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Botrivier Botrivier is situated off the N2 en route to Hermanus and Caledon on the eastern slopes of the Houw Hoek Mountains. The town derives it's name from the Khoi-khoi tribes who pastured their cattle here and called the river the 'Couga', which can be translated as 'rich in fat', or 'lots of butter'... Learn more

Caledon Now in 2009, this town has been the birth place to Proudly South African heroes like Springbok rugby player Errol Tobias and the undisputed King of "Langarm" Bobby Hendricks, The Caledon Casino, Hotel & Spa, a graceful resort situated at the original hot springs... Learn more

Genadendal The oldest Moravian mission village in Africa with church buildings and school dating back to 1738, Genadendal is a charming village a mere 6 km from Greyton. In 1737 a young bachelor missionary Georg Schmidt was sent to the Cape... Learn more

Grabouw / Elgin The wonderous Sir Lowry's Pass brings visitors from Cape Town out of the basin, over the Hottentots Holland mountains and into the Overberg, leaving the fantastic view of False Bay and the Cape Peninsula behind you, you are presented with seemingly endless mountain peaks... Learn more

Greyton Far from the maddening crowd, some 1½ hours from Cape Town in the sleepy Overberg, you'll find Greyton, a peaceful and picturesque village surrounded by the majestic Riviersonderend mountains... Learn more

Riviersonderend Riviersonderend today still bubbles of simplicity. What you see, is what you get. And "zonderend" (without end) I might add. In Riviersonderend friendliness overflows and a helping hand always close by because there everything is "zonderend": the majestically endlessly beautiful Sonderend mountain range... Learn more

Villiersdorp Villiersdorp, also known as the "Pearl of the Overberg", is a tranquil village graced by oak trees and surrounded by fruit and wine farms. Villiersdorp is a prosperous apple-growing area which also produces pears, apricots, peaches, grapes and onions... Learn more