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Swartland

THE SWARTLAND - WESTERN CAPE

The Swartland - Swartland Attractions and Destinations, Western Cape: The main town of the Swartland, Malmesbury, lies at the centre of one of the country's most important wheat-producing areas. Lush fruit plantations, expansive protea farms and indigenous veld flowers complete the picture.
DESTINATIONS
Elands Bay
Koringberg
Malmesbury
Moorreesburg
Porterville
Piketberg
Riebeek West
NOTABLE ATTRACTIONS
Swartland Wine Route
Groot Winterhoek Wilderness
Swartland, Western Cape
Swartland Destinations

THE SWARTLAND - DESTINATIONS

Elands Bay: Eland’s Bay is one of those gems that have managed to elude the rush of development and city dwellers to stake their claim on a piece of the coast - this is sand and sea with little else to lure the average holiday maker. Verlorenvlei (lost natural wetland) - one of the biggest estuaries on ... more about Eland's Bay »

Koringberg: Koringberg may be one of the lesser known villages in the Swartland, but the Koringberg mountain biking trail is slowly putting the town on the map. This day ride, to a secret destination that rises up from the normally flat Swartland, is a guided bike tour that purports to start with an easy ... more about Koringberg »
Malmesbury: The main town of the Swartland lies at the centre of one of the country's most important wheat-producing areas. Just outside town, the Swartland Wine Cellar and the Italian Cheese Factory offer delicious tastings. The Bread-and-Wine Cycling Trail starts and ends in Malmesbury, winding ... more about Malmesbury »
Morreesburg: Not only is Morreesburg the heart of a strong farming community but it also has one of only three wheat museum’s in the world. This one in particular attracts tourists and it’s a bonus that the local high school has now opened an art gallery, displaying over seventy local and recognised artists ... more about Morreesburg »
Piketberg: The small, farming town of Piketberg lies at the foot of the Piketberg Mountain range, surrounded by fields of wheat that change colour with the seasons - from reddish brown to golden yellow in summer, and green in winter; vineyards, fruit farms and beautiful examples of indigenous fynbos ... more about Piketberg »
Porterville: Porterville is a quaint town nestled on the slopes of the Olifant's River Mountains. Situated 140 kilmetres from Cape Town, Porterville is a friendly, welcoming town which is well known amongst locals as the paragliding and hang gliding capital of the Western Cape. Porterville attracts para ... more about Porterville »
Riebeek West: One of two comparable towns lying in the stunning Riebeek Valley - Riebeek West and Riebeek Kasteel - with views that have had many a day tripper making rash decisions to relocate, Riebeek West might be regarded as the Cinderella of the two, but has its own draw cards - beautiful old ... more about Riebeek West »
Swartland Attractions

SWARTLAND ATTRACTIONS

The Swartland, an area synonymous with wheat and sheep farming, is just 40 minutes’ drive north of Cape Town. Meaning ‘black country’ and named after the indigenous Renosterbos, which turns a dark colour at a certain time of the year, the wine route extends from Darling on ... more about Swartland Wine Route »
Come and experience the farming life at the annual Swartlandshow in Moorreesburg. This award winning show is the biggest agricultural show in the Western Cape and promises to be an educating and fun filled event for the whole family. There will be 14 livestock championships hosted, including  ... more about Swartland Show »
The Groot Winterhoek Wilderness area, with its extraordinary rock formations and popular hiking routes, lies about 120 km north of Cape Town. It is situated in the Groot Winterhoek mountain range, north of Tulbagh and east of Porterville. The area comprises 30 608 ha, of which 19 200 ha  ... more about Groot Winterhoek »

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