Introducing OverbergRoutes.com, your travel partner through the Overberg
OverbergRoutes.com is your definitive guide to help you achieve an unforgettable holiday in the Overberg. We focus primarily on activities, adventures, places of interest, things to do and historical places of meaning in the Overberg. Most importantly, we’ll help you with a myriad of suggested routes to get you to the best
of this gem. We cater for all tastes, whether you are an adventure biker loving the dust or a lazy easygoing limo-cruiser. But first a bit more about the Overberg
Only an hour from Cape Town is one of the most over-looked regions of South Africa, the Overberg, so named by early Dutch settlers and meaning, in literal translation, over the (Hottentots-Holland) mountain. It is in this area that one can find the most southern point of the African continent at Cape Agulhas. The major towns are Hermanus, Caledon, Swellendam and Bredasdorp but the little ones offer as amazing experiences and the routes between them are great. The Overberg is also referred to as the bread basket of South Africa as most of the area is dedicated to wheat farming. But on the coastal belt, like the famous Hemel-en-Aarde region, you’ll find wines to more than please any palate. Travellers will soon see that the Overberg is revered for its unique beauty. The Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve near Betty’s Bay and, acknowledged by UNESCO, is the only one of its kind in South Africa. The reserve protects the magnificent landscapes and unique biodiversity, with 77 species of plants that occur nowhere else on the planet. A visit to the Africa (Jackass) Penguin colony at Stony Point in Betty’s Bay is something special. Then of course there are the titans of the ocean; Southern Right, Humpbacks and Bryde whales sharing the coast off False Bay with Orca’s and dolphins. In the spring a festival is held every year to mark the magnificence of these endangered creatures. If you enjoy more than just to eat and sleep and are focused on things to do like great white shark cage diving, hiking, mountain biking, yachting, caving, fishing, kite surfing, boating and many more, the Overberg is waiting for you. And OverbergRoutes.com will bring this astonishing region to you, focusing on great routes to travel in the Overberg, great things to do and wonderful places of interest.
