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Bredasdorp Golf Club

carynkaleido — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 14:50:59 +0000

Welcome to Bredasdorp Golf Club in the beautiful Overberg. It was founded in 1919 and golf was played on the old course until 1977. The current course which was opened in 1977, is a Par 72 measuring 5666 meters and is the closest golf course to the southernmost tip of Africa. 24 Recreation street Bredasdorp

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Bredasdorp Square – Eat Sleep Shop

carynkaleido — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:50:58 +0000

Bredasdorp Square is located in a graceful 1890 Victorian building, overlooking the formal landscaped town Square. The accommodation consists of 4 suites. The interior is stylish and uncomplicated with Victorian baths which enhance the old-world comfort and charm. Enjoy a hearty breakfast or café-style lunch on the sunny veranda with a view of the town square and rose garden. The Bredasdorp Square interior/gift shop offers exclusive quality decor products for an array of individualistic clients Co Long & Clarendon St, Bredasdorp

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De Hoop Nature Reserve

carynkaleido — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:36:59 +0000

De Hoop is a beautiful nature reserve famous for the marine protected area nearby that hosts masses of whales between July and October. It’s also the home of the multi-day Whale Trail that traverses through it. The De Hoop Nature Reserve is situated on the world-renowned Garden Route and Whale Route. It is 340 square kilometres in area with a 70-kilometre stretch of coastline. You can discover a wealth of marine, bird, animal, and rare plant species. The reserve offers a great outdoor experience with the sea, dunes, fynbos, and mountains. You will also spot some roaming wildlife like the Cape Mountain zebra and eland. . This Provincial Nature Reserve of 750 ha is a Ramsar site. Within the reserve is a coastal lake where water levels vary according to the season. Salinity varies too; this is due to dunes that form and block the course of the Sout River. It is important for many species of wintering and staging waterbirds. The native turtle, common in the 1960s, has since become rare but can be found here. De Hoop Nature Reserve is one of the components of the “Cape Floral Region Protected Areas” World Heritage Site. This Marine Protected Area extends three nautical miles out to sea from the coastline of the nature reserve. It is one of the best land-based whale-watching areas in the world. The area is a very important nursery for this endangered mammal During June to November, Southern Right whales come very close to the shoreline.De Hoop Nature Reserve On the cliffs of Potberg Mountain is the Western Cape’s last surviving colony of endangered Cape vultures. Take a drive through endangered fynbos, to the cliffs of Potberg Mountain near L’Agulhas. You can then hike ± 1 hour up to the Vulture Deck, where you can watch the vultures swooping and soaring above. Few other reserves offer such a complete outdoor experience as De Hoop does. Sea, dunes, the vlei, a floral kingdom of rare fynbos, diverse antelope, and the Potberg Mountains. Bird-watching enthusiasts can observe wading birds on the shores of the vlei. Hikers and cyclists can have close-up encounters with Bontebok, Cape Mountain Zebra, Eland, and Baboons.( Be careful) During the high season, Koppie Alleen has a food trailer. De Hoop has a great restaurant at Die Opstal. You can also pack your own picnic basket, which may be advisable if these outlets are not open. Other activities in the reserve include swimming, snorkelling, boat cruises, and mountain biking. There are several day walks and hikes, as well as the famous Whale Trail, a 6-day,y 5-night guided slackpacking hiking trail that starts in the mountains and ends on the coast. Enquire at reception about these other activities: Guided Bird Walk Guided Marine Walk Eco Boat Cruise Vulture Experience Spa Treatments De Hoop is home to the extremely popular 5-day Whale Trail. The circular Klipspringer Trail takes just two hours and offers stunning views. After a ride or hike, take a dip or snorkel in one of De Hoop’s crystal-clear rock pools If you’re a mountain biker, bring your ride and pick up a permit to explore the trails De Hoop mountain bike experiences TEL: 084 228 0414 info@overbergmtbevents.co.za The Western Cape is home to hundreds of bird species. For full identification and seasonal details, see this comprehensive Western Cape bird guide. 34°27’S 020°20’E info@dehoopcollection.co.za History The land on which the De Hoop Nature Reserve is situated used to belong to the Dutch East India Company. A Dutchman, Frederick De Jager, acquired the lease in 1739. After having spent time living in reed-thatched tents, a more permanent structure was built. This now forms part of the Opstal Manor House, which is still intact 270 years later. The first farm, 14500 hectares in size and called ‘The Hope’, with Melkkamer as the central point. The farm was inherited by De Jager’s son, who sold it to Pieter Lourens Cloete in 1820. In 1850, the farm was subdivided, and Melkkamer was sold to Tieleman Myburgh who later sold it to John Henry Anderson. However, the land was expropriated in 1985 for a military testing site development. The De Hoop Homestead was bought by Harry Wood in 1947. Communication across the vlei with The Melkkamer owner, Netta Anderson, had to be done using a loudhailer! Eventually, De Hoop was sold to the Gardiner family in 1953. Unfortunately, the sheep stock was decimated when the flock was struck by ‘lamsiekte’ (sheep disease) forcing the Gardiners to sell to the government in 1956. The area was then proclaimed as a nature reserve. Updated January 2026

