Suidpunt (South Point) is at the southernmost point of Africa and is a subregion of the Overberg. Suidpunt stretches from Gansbaai in the west through…
Arniston residents still refer to this small village as Waenhuiskrans, (“Wagon house cliff”), after a cave in the area large enough to house several ox…
This town is on Route 62 and is the gateway to the Overberg and the Klein Karoo. Three different vegetation types grow within a 30-km radius of the town &…
Nestling at the foot of the Houw Hoek Mountains, this town overlooks expanses of wheat fields. The Bot River Lagoon and Walker Bay are close to the town and…
Bredasdorp is surrounded by gentle rolling hills, wheat fields and sheep farms. It was South Africa’s first “dorp” (town) and was established by Michiel van…
Caledon was founded in 1813 near the place where hot mineral springs are found. The springs were first used by KhoiKhoi tribes. It is named after a former…
Moravian missionaries founded Elim in 1824 and the whitewashed, thatched dwellings are reminiscent of this period. The quaint village is a national monument…
The village, whose name means “Goose Bay”, looks out over beautiful Walker Bay. The name refers to the colony of Egyptian geese that once nested in the…
The town was established in 1738 around the oldest Moravian Mission Station in Africa. Genadendal means “Valley of Grace” and was founded by George Schmidt,…
Grabouw, founded in 1856, lies in the fertile Elgin Valley, the main apple-growing region of South Africa. The other main products grown in the region are…
