Meurant Cottage offers self catering accommodation in Riversdale in the Western Cape's Garden Route. This stylish and spacious self catering cottage (sleeps 6) but also can accommodate an extra guest if required. Conveniently located just 1km from the N2
Osler Place offers a selection of self catering apartments in Still Bay (Stilbaai) in the Garden Route. Accommodation comprises of 6 fully furnished self-catering holiday apartments, each with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open plan kitchen & living room, pat
Digby Stilbaai Holiday Beach House offers self catering accommodation in the seaside town of Still Bay (Stilbaai). This self catering home (sleeps 14) is situated right on the 5km long golden sandy beach of Still Bay East (Stilbaai East), just behind the
Wegkruip offers beachfront self catering accommodation in Still Bay (Stilbaai) in the Garden Route. This self catering family holiday home (sleeps 12) is situated in cul-de-sac on the front dunes at Still Bay (Stilbaai), Western Cape, approximately 500 m
Opsters offers self catering accommodation in Still Bay (Stilbaai) in the Cape's Garden Route. The property consists of two living units: the main house (Opsters) (Sleeps 8 people) on the beachfront and a luxurious flat (Sleeps 4 people) behind the main h
Peace of Paradise offers on-the-beach self catering accommodation in Still Bay (Stilbaai) in the Cape's Garden Route. This brand newly renovated holiday haven (sleeps 10) provides a prime family holiday spot on the beach. The best view of the Indian Ocean
Koensrust Sea Farm is a beautiful self catering seaside getaway rich in wildlife and scenery near Vermaaklikheid along the south cape coast just 3,5 hours from Cape Town. It offers accommodation in 4 rustic self-catering options spread across the farm, ea
The Beach Shack offers "on the beach" self catering accommodation in Vermaalklikheid, in the Garden Route. The Beach Shack (sleeps 8) is a small simple fisherman's holiday cottage on a coastal farm on the South Cape Coast. It is about 3,5 hours away from
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Riversdale is situated at the foot of the Sleeping Beauty Peak, close to the eastern end of the Lange Berg, on the bank of the Vet River, a branch of the Kaffirkuils River, that flows into the Indian Ocean at Stil Bay.
Riversdale was named after Harry Rivers, a local government official, and proclaimed in 1938.
Some people say you will smell Riversdale before you see it. This is because of the "Agathosma" shrubs that grow in the area. The smell is not unpleasant, more like that of a hospital, an antiseptic-like smell.
In the nearby Jurisch Park you will find a dam famous for several species of wild water-birds. Also in the Park you will find mesembryanthemums and the aloes are beautiful when they flower between May and June. The park has two sections, one caters for the exotic plants, while the other, the Van Riebeeck Garden, is for local flora.
Steam enthusiasts will enjoy looking at the Class Seven locomotive, mounted on a platform in Riversdale town, representing the first railway connection in 1903.
Wildlife enthusiasts should visit the Werner Frehse Nature Reserve. In the reserve you will see Eland, Bontebok, Gemsbok, and many other species.
Riversdale has a caravan park equipped with self-catering chalets and several hotels. The Louis Henri Meurant Tourist Camp was named after the writer of the first book in Afrikaans, published in 1861. In the book are two fictional characters, called Klaas Waarzegger and Jan Twyfelaar, and it dealt with the issue of should the eastern cape separate from the western cape.
