Attractions IN/AROUND Pearston
Nature Reserves
Bosberg Nature Reserve
Set on the southern slopes of the Bosberg Mountains, the Bosberg Nature Reserve is a thickly wooded nature reserve that looms over the town of Somerset East. The lower slopes and sheltered kloofs are covered with beautiful Outeniqua yellowwoods, white ...
Mountain Passes
Bruintjieshoogte Pass
Bruintjieshoogte Pass, in English Brown's Height Pass, lies between the Karoo towns of Pearston and Somerset East on the R63. It offers wonderful views over the Karoo. Whilst not an overly eventful pass, and not dangerous to drive, it is the first ...
Natural Wonders / National Parks
Camdeboo National Park
Formed hundreds of millions of years ago, the Karoo of South Africa is one of the great natural wonders of the world. Camdeboo National Park provides the visitor with insights into the unique landscape and ecosystem of the Karoo as well as splendid ...
Mountain Passes
Camdeboo Pass
The Camdeboo Pass lies entirely within the Camdeboo National Park, just off the R63 from the Karoo town of Graaff-Reinet. The pass gets little publicity in its own right. It doesn't even make it onto the top billing list of the park, in amongst premier ...
Nature Reserves / National Parks
Mountain Zebra Wilderness Corridor
The valuable grasslands between the Mountain Zebra National Park and the Camdeboo National Park are now formally protected by a partnership between the Wilderness Foundation and SANParks. Known as the Mountain Zebra Wilderness Corridor, the aim ...
Natural Wonders
Valley Of Desolation
The Valley of Desolation is a geological phenomenon; a sheer cliff face, declared a national monument that lies within the Camdeboo National Park - a unique Karoo landscape and ecosystem that surrounds the town of Graaff-Reinett, creating a type of oasis ...
... and a little further afield
Mountain Passes
Antoniesberg Pass
Antoniesberg Pass is a remote, sheer gravel pass that links the Groot River with the northern side of the Baviaanskloof Mountains.The pass itself is not long, only 5 km, but there are several access roads that combine to make it ...
Landmarks / Mountain Passes
Barker’s Nek Pass
Barker’s Nek is a beautiful high altitude gravel pass on the R396 just northeast of the little Eastern Cape town of Indwe. Today Indwe is subdued, merely driven through by visitors to the region. But back in 1876 it was almost ...
Popular Tourist Routes
Camdeboo Route
The Camdeboo Route is a tourist route through the northerly reaches of the Eastern Cape linking the towns of Graaff-Reinet, Aberdeen and Nieu-Bethesda. It is one of six routes through the Karoo. The others include: the Little Karoo Route, the Great ...
Landmarks / Memorials
Cradock Four Memorial
The Cradock Four is a garden of remembrance, a memorial in Cradock’s Lingelihle township. It consists of four tall concrete pillars, erected to honour four anti-apartheid activists assassinated by the secret police in ...
Mountain Passes
Devil's Bellows Pass
Devil's Bellows Pass is one of the most breathtaking high altitude passes in the area. It heads into the Winterberg range close to Fort Beaufort, and is best driven in a 4x4 vehicle, although MTB riders have not stopped shy of reaching its ...
Landmarks / Miscellaneous
Dorper Wind Farm
Up in the Stormberg Mountains, between Sterkstroom and Molteno in the coldest and windiest part of the Eastern Cape, is the 40 turbine-strong Dorper wind farm. It is an imposing wind farm, one of the biggest in the country, that produces a 100MW boost ...
Nature Reserves
Fonteinbos Nature Reserve
Deep within the Karoo Heartland, along the Kraai River banks, lies the 1 500 hectares of the Fonteinbos Nature Reserve. This reserve, just outside the small town of Aberdeen, is both beautiful and functional, as its natural spring (Die Oog) supplies the ...
Landmarks / National Monuments / Religious
Graaff-Reinet Dutch Reformed Church
You cannot miss Graaff-Reinet’s imposing Dutch Reformed Church. Also known as the Grotekerk, the Dutch Reformed Church holds the most imposing position in town, right in the middle of the town’s ‘square’ (which isn’t a ...
Golf Courses
Graaff-Reinet Golf Club
This 9 hole golf course with 18 tee-boxes is situated 5 km outside of the town of Graaff-Reinet on the Aberdeen Road. Facilities at Graaff-Reinet Golf Club include a halfway house, bar, putting green and driving range. The Graaff-Reinet golf club enjoys ...
Mountain Passes
Groot Doringhoek Pass
The Groot Doringhoek (great thorn corner) Pass is considered one of the highest mountain passes in the country, and thus one of its more dangerous roads,. It also makes its way onto a list of roads less travelled ...
Pearston as a destination
Also in the neighbourhood
Aberdeen, Baviaanskloof, Cradock, Dordrecht, Gamtoos Valley, Graaff Reinet, Jansenville, Middelburg, Nieu-Bethesda, Queenstown, Tarkastad, Wolwefontein
Staying Overnight
Willow Slopes
Willow Slopes is set under the majestic Willow Slopes cliffs and is surrounded by rolling green lawns. This is the ideal place to relax when not ...
Chive's Cottages
Chives Cottages offers accommodation for up to four guests, in two tastefully decorated units. The units are furnished with two twin beds each an...
Somerset Stables
Somerset Stables is perfectly located in the most popular part of town, away from the hustle and bustle, but yet within walking distance to shops...
Zonnenstrahl Caravan and Camping
The Zonnenstrahl Camping Ground is situated just outside Nieu-Bethesda. It is a perfect choice for affordable camping accommodation in a quiet an...
Desert Inn
Located in Middelburg in the Eastern Cape, Desert Inn is a luxurious accommodation establishment conveniently located a stone’s throw away from t...
Garden House
Garden House is located in the old town of Graaff Reinet. This historic house provides accommodation with a quirky style and is situated on a qui...
Waterlea-On-River Tented Cabins
Waterlea On River Tented Cabins offer accommodation on the banks of the Teebus River in a lush forest 65km from Middelburg. This is a working far...
Langhuis Graaff-Reinet
Langhuis offers extraordinary spacious and stylish accommodation with stunning interiors and a gorgeous exterior. The house boasts three double e...
Witkrans Lodge Guest Farm
Situated just 12kms outside Middelburg, Witkrans Lodge is a working sheep farm, surrounded by mountains. The area is known for its abundant herba...
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