Schoone Oordt Country House

If you feel like a bit of a drive...
* A trip down to the De Hoop Nature Reserve (wonderful whale-watching in season, some guests have seen 50 whales at a time, black jagged rock, white sand and turquoise sea, some Cape Mountain Zebra, buck, tortoises and ostriches... just beautiful!), then on to Cape Agulhas to see the southernmost tip of Africa, a stop off in Bredasdorp at Julian’s for tea and cake and then home. Distance:- about an hour on dirt road to the Nature Reserve and then about half an hour down to Agulhas, part dirt and part tar and then 20mins back to Bredasdorp and an hour from there to Swellendam on tar road.
*A trip over the breathtaking Tradouws Pass to Barrydale (quirky, little arty town) for an hour or two of quad-biking, then tapas lunch and wine-tasting at Joubert-Tradauw and back home. 40 Minutes on tar road to Barrydale.
* A trip through Bonnievale on to Robertson for Wine-tasting (Swellendam to Robertson is about a 40 minute drive without stopping):
-Starting at Weltevrede for their Ouma se Wyn/Gold Muscat, their Rusted Soil Chardonnay, Bedrock Black Syrah and without missing their Philip Jonker Bubblies.
- Then De Wetshof for their excellent Chardonnay.
- Viljoensdrift for deli lunch on the barge.
- Rietvallei for their outstanding Shiraz/Petit Verdot/Viognier Blend.
- Springfield for their Whole Berry Cabernet, Life from Stone Sauvignon Blanc and Methode Ancienne Chardonnay.
- Finally, ending off at Graham Beck for their beautiful Bubbles, Viognie.