Cape Town Off the Beaten Path Tips by mvtouring

Strandloper open air restaurant is an experience you should not miss. The owner and staff go out of their way to make you feel welcome. Do not expect knives & forks, you eat with mussel shells.

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Hermanus is approx 1 hour drive from Cape town. Take the N2 northbound or the R34 which is the scenic coastal drive. See my Hermanus page for more details

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This lovely old village is the oldest Mission Station in South Africa, with its setting at the foot of the Riviersonderend Mountains it is about 30km from Caledon. All the buildings on Church square was declared National Monuments in 1980. This church square is regarded as the most authentic on in SA.
Take the N2 from Cape Town and just follow the sign posts from there

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Named after Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape was established in 1846. Many of the original buildings have been restored and today houses caf??s, shops and restaurants. There are many walks around Greyton and into the surrounding nature reserve with its birdlife and fynbos. When you enter this village, you are reminded of an olde English village almost. The main street is line with majestic old oak trees and ?lei? water canals carrying mountain water into the residents many ponds. This village offers you lots of space to do many things, ultra fresh air, tranquility, peace and last but not least quiet.

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Riebeek Wes is situated 4km from Riebeek Kasteel on the R311 in the direction of Moorreesburg and is closely linked with Riebeek Kasteel. Riebeek Wes, like Riebeek Kasteel used to be a district of the Swartland congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church at Malmesbury, but later became independent. Riebeek Wes is noted for the fact that two of South Africa's major political figures were born here. General Smuts was born on the farm Bovenplaas in the 1870 and Dr DF Malan on the farm Allesverloren.

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This town is situated on the R311 about 75km NNE of Cape Town. Situated on the slopes of the Kasteelberg (Castle Mountain), a 946m high solitary rock of Table Mountain sandstone, sentinal amidst the rolling wheatfields and vineyards of the Swartland, the tranquil village of Riebeek Kasteel is covered in the softest hues of pink and white during spring when the peach orchards are in bloom. Riebeek Kasteel was named after Jan van Riebeeck and the Kasteelberg. The name Riebeek Kasteel appears for the first time in the journal of the surgeon, Pieter van Meerhof, in 1661 while he was on a discovery expedition.

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Paarl is the town where the Afrikaans language was "born". This is also the hometown of KWV, our best known wine exporter and which untill very recently you could not buy in this country as all the wine was exported. An interesting town to visit taking the N1 north approx 72 kilometers away from Cape Town,

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When you do the Paarl wineroute, make sure that you do not miss Fairview. Not only do they make lovely wines, but they also make the most devine goats cheeses that you can test on the premises and buy there.

If you go from CT to Paarl on the N1, you take the Klapmuts turnoff just before Paarl and then turn to your left. Follow the roadmarkings.

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This wine estate forms part of the Franschhoek wine route. They have some lovely light wines which is very palatible. Another must visit on the wine route.

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approx two hours drive from Cape Town you will find the town of Tulbach with its well known Paddagang Winery. All the wines are named after local frogs and have drawings of frogs on their labels. The restaurant at Paddagang is excellent and should not be missed. The village of Tulbach has a lot to offer so put aside a full day to do this region

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