George is the gateway to the Garden Route and most people would think that if you’re staying here you’re just passing through or using it as a base to explore the neighboring towns. We decided to stay a few days and made it our mission to enjoy all that George had to offer (well, in […]
Royalty, emperors, maharajahs and high society once adorned themselves with the world’s finest feathers. Inland from the Cape’s famous Garden Route, over breathtakingly beautiful mountain passes, magnificent red rocks and the wide open spaces of the Klein Karoo, you’ll find Oudtshoorn – once known internationally as the ostrich capital of the world. Most visitors to […]
No, you will not get sex here. Ronnie’s Sex Shop is the result of a friendly prank. This fun pub has become a regular pit-stop on the R62 in the Klein Karoo for bikers, local farmers and just about anyone in the area. If you don’t believe the notion that ‘sex sells’ then this small […]
History Cave paintings and artifacts indicate that the caves were in use throughout prehistory over a long period during the Middle and Later Stone Ages . The caves were rediscovered in modern times in 1780 by a local farmer named Jacobus Van Zyl.[3] The chamber he first was lowered down into was found to be […]
The Settlement of Hoogekraal was established in 1813 as a station of the London Missionary Society (LMS). In 1818 it’s name was changed to Pacaltsdorp, in honour of the Rev. Charles Pacalt, the first missionary to serve there. The Khoi Khoi were the first occupants of Hoogekraal, now known as Pacaltsdorp. During 1812, Rev. Read […]