Gansbaai Tour

Named after the geese that once flocked here, Gansbaai is one of the Overberg's many treasures. With the two fully functioning traditional fishing harbours, the town is full of history, and fascinating people.

Visit Elim Mission

Named after a biblical oasis (Exodus 15:27), Elim was founded in 1824 by Moravian missionaries. Thatched cottages line the old road to the magnificent church, which is the focal point of the village and where the brass band still plays for Sunday services. The local residents still grind flour in exactly the same way that they did over a centaury ago in their perfectly preserved water mill. In the school grounds, is the ONLY MONUMENT erected to the abolition of slavery in South Africa!

Stanford Historical Tour

A village you will remember! Stanford is a beautiful village, complete with river scenery, fynbos, and a hive of bird life. Stanford is also home to many of our local artists, and with architecture dating back to 1729; this makes Stanford a wonderful culture experience!

Klipgat Caves

Klipgat Cave, just outside of De Kelders in the Walker Bay Nature Reserve, has a dramatic view over the ocean and the Walker Bay Reserve through its two "windows" and one small "portal". It is considered as one of the most important cultural assets in the Western Cape as it is one of 3 sites in South Africa which provides eveidence of early modern man.

The remains found in the cave date back to between 65'000 and 85'000 years. At this time the ocean was at a distance of around 5 km from the cave. Excavations in Klipgat Cave between 1969 and 1995 produced stone artifacts, preserved bone tools and human remains left by Middle Stone Age people between 65'000 and 85'000 years ago. The excavations also produced remains of some of the earliest sheep bones in the Western Cape, indicating that sheep-keeping Quena pastoralists from the Later Stone Age were already living in the region 2000 years ago.

De Kelders is also rich in other archeological sites, with shell middens occurring in several areas along the coast. Stanford's Cove has two important historical aspects, namely the graves of early inhabitants and the fig tree planted by the first fishermen who lived here.

The Klipgat Cave in the Walker Bay Reserve is managed by Cape Nature Conservation. It is one of the most important assets in the Western Cape .