Riviersonderend, Cape Overberg
Riviersonderend, the little village in the Cape Overberg that lays claim to a river without end, lies roughly between Caledon and Swellendam on the N2 about 160 kilometres from Cape Town.
Only an hour inland from the coast, Riviersonderend is marketed by some as part of the Garden Route, and it isn’t hard to see why the pretty farming village would want incorporating, even if technically it is hardly en route. This must be more than an indication that something about Riviersonderend is worth the detour. Certainly sightings of blue cranes, in fields in the Riviersonderend area, make a trip here mandatory. The Riviersonderend Mountains that begin at the village and run east to west to Villiersdorp, separate the Breede River Valley from the Cape Overberg and create a beautiful backdrop to the town, providing some breathtaking hikes, kloofing and fishing opportunities.
Riviersonderend is a perfect example of rural tranquillity, surrounded by farms and gorgeous mountain and river scenery. The Sonderend River, which begins in the mountains behind the town, is one of the possible sources of the name of the village – there is some debate. Names aside, the town is a lovely stopover and an ideal position from which to explore both the Overberg - Napier, Malgas and Bredasdorp - and the Breede River Valley - McGregor, Robertson and Montagu.
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Featured Attractions in (or near) Riviersonderend
Boosmansbos Wilderness Area
Boosmansbos Wilderness Area lies in the beautiful Langeberg Mountains, over 14 000 hectares that is, in turn, part of the Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve. It is regarded as a hiker's domain, a great space in which to scale peaks to reach views that are virtually unsurpassable, if clambering up ... more information
Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve
Lying in the heart of the Langeberg Mountains, roughly 22 kilometres north-west of Heidelberg in the Cape Overberg, Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve is exactly as its name denotes - a wonderful large section of forest - 250 hectares of the largest remaining example of indigenous forest in the Langeberg. This ... more information
Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve
The 42,000 ha Reserve stretches from Elgin in the south to beyond Villiersdorp in the north, and from the Stellenbosch mountains in the west, eastwards to the Groenland mountains. The entrance to the reserve is at Nuweberg, situated high in Viljoen's Pass, between Grabouw and Villiersdorp. The ... more information
Riviersonderend Conservation Area
This is without doubt a particularly beautiful part of the Cape Overberg. The Riviersonderend Mountain range hugs the conservation area, which is predominantly rugged, filled with forested kloofs, rivers, gorges and peaks that beg to be climbed. It is a hikers’ paradise, in other words. The mountainous parts of ... more information
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