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Barrydale

Barrydale in the Tradouw Valley is one of the picturesque small towns in the Klein Karoo (Translated “Little Karoo”). From Cape Town, Barrydale can be reached by travelling on the popular Route 62 via Worcester and Montague, or you can take the N2 to Swellendam and then take the turnoff for Barrydale. The road passes through the Langeberg Mountains via the Tradouw Pass.

The narrow and fertile Tradouw Valley is nestled between the Langeberg and Swartberg Mountain ranges. The historic and well preserved church, shops and houses add to a lovely picture when one enters the valley and approaches the town. Barrydale is an agricultural town and the surrounding farms produce wine as well as fruit for export and for the nearby cannery at Ashton.

The town offers many attractions to visitors. Hikers have a number of routes to choose from. The Barrydale Heritage Garden is a micro cosmos of the succulent floral wealth of the winter rainfall area of the Little Karoo. The Barrydale Cellar produces export quality dry wines and brandy from the grapes of the surrounding vineyards. 'Warmwaterberg Spa' is a hot water mineral spring resort that offers a variety of self catering as well as camping facilities.

Tours that include Barrydale

Table Mountain and The Twelve Apostles

Duration: 16 days, 15 nights
Tour Type: Private guided tours
Luxury Level: *** / ****
Price: R63,000 per person sharing - for group between 2 and 2. (±US$ 4,542 )
R40,800 per person sharing - for group between 4 and 6. (±US$ 2,941 )
R33,500 per person sharing - for group between 7 and 14. (±US$ 2,415 )
R15,500 single supplement (±US$ 1,117 )

Valid dates: Nov 2017 - Oct 2018


Discover the main things to do, see and experience in South Africa, including beautiful winelands, majestic mountain ranges, rolling wheat and sugarcane fields, caves, beaches and rocky shorelines, forests and pristine wilderness areas. Explore by game drive vehicle, hike in beautiful environs and enjoy our beloved country’s rich cultural diversity.

Highlights: Cape Town , Cape Winelands , Stellenbosch , Oudtshoorn , Route 62 , Garden Route , Knysna , Oudtshoorn ostrich farms , Cango Caves , Sunshine Coast , Wild Coast , Transkei , KwaZulu-Natal , iSimangaliso Wetland Park , St. Lucia , Kruger National Park , Swaziland , Panorama Route .

Barrydale attractions

The scenic Cogmanskloof Mountain Pass is encountered on the pupular Route 62 between Montagu and Ashton in South Africa's Western Cape Province.

Route 62

Route 62 connects Cape Town to Port Elizabeth and is an exciting alternative to the National Road (N2). The R62 offers the traveler a constantly changing landscape with vineyards and fruit orchards, interspersed with dry arid areas, always surrounded by mountain ranges of different kind and shape.

View across the town of Oudtshoorn in South Africa's Klein Karoo.

Oudtshoorn

Today tourists from across South Africa and the world flock to Oudtshoorn. The two main attractions are, ostrich show farms and the Cango Caves. Both of these feature among South Africa's top 20 tourist attractions. The town's geographical location is perfect for tourists as it lies virtually on the border of the Garden Route.

A typical Klein Karoo (Little Karoo) landscape near Barrydale on Route 62.

Klein Karoo

The Klein Karoo (Little Karoo) in South Africa is the smaller brother, of the Great Karoo to its North. The Klein Karoo is a hot and dry fairly narrow valley that runs from East to West, bordered to the North by the Swartberg Mountain range and to the South by the Outeniqua Mountains.