The Olifants River Valley Region, Western Cape
The Olifant's River meanders through the valley bringing life to the surrounding area. Without the water this beautiful world of green, the heavy fragrance of the citrus groves that greet you as you drive along, the proud farming community with the renowned Groen Vallei wines would cease to exist.
There are many beautiful villages hidden away, that offer warm hospitality to visitors. You can travel around the region for days and days and never get bored.
Did you know? The Cederberg area lies some 200km north west of Cape Town, and consists of the mountains from which the area takes its name, the wilderness it hides, and several small towns.
The majestic Cederberg mountain range towers over Citrusdal; the hub of the citrus growing industry in South Africa. Only two hours drive from Cape Town, this town seems worlds apart with its old-world charm and values.
Citrusdal is unique in that it is surrounded by mountains; the Koue Bokkeveld, Swartberg and Cederberg form a ring around the town with its far stretching orchards that become a wonder world when the orange trees are heavily laden with ripe oranges (also see Cederberg Attractions).
Driving along the farm roads in the Olifants River Valley at this time of year is a surreal experience, no matter where you look, you are surrounded by the heavy smell and the bright orange that make the trees look like they are hung with Christmas decorations.
The valley produces high-quality honey, rooibos tea and excellent wines, but the oranges are the real treat. By the time you get to your destination at the Hot Springs Resort you are enchanted and ready to forget about work, stress and city life.
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Melkboomsdrift Guest House
On the banks of the Olifants River Valley lies Melkboomsdrift Lodge, situated on a wine farm only 20 min from the West Coast. En-suite and self-c...
Strandfontein Villa Michelle
All five Villa Michelle apartments are fully equipped with DStv (selected bouquet), linen, towels, beach towels, a stocked mini bar as well as a ...
Strandfontein Sea Breeze
Sea Breeze Self Catering Apartments comprise a total of three units which each sleep from two to four guests. The apartments are stylishly decora...
Mount Ceder Lodge
Mount Ceder is situated in a valley surrounded by mountains on the farm Grootrivier, next to the main route through the Cedarberg, approximately ...
Namaqua Lodge
Namaqua Lodge is located in Vanrhynsdorp, in the heart of Namaqualand, 300km north of Cape Town and 270km south of Springbok. Thanks to our authe...
Pick a Rest
Pick a Rest is located in the northern Olifants River Valley of Vredendal. This guest house offers three individually decorated suites with many ...
Oasis Country Lodge
Oasis Country Lodge is ideally situated on the N7 national highway between Cape Town and Namibia and offers a convenient stopover for both corpor...
Aant Dorpseind
Aant Dorpseind offers Cape West Coast self catering in the town of Vanrhynsdorp. The accommodation is within walking distance of the world-renown...
Destinations in the Olifants River Valley Region
Cederberg
Overnight? Cederberg accommodation
The Cederberg Wilderness Area lies some 200 km north of Cape Town. This vast area stretches from the Middelberg Pass at Citrusdal to north of the Pakhuis Pass at Clanwilliam, encompassing some 71 000 ha of rugged, mountainous terrain. The Cederberg was pr...
Graafwater
Halfway between Clanwilliam and Lamberts Bay, and 300 km from Cape Town, lies the little town of Graafwater. It lies in the northerly reaches of the Sandveld – a huge, sparsely populated area sandwiched between the West Coast and the Swartland, and adj...
Klawer
Overnight? Klawer accommodation
After passing Clanwilliam on the N7 the landscape begins to change. One leaves the beauty of the Cederberg for another beauty entirely. Now the Olifants River, of which one becomes aware near Clanwilliam as it feeds the dam and the orange groves there, wi...
Strandfontein
Overnight? Strandfontein accommodation
Strandfontein is a small sea side village situated at the mouth of the Olifants River. Strandfontein ('beach fountain') has evolved from being an small rural beach resort to a bustling tourist hub, especially during the wild flower season (late July to Se...
Vanrhynsdorp
Overnight? Vanrhynsdorp accommodation
Vanrhynsdorp is situated in the folds of the towering Matzikamma and Gifberg Mountains on the N7, 300 km north of Cape Town, en route to Namibia.
Vanrhynsdorp is in administrative terms part of the Western Cape Province, but geographically, Vanrhynsdo...
Vredendal
Overnight? Vredendal accommodation
As its name intended, the little town of Vredendal, which borders on the southern tip of the Namaqualand region, is named after a peace settlement that brought harmony between two sparring parties.
Part of the original Vreedensdal farm, which dates ba...