Citrusdal - a home in the world famous Cederberge

Citrusdal is a quiet, unspoilt town dating back to the late seventeen hundreds. It is situated 170 km north of Cape Town on the N7, which is also the main route to Namibia. The dramatically beautiful Cederberg range is to the East and Lamberts Bay, famous for its seafood and bird island only 110 km to the West.

Citrusdal hosts the 2 valley and a mountains mountain bike challenge, 4x4 and quad bike Festival and more than one golf tournaments. During August/September the valley is covered with the spring flowers and the Olifants river flows right past the town

Citrusdal is a nature lovers paradise offering scenic hikes. Bird watchers are afforded the opportunity of seeing many of the species endemic to the fynbos and Karoo vegetation.
 

The village

Citrusdal is 5km away from Suikerbos Farm. There is lovely coffee shops, steak house, golf course, quad bikes and paintball activities. The village hosts four annual events which include a golf event, mountain bike event, canoe marathon and a 4x4 weekend.

Activities

You can swim in the Private Plunge Pool. In town you can play a round of golf, tennis, quad bikes, Paint ball, 4x4 routes, rock climbing or hikes on surrounding mountains. Citrusdal is also the perfect base to explore the West coast with famous open air restaurants and crayfish festival. Elandsbay (50min from Citrusdal) is rated the best left hand point break (surfing) in Africa, and Rockland’s (45min from Citrusdal) is rated the second best rock climbing spot (bouldering) in the world!

Attractions

•    Clanwilliam Dam - 56kms - watersports and fishing
•    Wild Flowers during August and September- Aug/Sept
•    Cederberg Mountains – hikes, 4x4 and rock climbing
•    Rooibos Tea farms
•    Rock art
•    Sevilla Rock Art trail with 10 sites - 86kms away
•    Wupperthal - mission village, veld skoen factory, donkey-cart rides, scenic mountain drive - 136kms
•    Maltese Cross, Wolfberg Arch, Cederberg Wilderness hikes - 60kms
•    Algeria Forest Station with waterfall hikes and rock pool - 38kms
•    Cederberg Wine Cellar - Dwars Rivier - 60kms and Johan van Zyl wines 10km from Citrusdal
•    Observatory - at Dwars Rivier - 60kms

Unspoilt Coastlines:

•    Lambert's Bay - 110kms away
•    With largest Gannet colony in Southern Hemisphere
•    Original open air restaurant on beach - Muisbosskerm supplies delicious meals
•    Elands Bay - 100kms away
•    With Velorenvlei - flamingoes and pelicans and fishing

Please contact us to stay at Suikerbos Farm when visiting Citrusdal.