Self Drive Oudtshoorn to Meiringspoort
Where? Oudtshoorn
Route: Oudtshoorn, Swartberg Pass, Prince Albert, Meiringspoort, De Rust
Description: Follow the road that winds along the banks of the Groot River as it meanders through Meiringspoort, after using the ...
SoetKaroo Wine Estate
Where? Prince Albert
The SoetKaroo Wine Estate consists of just one hectare of land, a 'village farm' in the heart of Prince Albert. And this is where husband and wife team, Herman and Susan Perold, live and make their dessert ...
Lazy Lizard
Where? Prince Albert
Prince Albert, in the serene seclusion of the Karoo in the Western Cape, is a quiet little town that is characterised by historical buildings and exquisite landscapes. The Lazy Lizard was once a bus terminal ...
Weltevrede Fig Farm
Where? Prince Albert
Weltevrede Fig Farm is a working farm, offering a real Karoo farm experience. The farm offers visitors bird-watching, horse-riding, bushman painting viewing, fruit-picking and dining.
The Weltevrede valley ...
Laingsburg Flood Museum
Where? Laingsburg
On 25 January 1981, the Karoo changed forever. The little town of Laingsburg was hit by what continues to be one of the most dramatic natural disasters ever to have happened in South Africa, the Laingsburg ...
Highgate Ostrich Show Farm
Where? Oudtshoorn
The Highgate Ostrich Farm is the oldest ostrich show farm in the world, and is nestled in the outskirts of the little Klein Karoo town of Oudtshoorn. This farm continues to produce some of the finest feathers ...
Calitzdorp Wine Cellar
Where? Calitzdorp
The Calitzdorp Wine Cellar is found on the ever popular Route 62 in the small town of Calitzdorp. Here you'll taste award winning wine from a cellar that has been in production from 1928. Calitzdorp has a long ...
Valley of Ancients
Where? Oudtshoorn
In 2006 a once lost valley was rediscovered, the Valley of Ancients. In this hidden valley of wild animals a primal tribe built The Great Temple of tribute whose ruins today symbolise the place of human ...
Montagu Farmstall
Where? Montagu
The Western Cape town of Montagu is idyllically situated along Route 62 and offers visitors the perfect base from which to explore the Little Karoo (or Klein Karoo, as it is known locally) and all of its ...
Kopbeenskloof 4x4 Trail
Where? De Doorns
In the starkness of the Karoo, a truly unique beauty is found. It is an unusual, mysterious allure that has had a profound effect on those that visit this part of the Western Cape of South Africa; and ...
Fransie Pienaar Museum
Where? Prince Albert
Fransie Pienaar was born in 1897 in Prince Albert and left after school to study music at Sullivan College in Cape Town. After marrying and returning to her home district, she started collecting antiques to ...
Jemima's Restaurant
Where? Oudtshoorn
Jemimas is one those special places that will linger in your memory when you revisit your trip to Oudtshoorn in your mind. With food that is clearly infused with love and passion, and beautifully presented, ...
Stanley’s Light
Where? Ladismith
This obscure landmark was created in 1963 using a bicycle lamp and other materials. He fixed it to halfway up Elandsberg Mountain as an indicator for water availability.
As the stream filled and flowed, ...
Meiringspoort Waterfall
Where? De Rust
The exquisite beauty of the Klein Karoo is ideally represented by the small town of De Rust, nestled among the Swartberg Mountains. This town is actually considered to be the gateway between the Klein Karoo ...
Karusa Vineyard
Where? Oudtshoorn
The Klein (Little) Karoo is one of South Africa’s most uniquely beautiful destinations. The small towns, rugged vegetation, and endless mountain ranges combine to create a place of ethereal beauty. It is, ...