The Cederberg Region is only two hours from Cape Town and yet the landscape is completely different. With much wilder, warmer with a raw, dramatic beauty. Clanwilliam and Citrusdal with its towering Mountains, brilliant purple and orange sunsets, laden with the scent of orange blossoms in the Spring. Lamberts Bay and Elands Bay; with their perfect waves for surfing, offer open-air Restaurants serving only the best of our seafood and have an abundance of bird life to be spotted.
Wupperthal and Elandskloof, both Missionary Villages situated within these magnificent Mountains. They both have a wealth of History. Enjoy the beauty of the Cederberg in your own way: walk in the Mountains with not another person in sight, enjoy bouldering and climbing at Rocklands; go and discover the beautiful bird life or get your surf on; swim in the clear Mountain rock pools or marvel at the delicate Bushman rock art. Southern African rock art has been dated to be as old as 28 000 Years, with the age of the Cederberg paintings ranging from 8 000 Years to 100 or 200 Years. The paintings most commonly depict animal scenes, and it is thought that particular animals such as eland, have important symbolic religious meanings. Paintings were made by the San as part of their Religion and can thus not be interpreted literally! Humans are also commonly depicted, often in procession, hunting or out gathering food. Other types of paintings show therianthropes (half-animal half-human figures) and entoptic- (occurring or originating inside the eye) shapes, probably of important religious meaning.
Rock art sites in the Cederberg Conservancy open to the public are: Stadsaal; Truitjieskraal; Southern Arch and Vark Kloof. Or simply relax and enjoy the exhilarating peace of this unspoilt paradise. The Cederberg has an exceptional Botanical diversity, being part of the Cape Floral Kingdom of the Western Cape. This Are is among the twisted rock formations, farmers cultivate the World-famous healthy rooibos tea, found only in the Cederberg of South Africa!
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