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Graaff-Reinet is the fourth oldest town in South Africa. It is situated en route from Johannesburg to Cape Town in the Eastern Cape Province. Many people stop over while traveling to or from the Garden Route for
Cradled in a meander of the Sundays River, Graaff-Reinet is an oasis in the desolate surrounding landscape. Practically every visitor remarks on its unique old-world character. This historical town is well-known within South Africa for the role that it played in the Anglo Boer War and for its broekie lace verandahs.
Graaff-Reinet boasts with the Valley of Desolation, which is a geographical phenomenon that has been declared a National Monument.
Graaff-Reinet is a little town that allows visitors to step back in time and enter a world that is very different to city life. Exploring all Graaff-Reinet's charms takes at least a day. One can wander freely around day or night admiring the historical buildings and museums, have a meal and a drink and stroll back. There is no need for a car to get to the town's sights.
Most of Graaff-Reinet's accommodation facilities utilizes houses and buildings dating back to the turn of the 19th century.
Today Graaff-Reinet retains some of the atmosphere of its days as a frontier settlement when it was full of wanderers, hunters, explorers and pioneers, who were amazed at the vast herds of game roaming the area. It is a must see for all who visit South Africa.
Graaff-Reinet has retained much of the character of a 19th century rural town. With its painstakingly restored buildings, its monuments and historic associations, it's virtually a living museum. There is plenty of history attached to each street of this town.
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Cradled in a meander of the Sundays River, Graaff-Reinet is an oasis in the desolate surrounding landscape. Practically every visitor remarks on its unique old-world character. This historical town is well-known within South Africa for the role that it played in the Anglo Boer War and for its broekie lace verandahs.
Graaff-Reinet boasts with the Valley of Desolation, which is a geographical phenomenon that has been declared a National Monument.
Graaff-Reinet is a little town that allows visitors to step back in time and enter a world that is very different to city life. Exploring all Graaff-Reinet's charms takes at least a day. One can wander freely around day or night admiring the historical buildings and museums, have a meal and a drink and stroll back. There is no need for a car to get to the town's sights.
Most of Graaff-Reinet's accommodation facilities utilizes houses and buildings dating back to the turn of the 19th century.
Today Graaff-Reinet retains some of the atmosphere of its days as a frontier settlement when it was full of wanderers, hunters, explorers and pioneers, who were amazed at the vast herds of game roaming the area. It is a must see for all who visit South Africa.
Graaff-Reinet has retained much of the character of a 19th century rural town. With its painstakingly restored buildings, its monuments and historic associations, it's virtually a living museum. There is plenty of history attached to each street of this town.
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