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Explore Riebeek-Kasteel in South Africa
Riebeek-Kasteel in the region of Western Cape is a town in South Africa - some 768 mi or ( 1235 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .
Current time in Riebeek-Kasteel is now 05:13 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Ons Rust, Morelig, Klein Bergrivier, Jakkalsvlei, and Gouda. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Ons Rust . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Riebeek-Kasteel ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Bar Bar Black Sheep Restaurant STING
Chef Mynhardt Joubert introduces Bar Bar Black Sheep Restaurant, A life passion and going for its 5th year in culinary revolution, BBBS has become a "Black Sheep" institution in the Western Cape. Visi ..
Royal Hotel in Riebeek Kasteel info@royalinriebeek.com
The Royal Hotel in Riebeek Kasteel Perfect for a weekend away from the City Just 60 min Drive, relax and enjoy the Riebeek Valley ..
Why's the Swartland Revolting?
During the Swartland Revolution in Riebeek Kasteel I went around asking why is the Swartland Revolting. There is also a gratuitous braai shot. Sorry for the dodgy sound quality, all footage taken with ..
Bollinger Wine Service Award 2011
The Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award has been established to bring focus and recognition of achievement to the growing group of professional wine waiters in South Africa. The 2011 winner was a ..
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Interesting facts about this location
The Royal Hotel
The Royal Hotel in Riebeek Kasteel was built in 1862 and is the oldest licensed hotel of the Western Cape. This now fully restaurated heritage building is one of the few hotels left of that particular colonial era of South Africa. Famous visitors in history were Jan Smuts and Daniel Malan, both from the Riebeek Valley and both prime ministers of South Africa during troubled times. In 2006 southafrica.
Located at -33.38 18.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Bothmanskloof Pass
Bothmanskloof Pass is situated in the Western Cape province of South Africa, on the Regional road R46 between Malmesbury and Riebeek Kasteel.
Located at -33.41 18.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Swartland
The Swartland begins some 50 kilometres north of Cape Town and consists of the regions between the towns of Malmesbury in the south, Darling in the west, Piketberg in the north and the Riebeek West and Riebeek Kasteel in the east. Jan van Riebeeck called this softly undulating country between the mountain ranges "Het Zwarte Land" (the Black Land) because of the endemic Renosterbos (Elytropappus rhinocerotis).
Located at -33.37 18.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Voëlvlei Dam
Voëlvlei Dam is a dam in the Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1971. The history of Voëlvlei Dam located near Gouda in the Western Cape of South Africa date back for a thousand years or more. The dam have a large natural depression which collect water from the mountains located on the eastern side of the dam. Since 1734 the farm on which Voëlvlei Dam is situated belonged to the Walters family which were of German descent. The farms consist of farms 207, 200 and portion 1 of 252.
Located at -33.34 19.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Nuwekloof Pass (Western Cape)
The Nuwekloof Pass connects the Swartland to the Tulbagh Valley in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It carries the R46 regional route and the Cape Town – Worcester railway line through a kloof created by the Little Berg River.
Located at -33.31 19.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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