Accommodation in Swellendam, South Africa

Swellendam is the historical heart of the Overberg with many fine examples of early Victorian and Cape Dutch architecture. Excellent museums and buildings graded as National Monuments reflect this third oldest town’s links with early Dutch and English settlers.

Swellendam nestles below the majestic Langeberg mountain range, being on the Malaria free coastal plain where it has an ideal pollution free climate and is the perfect stop-over between the Garden Route and Cape Town.

The town is the ideal location from which to visit a variety of Game Reserves and National Parks such as the De Hoop Nature Reserve, Marloth Nature Reserve and the nearby Bontebok National Park and Game Reserve.
The Bontebok Park is famous for its wild flowers and its Bontebok, (this is the main gene pool- there were only 17 world wide in 1931), plus endangered Cape Mountain Zebra and several types of Antelope.

Stay over and visit such places as Witsand, Arniston or L’Aghulas on the Indian Ocean, taste wine on the Robertson Wine Route or enjoy the vistas of the Tradouw Pass.

Swellendam is situated in the Western Cape, South Africa, mid-way between
Cape Town and Outdshoorn and or the Garden Route towns such as Knysna.

The town of Swellendam is situated on the junction of the N2 Highway between
Cape Town and the Garden Route and the R60 which links the N1 to the N2.

Swellendam is renowned for its accommodation, both Guest Houses and Bed and Breakfast establishments. Perhaps the most highly acclaimed nationally is in Swellendam:
The Hideaway Bed & Breakfast in Swellendam