Cape Overberg tours & holiday packages

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The coastal route snakes along the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, overlooked by towering mountains then entering beautiful farmland. Find the towns of Pringle Bay, Betty's Bay and Hermanus, where land-based whale watching is famously popular between June and December. While the sea is generally chilly, the beaches are great for sunbathing and there are many surf spots dotted along the coast. 

The Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve also lies along the Overberg coast and protects fynbos that doesn't occur anywhere else in South Africa. Further to the east and slightly inland lies the old Moravian mission village of Elim, now one of the few places in the region where you can enjoy lazy days of wine tastings.

However, apart from the coast and fruit-growing valleys, the Overberg is predominantly covered with wheat fields, which are the preferred breeding ground of South Africa's national bird, the blue crane. In spring, it's easy to identify the striking yellow canola fields.

Options for accommodation – farm stays, riverside cottages, camping in the mountains or houses by the sea –are almost endless.