Alison’s guidebook

Alison
Alison’s guidebook

Food scene

Stunning authentic Italian Fine-Dining
19 recommandé par les habitants
La Sosta Restaurant & Guest House
145 Voortrek St
19 recommandé par les habitants
Stunning authentic Italian Fine-Dining
Delicious flavours, beautiful historic building, manages to be romantic and family-friendly.
13 recommandé par les habitants
Field & Fork
26 Swellengrebel St
13 recommandé par les habitants
Delicious flavours, beautiful historic building, manages to be romantic and family-friendly.
Absolute BEST pizza in the town. Relaxed & cosy
23 recommandé par les habitants
Woodpecker Pizzadeli
270 Voortrek St
23 recommandé par les habitants
Absolute BEST pizza in the town. Relaxed & cosy
The best milkshakes in the country and a spectacular drive over the Tradouws Pass to get there.
19 recommandé par les habitants
Diesel & Crème and The Karoo Moon Motel
2 Tennant St
19 recommandé par les habitants
The best milkshakes in the country and a spectacular drive over the Tradouws Pass to get there.
Gorgeous wines and divine tapas style lunches on the stoep.
Joubert Tradauw Wine Farm
R62
Gorgeous wines and divine tapas style lunches on the stoep.
A spectacular wine experience. Completely organically farmed.
Olivedale Private Vineyards
A spectacular wine experience. Completely organically farmed.
Sublime coffee and food! Especially the waffles... sigh ...
8 recommandé par les habitants
Ikigai Coffee Bar & Deli
19 Swellengrebel St
8 recommandé par les habitants
Sublime coffee and food! Especially the waffles... sigh ...
Delicious baked goods (the pasteis de nata!) and deli style meals, really great service, beautiful building.
19 recommandé par les habitants
Tredici
68 Somerset St
19 recommandé par les habitants
Delicious baked goods (the pasteis de nata!) and deli style meals, really great service, beautiful building.
Excellent food, really reasonably priced, leaning towards game meats and interesting Dutch treats.
13 recommandé par les habitants
Koornlands Restaurant
192 Voortrek St
13 recommandé par les habitants
Excellent food, really reasonably priced, leaning towards game meats and interesting Dutch treats.

Neighborhoods

3rd oldest town in South Africa.. beautiful architecture, quirky stories, interesting people... Surrounded by incredible nature, hikes, walks, mountain bike trails & horserides, ideal spot to take a breath after the busy-ness of Cape Town.
20 recommandé par les habitants
Swellendam
20 recommandé par les habitants
3rd oldest town in South Africa.. beautiful architecture, quirky stories, interesting people... Surrounded by incredible nature, hikes, walks, mountain bike trails & horserides, ideal spot to take a breath after the busy-ness of Cape Town.

Activities

For everybody's inner child. Be sure to 'adopt' a faerie on your way out.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Continent of Sulina
37 Buitekant St
12 recommandé par les habitants
For everybody's inner child. Be sure to 'adopt' a faerie on your way out.
Really beautiful pottery work. David also enjoys showing children how to work with clay.
Bukkenburg Pottery Studio, Galley & Guest Cottage
8 Hermanus Steyn St
Really beautiful pottery work. David also enjoys showing children how to work with clay.
Excellent hikes, walks & horserides
45 recommandé par les habitants
Marloth Nature Reserve
45 recommandé par les habitants
Excellent hikes, walks & horserides
Beautiful horse rides out into the Langeberg Mountains. For all ages & capabilities.
Appelbosch Guest Farm
Beautiful horse rides out into the Langeberg Mountains. For all ages & capabilities.
Watersports on the Buffeljags Dam. They also take guests out on microlight flights.
Umshanti
Buffalo Creek
Watersports on the Buffeljags Dam. They also take guests out on microlight flights.
Biggest producers of Youngberries in the world. Delicious liqueurs, jam and preserve tastings. Fun berry-picking in season (December) with the children.
13 recommandé par les habitants
Wilderbraam Berry Estate
Bethel Street
13 recommandé par les habitants
Biggest producers of Youngberries in the world. Delicious liqueurs, jam and preserve tastings. Fun berry-picking in season (December) with the children.

Sightseeing

Great for small game-viewing and to immerse yourself in nature.
35 recommandé par les habitants
Bontebok National Park
35 recommandé par les habitants
Great for small game-viewing and to immerse yourself in nature.
Wonderful day trip for whale spotting in season. Unbelievable scenery... black jagged rock, white sand, turquoise sea. Genuine food for the soul
71 recommandé par les habitants
De Hoop Nature Reserve
71 recommandé par les habitants
Wonderful day trip for whale spotting in season. Unbelievable scenery... black jagged rock, white sand, turquoise sea. Genuine food for the soul

Conseils aux voyageurs

Se déplacer dans les environs

Predominantly self-drive.

Roads are very easy to navigate. Not a lot of traffic. Even though there are options for private transport, it is much easier to be independant and have your own car.
À ne pas manquer

A photo of the iconic White Church.

Also a walk in the Marloth Nature Reserve and some game viewing (mostly buck) in the Bontebok Park.
Coutumes et culture

Eveybody nods to greet each other

Regardless of whether they know each other, it's called the Swellendam Nod. :)
Que faut-il apporter ?

Bring comfortable walking shoes for the mountains

Also, it can get very chilly in the evenings and mornings from June through September... sometimes there is even snow on the mountains. By the same token, it can get very hot in Jan, Feb, March... sometimes reaching 40'C.
Phrases utiles

Dankie (thank you in Afrikaans)

Lekker - it's either delicious or wonderful Now now or Just now - it will be done in a bit.