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Introduction
Swellendam: 220km (136 miles) E of Cape Town Most people who choose to drive through the Overberg interior (as opposed to edging along its Whale Coast) are in a hurry to get to the Garden Route and may rush through and completely bypass th... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Visitor Information The Swellendam Tourism Bureau is in the Oefeningshuis at 36 Voortrek St. (tel. 028/514-2770; Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 9am-noon). Getting There By Car -- The quickest way to get to Swellendam is via the N2. Alternatively,... Continue reading »
Swellendam Travel Experiences
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Frogging in Swellendam
Spent a few days in the sleepy little rural community of Swellendam, which quickly cast its spell on us. We hiked through the... Continue reading »
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Cape Town to Robertson
My sister and I had our rental car delivered to our hotel this morning and after getting reaquainted with left side-of-the-road driving,... Continue reading »
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Wacky Wine Weekend (WWW)
Wacky Wine Weekend (WWW) means wine for breakfast, wine for lunch and wine for dinner, followed by a dreadful hangover next morning.WWW i... Continue reading »
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Garden Route 1
The day started with MARTIN'S birthday. So they all left to go seal watching leaving us to start the BBQ (Braai) which was ready at 12 bu... Continue reading »
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Hiking the Tradouw Traverse
TRADOUW TRAVERSE (working title only – please note that this trail is not officially open yet)Fri 29 Dec to Mon 1 Jan 2007Leader: Sandy M... Continue reading »
