Attractions IN Sterkstroom
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 ...
... 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 functional, as its natural spring (Die Oog) supplies the entire town ...
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 ...
Sterkstroom as a destination
Also in the neighbourhood
Aberdeen, Baviaanskloof, Cofimvaba, Cradock, Dordrecht, Gamtoos Valley, Graaff Reinet, Hofmeyr, Jansenville, Middelburg, Nieu-Bethesda, Queenstown, Tarkastad
Staying Overnight
Blanco Manor House
Tucked away at the foot of the Winterberg Mountains, offering accommodation near Tarkastad, Blanco Manor House is one of the Eastern Cape's best-...
Riverdene Farm Lodge
The Riverdene Farm Lodge is a restored self-catering farm lodge set on a working farm 12km from Nieu-Bethesda. The picturesque farm appeals to th...
Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones is a comfortable garden cottage situated in the small Karoo town of Tarkastad accommodating 4 guests. It is in a quiet area and t...
Blanco Guest Farm and Holiday Resort
Blanco Guest Farm and Holiday Resort has been providing accommodation for over 100 years. Tucked away at the foot of the Winterberg Mountains, ju...
Drostdy Hotel
Drostdy Hotel offers superb hotel accommodation in Graaff Reinet. This fabulous area is surrounded by livestock, game farms and is a beautiful an...
Owlhouse Backpackers
Owlhouse Backpackers is a quiet and comfortable lodge in Nieu Bethesda. All rooms make use of a communal kitchen, common areas and ablution facil...
Albert House B&B
Albert House B&B offers accommodation in six en-suite rooms, five of which have garden entrances. Each room has a television with Cable TV, micro...
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...
Aan die Oewer Guesthouse
Aan-die-Oewer offers both B&B (full English breakfast available) and self-catering options with all the essentials. The two family units and five...
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