Towns
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Elgin & Grabouw
An hour from Cape Town over Sir Lowry's Pass, the Elgin Valley is ringed by the Hottentots Holland and Kogelberg mountains. It's home to some of the Western Cape's best-known mountain bike trails, canopy tours and kloofing routes, with orchards and wine farms in between.
23 listings
Botrivier
A small village on the N2 between Elgin and Caledon, below the Houw Hoek Pass. Wine estates with farm trails ring the village, and the R43 runs south past the Botriviervlei lagoon towards Kleinmond and the coast.
17 listings
Caledon
An Overberg farming town on the N2, known for its natural hot springs. The Klein Swartberg rises behind the town, home to a wildflower reserve and the start of the K3 zipline, and wheat and canola fields stretch out towards Greyton, Hermanus and the coast.
11 listings
Greyton
A quiet village at the foot of the Riviersonderend mountains, Greyton is the start of the Boesmanskloof trail to McGregor and a base for hiking, trail running and nature walks — with Genadendal's mission heritage just down the road.
9 listings
Swellendam
One of South Africa's oldest towns sits at the foot of the Langeberg mountains, next to Marloth Nature Reserve and close to Bontebok National Park. Expect multi-day hikes, river paddling, horse rides and big-sky nature trips.
9 listings