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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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EXHILIRATING MOUNTAIN BIKING ON THE CARDS IN THE CEDERBERG
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:05:11 GMT+2
Mountain bikers that have signed up for the inaugural Cederberg Prestige (03 – 05 February 2012) or the Ride the Rock MTB Race (10 – 12 February 2012) can look forward to a mountain biking experience like no other.  Mountain bikers that have not yet entered still have limited time to do so. According to [...]

Preserving the /Xam heritage in Clanwilliam
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:55:31 GMT+2
Some 700 learners in the Western Cape town of Clanwilliam have been busy over the past week interpreting and re-enacting a story told by the /Xam (Cape San) people who occupied the area they live in today countless years ago. The story holds a modern-day lesson for the children, and is chosen each year from [...]

Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show 2011
Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:52:03 GMT+2
At the end of winter the barren district of Clanwilliam turns into a rich tapestry of bright colours, while the Ramskop Wild Flower Reserve at the Clanwilliam Dam Resort, becomes a floral showcase. This results in considerable activity in and around the Old Dutch Reformed Church, one of a number of historic buildings. Inside, diligent [...]

12 Km walk to Heuningvlei
Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:47:27 GMT+2
Join us on a 12 km walk to Heuningvlei, which today is one of the nine outposts of the Moravian Mission station Wupperthal, on Saturday the 27th August at 09h00. The Cederberg Wilderness was recently proclaimed one of eight Heritage sites within the Cape Floristic Region. En route visitors will see the rare and endangered [...]

Clanwilliam Flowers
Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:42:28 GMT+2
The Biedouw Valley is currently looking stunning. The rains we had and the ones that are yet to come will provide the flowers with enough water to keep them nice and fresh for a bit longer. They will look their best as from now until the end of Augusts. Rather come sooner than later. See [...]

 
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