A West Coast and Cedarberg Heritage and Wilderness drive
OVERVIEW
The West Coast and Cedarberg mountains are often overlooked by international travellers who mostly head east along the garden route. You are in for a treat if you head north. The ancient San people once roamed these lands, leaving behind a legacy of rock art that speaks to their spiritual connection with the land. On a road trip in this area you can discover these ancient rock paintings, as well as traveling back to the time of the first European settlers in the Cape and experience the quaint fishing villages up the West coast.
EXPERIENCES
Explore Cape Town one tasty bite at a time, exploring hidden gems and savouring the diverse tastes of the cape cuisine with your own guide, or join a champion barista and cafe hop through Cape Town’s best Cafe’s. Drive down to Cape Point, the most south-westerly point in Africa, and on the way back kayak with penquins at boulders beach.
Experience the nostalgia of a 200 year old West Coast farm hosted by the 8th generation farmer, story teller and aviator. Learn to shuck your own oysters and wash them down with a glass of local Cap Classique bubbles on one of the working vessels in Saldhana Bay. Enjoy a 7 course seasonal tasting menu at Wolfgat, voted the world’s best restaurant in 2019 in Paternoster a quaint fishing village. Go on a bird boating safari with national geographic photographer and environmental educator.
Connect with nature and the universe under the dark night skies of the pristine wilderness of the Cedarberg mountains with an expert astronomer, and hike to ancient rock paintings with a specialist nature guide.
WHERE YOU’LL STAY
Kersefontein Farm to immerse yourself in a glorious and romantic time warp, and the beautiful Strandloper Ocean boutique guesthouse on the beach in Paternoster. Soak up the luxury of Bushmanskloof Wilderness Reserve cradled by the rugged Cederberg Mountains in an ecological oasis. Enjoy impeccable farm-style hospitality and delicious farm to fork food at working farm Bartholomeus Klip in the Elandsberg nature reserve.
