annually to conquer the maze. In 2022, over 18 000 visitors who visited the maze.

The design of the maze was the brainchild of Mark Miller, the owner of Redberry Farm, and a manager at the time, Jonathan Grey. It is not like a traditional maze with the goal to navigate your way to the exit. The maze offers an educational experience for people to discover the inner secrets of a strawberry.

The maze consists of many dead-ends and many mazes within the maze, a 25 meter underground tunnel which leads to a labyrinth style section within the maze and only one exit that takes you back into the maze. The maze has a strawberry in the middle with a deck where people can try and navigate their way around the maze.

The objective of the maze is to find all 7 different stations and collect all 7 different picture stamps to conquer the maze. On completion, a badge is awarded to say that you have conquered the maze. Not all visitors manage to finish the maze and collect all 7 stamps, only about 60-70% of the visitors complete the maze because of its difficulty. On average the maze takes 45 minutes to an hour to complete but there have been visitors who have taken up to 2 and a half hours.

Redberry Farm hosts an annual Moonlight Maze event in which visitors can try and navigate their way through the maze at night with flashlights. This event takes place during the winter months and there are over 1000 people who join in on the night-time fun.

• View the world’s other amazing mazes here. 
• Visit Redberry Farm: Geelhoutboom Road, Blanco, George, 6530
  Website: www.redberryfarm.co.za/activities/hedge-maze/