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CLANWILLIAM, NORTHERN CEDERBERG

Nestled at the foot of the Cederberg mountains, Clanwilliam is a picturesque town of white Cape Dutch homesteads. It won the Kaap Rapport's Dorp van die Jaar competition in 2009.

One of the ten oldest towns in South Africa, Clanwilliam is rich in settler history and its central location offers a variety of attractions to satisfy nature-lovers, adventurers, flower-viewers and watersports enthusiasts alike. It is surrounded by picturesque vineyards, fragrant orange orchards and wild flowers in spring. From Clanwilliam you can view the many superb examples of Bushman rock art, walk or hike in the Cederberg mountains, enjoy horseriding and Ramskop wild flower garden or explore the flower routes. The Clanwilliam Dam is renowned as the best in the Western Cape for water skiing and is also popular with anglers. The town is the centre of the Rooibos tea industry in the Cederberg with factory visits and rooibos products on offer.

Choose between hotels, guesthouses & self-catering in Clanwilliam or country lodges and self-catering accommodation on farms and in the northern Cederberg mountains close to Clanwilliam. See our 'Where to Stay' pages for further ideas...

Clanwilliam Information Office

Tel:	027 482 2024
Fax:	027 482 2361
E-mail:	cederberg@lando.co.za
Website:	www.clanwilliam.info

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Clanwilliam’s Attractions:

• Clanwilliam and Bulshoek Dam for swimming, fishing &water-sports

• Beautiful old Cape Dutch buildings along Park Street and Main Street

• Old Gaol museum and historical guided walks

• Clanwilliam Living Landcape Project, guided rock art tours, craft shop & Time Machine display

• Ramskop Wildflower Garden, open 7am to 4pm daily, essential to visit in August

• Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show in late August

• Rooibos Ltd for a cup of tea and a video show about Rooibos tea

• Bushmans Cave Theatre for open air concerts with well-known artists

• Quad biking & Horse-riding on offer - see our Adventure pages

• Fynbos & Eco Safaris at Elandsberg

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2010 Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show
Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:04:52 GMT+2
The 2010 Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show will be officially opened by Premier Helen Zille on the 26th August at 18h00 and the public are cordially invited to attend. The show is open from the 27th August to the 1st September from 08h30 to 18h00 daily and the entry fee is R25 for adults, R20 for [...]

The 24th Frespak Fitness Festival challenges professionals and amateurs
Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:15:26 GMT+2
Families and professional athletes are now able to enter for the 24th annual Freshpak Fitness Festival, taking place on Saturday, 2 October 2010. The Freshpak Fitness Festival takes place in the beautiful surrounds of Clanwilliam in the Cederberg of the Western Cape and it open to both novices and professionals. The picture perfect surroundings create [...]

Clanwilliam Expo
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:57:00 GMT+2
The Clanwilliam Agricultural Show, which will take place from the 15th till the 17th of April 2010 has changed its name to “Clanwilliam Expo”, the main reason for this is that the main sponsor for this event is “Agri Expo”. And it’s not only the name that has changed, the committee of the Clanwilliam Expo [...]

Clanwilliam WINS Dorp van die Jaar
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:05:47 GMT+2
We are delighted to announce that Clanwilliam has won the Dorp van die Jaar competition sponsored by Kaap Rapport and Van Loveren wines. The judges said that they were particularly impressed with: Our community projects such as the Clanwilliam Living Landscape Project, Cederberg Heritage Trail and the Donkey Cart Excursions which both offering visitors an exciting [...]

Clanwilliam is a finalist for Dorp van die Jaar
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:04:15 GMT+2
Clanwilliam in the northern Cederberg is one of the top three finalists in Kaap Rapport’s Dorp Van Die Jaar. We entertained the judges last week with an active visit including horse-riding to some rock art sites, donkey cart excursions in the mountains, a visit to one of our Rooibos tea farms, a demonstration of bouldering [...]