Western Cape

Chapman’s Peak is named after John Chapman, the Captain’s mate of an English ship, the 'Consent'. The Peak which can be ...

Lying between George and Knysna on the Garden Route and 490 km from Cape Town, Sedgefield is a beautiful seaside village...

This double-storey mill and private residence was erected by Jacob Letterstedt in the 1840's. It now forms an integral p...

A Town 573 km from Cape Town, established in 1818 on the Farm; 'Hooyvlakte'. Named by Lord Charles Somerset, Governor of...

River rising in the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains, (meaning Cold Buck Shrub Land Mountain Range) and flowing North West to jo...

The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama first set foot on South African soil on 7 November 1497 near here, when he explor...

Known as the Jewel of the West Coast, Langebaan enjoys almost year-round sunshine and boasts azure waters and unsurpasse...

in the Hottentots Holland area, which is right in the heart of the Cape Winelands. A popular Christmas tradition that ha...

In the 18th century, this area was known by the Dutch as 'De Waterplaats' (The foreshore). The Green Point Common was ve...

Early in the nineteenth century, Hermanus Pieters, used to walk ‘over the mountain’ from Caledon, year after year, to ca...

Touwsrivier is a community of approximately 8000 people and is also home to the World's largest CPV solar plant! CPV Pow...

Pollsmoor Prison is situated in Tokai, Cape Town, and is the largest Prison in the Western Cape Province.  It is an...

Construction of the Marine Drive was started by the Cape Town Municipality in 1916. This was very different to the Marin...

This island lies about 800 m from the mainland, it is located at the northern entrance of Saldanha Bay

There vision is for the positive transformation of Individuals and Communities through the creation of a School environm...

(prior to 1910)The settlement of Hooge Kraal was established in 1813 as a station of the London Missionary Society (LMS)...

You can browse around and see what the town and surrounds have to offer. Here you can find Accommodation, local Restaura...

Before the arrival of European settlers, it was a watering ground for early Khoi herders. The first encounter between th...

Parow was a residential suburb of Cape Town, located some 16km from the city centre. It was established by Johann Heinri...

Llandudno is a residential suburb of Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. There are no shops or comm...

Welcome to the seafood hotspot of the West Coast! Lambert’s Bay is known as the Diamond of the West Coast and the crayfi...

Crossroads Township is situated in Cape Town in the Wynberg district, some 12 km east of Athlone in the Western Cape Pro...

As a result of the new Municipal dispensation introduced by the South African Government, in December 2000. This Municip...

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 March 1979.  The Union, was a Tavern occupyi...

De Vlugt is a small Settlement located Halfway through the Prins Albert Pass. It is the only Pass in South Africa, where...

De Doorns is a small Town located in the Cape Winelands Region, of the Western Cape. Situated in the Hex River Valley, ...

This Nature Reserve is home to the majestic Jonkershoek Mountains and parts of the Jonkershoek valley, it is a UNESCO Wo...

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 21 September 1962. A part of the Cape Town Campus of...

New Provincial Heritage site: Blaauwberg Nature Reserve.

It was established in 1889 as a Moravian Mission station and has a fascinating story. The Village is situated in a ferti...

Eerste River was a Railway Station of the Cape Town, Wellington and Docks Railway Co Ltd, and was probably established a...

Robberg Nature Reserve, situated 8 km south of Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route, is not only a nature reserve, but al...

After you have fallen in love with the penguin's head to the secluded Boulders Beach and take a swim in the comparativel...

Hangberg is an Area in Hout Bay, Cape Town. It is situated on the Mountain slopes between Hout Bay Harbour and The Senti...

National Monument

The Arboretum was laid out in 1885 by Joseph Storr Lister, Conservator of Forests of the Western Conservancy of the Cape...

The small, farming Town of Piketberg lies; at the foot of the Piketberg Mountain Range, surrounded by fields of wheat th...

Maidens Cove has two tidal pools hidden between enormous granite boulders overlooked by a picnic site and Lions Head. Th...

The Road was originally named after Nicolaas de Waal, the first administrator of the Cape Province. He initiated the Roa...