Stone Post Office

The stone Post Office building dates back to 1936. The building is frequently
photographed by tourists due to the similar named Post Office in Heidelberg Germany.

St Barnabas Anglican Church

Across the road on Van Riebeeck Street is the St Barnabas Church. The first St Barnabas Anglican Church was build in 1859. The present striking white building (dating to 1889) replaced the older building. The Anglican congregation's first chapel was consecrated in 1860. At the same time (1865) 16 pupils attended school in the building next door.

Magistrate's Building (1882)

Further down the road on your left hand side is the old Magistrate's building. This house has a exceptional staircase and has most of its fittings still intact. The court and offices were on the ground floor, and the residence on the top floor. This beautifully kept building is now a private residence.

Heidelberg Hotel

The Heidelberg Hotel is a well-known landmark in Heidelberg. The date on the building is 1932, the same year that the hotel was restored in an Art Deco style. The original date of the building is unfortunately unknown. According to town residents the Hotel is definitely older than a 100 years. The original building was built in the Victorian style with wrought iron verandah's.

Heidelberg Town Hall

Heidelberg Town Hall was inaugurated in 1913. Regular meetings and movies over
weekends led to people saying: "In fact, Heidelberg is getting more like London
every day". The Town Hall is still being used for public events.

Dutch Reformed Church (NG Kerk)

The Historic NG Church. This is the second NG Church built in Heidelberg. In 1862, probationer Daneel received call as first minister and on January 13, 1856, the first members of the consistory were installed and the first four children were baptized in the old School Church. The need for a larger building arose and the foundation stone for the new Church building was laid on March 17, 1872, the silver communion-chalices and the baptismal font being ordered from London. The second church building was consecrated on July 19, 1873. Fearing a local uprising within the quiet Afrikaner community, the British tried hard to conceal news of the skirmish. For this reason, they buried the fallen in the cellars of the warehouse's outbuildings.

Pont at Malgas

Before roads made travel from Cape Town easy, Malgas was an "inland port" for steamboats transporting provisions to the Swellendam area. Today Malgas is famous for it's "man drawn" pontoon across the Breede River, a service begun in 1860 and still operational today. The pont is the last working example in South-Africa. Vehicles and pedestrians are manually hauled across the river, with special rates for lifestock. This service operates from sun up to sun down.

Malagas was the name of the Hottentot chief, whose kraal was situated near the site. The name of the village was changed to Malgas because in the older days, post for the village ended up in Malagas Spain!

Eel Feeding

Tamed hand-fed eels viewed at the Tourism Bureau at 11h00 daily (exept Sundays).

Stilbaai Toerismeburo/Tourism Bureau

Tel: 028 754 2602

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            Albertinia                          Gouritsmond                     Heidelberg

        Jongensfontein             Riversdale                        Witsand

             Stilbaai

Breede River Resort & Fishing Lodge

The Garden Route Game Lodge

Hessequa Explores Garden Route

About 350 km east from Cape Town, en route to the Garden Route, you will find the jewel of the Southern Cape also known as "The Explorers Garden Route" in the Hessequa region. Come experience unspoilt beauty, with the majestic “Langeberge” (“Long Mountains”) silently tracking your progress along the coast, where you will find unique “fynbos”, white beaches and spoil your taste buds with the wine,gin,rum, cheese and olives for which this region is fast becoming well known. Come and explore this jewel for yourself…. and be prepared to be surprised!In Witsand the Whale nursery you will get to see some of the best sighting of whales and you might just be able to see one of these gigantic animals calve.Stilbaai one of the best holiday destination in South-Africa ,see the Fishtraps,experience the Blombos caves in our museum ,unique fynbos and see how gin and rum are made at our local boutique distillery.

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             Albertinia                      Gouritsmond            Heidelberg

          Jongensfontein                Riversdale                  Stilbaai

                Witsand

The Refuse Removal..

The Ladies Agri...