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New Wine At Zomerlust Gastehuis

View birds, fynbos and more when visiting Avondrust Guest House Saldanha Bay!

View images of a recent Marine Dynamics shark cage diving expedition

View great images of a recent Namaqualand Flower Tour

View great images of a recent visit to Bakkrans Nature Reserve, Cederberg

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Recent testimonials from our visitors

Email from France
Hi! SA friends!
I am just a French historian preparing a paper to be read, next July, at PMB campus. Congratulation! You have a very nice and interesting website. It really makes one feel like catching the first aircraft and fly over!
I was last at Saldanha in 2002, when I read a paper at the Military/Navy Academy. I spent there a wonderfull day. I sincerely hope that your country (which, in my heart is also mine) goes better and better again.
Very kind regards.
- Michel R.
Président / Chairman CEEHGFAA
Historien - Onomasticien - Conférencier

February 2009

Letter from London
"I can't express in words how wonderful our stay at Papkuilsfontein was. The only problem was the brevity of our stay, oh how i wished we had booked a whole week..!"
- James and Ash. (UK)
February 2009
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"I had a great time. Did far more than I planned which was no bad thing after such a long journey - it would've been a shame just to sit by the pool for a week! There was possibly too much planned and I'd like to have had more time to do the same amount of stuff, but that was my schedule not yours. The whale trip was the best..."
- Nicky B. (UK)
October 2008
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Paarl

SEE ALSO: Paarl Walkabout   Paarl

The town of Paarl is nestled in the Western Cape Winelands and is about a 45-minute drive from the city of Cape Town. In 1657 Abraham Gabemma, an early Dutch explorer set out inland to search for new meat resources. He christened the valley as the "Pêrelvallei" or "Paarl Valley" because the glistening boulders of the Berg River towering over the valley reminded him of a diamond and pearl hill.

30 years after the discovery of this fertile valley, farms were given to pioneers, shortly before the arrival of the French Huguenots in 1688. Paarl was founded in 1720 as a farming and wagon-building town and is now the largest of the inland towns in the Western Cape. In 1840 it became the first town to have a municipality. It boasts one of the country's longest main roads stretching for over 10 kms and is home to an impressive array of Dutch and Victorian architecture.

Paarl has a lot to offer - a magnificent countryside, five mountain passes, a bounty of fruit orchards with the berg River winding its way through the town and giving life to this fertile valley. A rich cultural heritage and historic buildings throughout the town, balanced by top-modern architecture and amenities. Excellent dining and wines facilities, friendly people and a transcending feeling of tranquillity. Massive Mountain contrasts with its picturesque fynbos vegetation, the famous Paarl Rock, ancient wild olives, rock candle woods and wagon trees.

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Bespreek jou plek op die 3-dag Kaapstad Na Die Paarl Wynlande Outentieke Toer!
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Namaqualand Flower Spectacular
Bespreek jou plek nou vir 2012 BLOMMEKYK-TOERE! (Weskus of Namakwaland)
Book your place now for 2012 Flower Tours (West Coast or Namaqualand)
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View pictures of a recent trip - 7 sightings!
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South Africa is now BIG 7 Country!

5 Big Land Mammals PLUS 2 Marine creatures, Whales and White Sharks

Already a BIG 5 traveller? Complete your BIG 7 experience at Gansbaai with a same day whales and white sharks interaction. Book your experience directly with the sustainable owner/operator for Whales and Great Whites!

Support Cape Leopard Trust Sponsors!
Book at any of these Kontrei Traveller Portfolio members in the Cederberg who are active supporters of the Cape Leopard Trust:
Bakkrans
Keurbosfontein
Mount Ceder

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