It is the second-largest Municipality of seven in the District, accounting for 19% of the Geographical Area, and is an an Administrative Area. The Municipality is named after the South African national bird, the blue crane.
"If you drive through Mpumalanga with an eye on the landscape flashing by, you may see, near the sides of the road and further away on the hills above and in the valleys below, fragments of building in stone as well as sections of stone-walling breaking the grass cover.
This Area, lies within the South African mist-belt. On average it receives more than 1 000 mm of rain per Year. The vegetation is mainly grassland, with scrubby, forest-edge species in thickets along the Rivers and in the Valleys. Forests are restricted to these mesic, Valleys. Other habitat types include: rocky outcrops and open rock cliffs, which form part of the Mpumalanga escarpment. Exotic trees, primarily have invaded much of the remaining grassland!
Beau Constantia is a boutique wine farm situated at the top of Constantia Nek overlooking False Bay. Vines are planted to an elevation of 350 metres above sea-level on some of the steepest agricultural slopes in the Cape. These lovingly nurtured vines are spoilt with panoramic views of the Stellenbosch and Helderberg Mountain ranges and over False Bay as far as Hangklip.
Beau Constantia is a boutique wine farm situated at the top of the Cape Peninsula's Constantia Nek. Its vines are planted on some of the steepest agricultural slopes in the region.
Darters Pass is one of those official Passes that leaves you wondering if you're in the right place. The Pass has only one gentle curve towards it's Northern end and climbs a fairly insignificant 62m over it's 3,6 km length. The Pass however, does have significant Historical value as it is is named after a British sharpshooter Lt. Charles James Darter who was ambushed and killed near the narrow Pass in 1902, right at the end of the second Anglo-Boer war. This Pass is located on the N7 Cape-Namibia route approximately 14 km South of Kamieskroon.
Bloubergstrand is a Suburb of Cape Town, 25Km North of the City! The beach at Bloubergstrand is a popular location for a classic view of Table Mountain across the bay and is one of the World's top kite surfer destinations. Robben Island is located 6.9 kilometres West of the coast of Bloubergstrand. The name Bloubergstrand literally means "blue mountain beach" in Afrikaans, and is derived from 'Blaauwberg', a nearby Hill. Bloubergstrand is mainly a residential area, with an incredible view of Table Mountain!
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The Valley gets its name rather obviously from the Breede River, which courses through it, running in a West to East direction.