FAQ Category: Mile markers: Joburg 2 Blouberg Route

The route starts / ends at a circle right next to Eden on the Bay Centre, and on Big Bay Beach literally. You’ll see a nice life-sized photo…

Melkbosstrand (Afrikaans for “Milkbush beach”) is a coastal town located on the South West Coast of South Africa, 19 miles north of Cape Town. Named after the species…

The town is the largest in the Swartland (‘black land’) which took its name from the Renosterbos (‘rhino bush’), an indigenous plant that turns black in the warm,…

Riebeek-Kasteel is one of the oldest towns in South Africa, situated at 50 miles north-east of Cape Town in The Riebeek Valley together with its sister town Riebeek…

Gouda was founded in the early 1800’s on the farm La Bonne Esperance. The owners of the farm, three elderly sisters who immigrated from Gouda in Holland, donated…

Wolseley is situated in the picturesque Breede River Valley of the Western Cape Province. The Wolseley area is rich in vineyards, orchards, cattle farms, and wheat fields.  Wolseley…

Ceres, which is said to be named after the Roman goddess of agriculture, is situated in the Warmbokkeveld Valley about 106 miles north-east of Cape Town. As the…

Visiting Tankwa Padstal is a unique experience. From a distance you notice a flying saucer halfway buried in the Karoo soil and on closer inspection, more gems come…

Entering the arid Tankwa Karoo one is to see gravel (dirt roads) of endless measure. Lovely scenic views of mother nature at her best. One wonders of nearest…

Sutherland was founded in 1855 as a church and market town to serve the area’s sheep farmers. By 1872 the town had a population of 138 registered citizens…