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De Mond nature reserve

carynkaleido — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 18:55:26 +0000

De Mond Nature Reserve is at the mouth of the Heuningsnes River near Arniston, the pristine estuary is uniquely ‘Southern Cape Coast along a 14km long white sandy beach. There are great angling opportunities here, both in the river and the sea, for Grunter, steenbras, galjoen, leervis, elf, cob, springer and striped harder. (Fishing in the Western Cape) If you are staying at the reserve, night fishing can be gratifying. Angling licenses are available from the gate office at De Mond. The reserve also offers excellent birding and hiking opportunities. de Mond is a World Heritage Site. It offers fantastic whale-watching opportunities in spring, The Sterna Hiking Trail: A circular trail with a distance of 7 km that takes about 3 hours. The route will guide you through the reserve and over the Heuningnes River by way of a suspension bridge. The Western Cape coast is home to hundreds of bird species. For full identification and seasonal details, see this comprehensive Western Cape bird guide. 34°42’36.81″S, 20°06’17.41″E Arniston Check the tides here

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Fraziers Folly

carynkaleido — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 06:51:28 +0000

Fraziers Folly is the most southerly craft brewery in Africa. Our beer is brewed with passion and innovation. Our brewhouse is based at the Black Oystercatcher Wine Farm. R43, Moddervlei Farm, Bredasdorp

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Heuningberg Nature Reserve

carynkaleido — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:26:01 +0000

The Bredasdorp Mountain Reserve, also known as the Heuningberg Nature Reserve, is an 800-hectare protected area on the southern edge of Bredasdorp. Rising to 386 metres above sea level, it offers wide-ranging views over the town and the surrounding landscape. The reserve is open all year from sunrise to sunset and does not provide accommodation, although campsites and other lodging options are available in Bredasdorp. The reserve features a network of contour paths and nature trails across coastal bush and montane fynbos. It supports more than 260 plant species, including 34 endemics. Notable plants include the trident pincushion and the Bredasdorp lily (Cyrtanthus guthrieae), which flowers in March and April and occurs only on Heuningberg Mountain. Proteas, ericas, serrurias, and several orchid species are also found here. The Reserve more than rewards visitors who wander the paths. There are two hiking trails, one, the white route and the other, the yellow route. On these trails, you will see interesting rock formations and kloofs, and you will be able to see incredible views over Bredasdorp and further as far as Arniston, De Hoop Nature Reserve, and Struisbaai Small mammals occur in the reserve, along with fynbos-associated bird species such as Cape sugarbirds, lesser double-collared sunbirds, malachite sunbirds, and orange-breasted sunbirds. On clear days, the summit provides views east towards Arniston and De Hoop, south to Struisbaai and the Soetanysberg, southwest to Elim, and north across the Rûens to the Riviersonderend Mountains.. The Western Cape is home to hundreds of bird species. For full identification and seasonal details, see this comprehensive Western Cape bird guide. bredasdorp@discovercapeagulhas.co.za

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Kapula

carynkaleido — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 19:35:32 +0000

Kapula is nestled in the heart of South Africa’s Overberg region. It is a Fair Trade organisation specialising in handmade candles and ceramics. Our product range is vast, with countless sizes, shapes, and design options. We are also able to make custom orders according to specific client needs. Corner Patterson Street & 1st Avenue Bredasdorp Industria

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Let’s Play Mommy and Me Hub

carynkaleido — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:28:47 +0000

Let’s Play Mommy and Me Hub has a great indoor play village, a coffee bar, an express spa and a shop and a theatrical Play boutique 32 Fletcher Street Bredasdorp Store

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Old Cape Last Trading Post

carynkaleido — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:32:03 +0000

Old Cape Last Trading Post is a restaurant and bar offering a relaxing old-school experience. Traditional South African food. Old-fashioned Sunday lunches. L’Agulhas

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Shipwreck museum

carynkaleido — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 16:34:21 +0000

Our Coastline is known as the “Graveyard of Ships” Over 250 vessels and 2,500 people lost their lives in its treacherous waters. The ships have met their sad ends on the southern shores of South Africa since Europeans first sailed past the Cape of Storms. The exhibits consist of artefacts, furniture, figureheads, shipping equipment, household articles, lifebuoys, newspaper cuttings, and scale models. Plusremains from four of the area’s most significant wrecks, the Arniston, the Birkenhead, the Queen of the Thames and the Oriental Pioneer. Scale models show a ship breaking up and disintegrating, and being buried by sand. The Shipwreck museum is housed in the historical old church building, with the village museum in the church hall in the centre of town. The largest collection of bottles in South Africa is on display here. The village museum houses a coach and carriage section with old wagons, carts, hearse and a fire engine. Shipwreck museum 6 Independent Street Facebook page swm@xsinet.co.za

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