The 26th August saw the end of the nine day Trail Guiding course for the guides of the Cederberg Heritage Route in the northern Cederberg. In all ten guides successfully completed the intensive course and received their accreditation which is a huge success. Once they have received their first aid course they will be the [...]

The Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show opens this evening in the ‘Flower Church’. Best flowers are to be seen in Ramskop Nature Reserve, and also on the R364 from the Englishman’s Grave turnoff all the way to Wupperthal and also in the Bieudouw valley. The Old Cape Road along the Clanwilliam Dam over the Nieuwoudt Pass [...]

A new cookery book, A touch of Rooibos, has just been launched which focuses on using Rooibos in recipes. What makes this book unique is that 14 of South Africa’s top chefs, all of whom have a passion for local cuisine and local ingredients, have made contributions. The beauty of this compilation is the wide [...]

There will be a guided rock art tour of Sevilla Trail and Salmaanslaagte on Thursday 20th August. The tour will start and finish at Yellow Aloe coffee shop & guesthouse on the corner of Main Road and Park Street, Clanwilliam. The tour will include a light lunch and costs R120 per person.
The tour will be [...]

Unfortunately like the rest of the Cape, we are heading for some bad weather in the next couple of days (Tuesday & Wednesday) but it should be clearing by Friday. Flower displays are still very good in the Ramskop Nature Garden at Clanwilliam as well as at the old cemetery (drive along Park Street and [...]

On Saturday 22nd August, there’s a “Dawn of the Daisy” Art exhibition at Yellow Aloe Coffee Shop and Nursery at the corner of Main Street and Park Street.
The collection of unpretentious images show the spring flowers as seen on a wonderful weekend with good friends. View the photos and then head out to see the [...]

The Clanwilliam Wild Flower show opens on Thursday 27th August at 6pm followed by a dinner at Reinholdts (R90pp). Tickets are available on 082 694 7356.
On Sat 29th August at 9am, there’s a 12km walk from Pakhuis Pass to Heuningvlei. En route you can see the rare and endangered Clanwilliam Ceder and fynbos. On arrival, [...]

The flowers are starting to come out in full force. If you are coming to the Cederberg to see the flowers then you will start to see flowers on the road from Citrusdal to Clanwilliam. Ramskop Flower Garden in Clanwilliam is looking fantastic. From there, you can continue on the road along the Clanwilliam Dam [...]

The Cederberg Heritage Route has launched a fourth trail, the Pakhuis Trail, to join their other popular slack-packing routes. The Pakhuis Trail is a 3 night trail suitable for keen walkers. This circular trail offers some of the most pristine walks in the Cederberg mountains from the top of Pakhuis Pass to the Boskloof Valley, [...]

Bushmanskloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat has been voted the Best Hotel in the World in the 2009 US Travel & Leisure World’s Best Awards reader’s survey. The exclusive 5 star wilderness retreat at the foothills of the Cederberg Mountains, north of Cape Town, also took pole position as Number 1 Lodge/Resort in Africa and [...]