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Back to Getaways  >  Weekend Getaways - Cape Accommodation Enquire Now Located in the Oliphant’s River Valley, the Clanwilliam Lodge, a three hours drive from Cape Town, offers guests the choice of 32 luxury air-conditioned rooms. Founded in 1732, the picturesque Cape Dutch homestead of Clanwilliam is one of the ten oldest towns in the country. Tucked away at the foot of the Cederberg Mountains and perched on a large dam, its rich settler history offers a central location for a variety of attractions from flower viewing to bushman art and a range of watersports. Accommodation All rooms are luxuriously air-conditioned and have an en suite bathroom. There is a choice of doubles, twins and king or queen-sized beds on request. Suites have the option of a balcony. All the suites have a shower and a bath; and all of the rooms are fitted with a shower. Facilities The lodge offers a poolside restaurant, a treatment room, Bedouin daybeds for lounging at the pool and an extensive playground complete with trampoline and Jungle Jim for children. A hearty buffet breakfast is served in the restaurant every morning and is included in your stay. A light lunch menu is available, and dinner is a culinary choice from an extensive buffet spread or an A la Carte menu. Activities The Lodge is a 5 min drive from the spectacular 18 km long Clanwilliam Dam where visitors can partake in a range of water sports, such as waterskiing, wake- boarding, parasailing and angling. Nature enthusiasts can enjoy sweeping vistas of flowerscapes in the nearby Ramskop Nature Reserve which boasts over 200 indigenous species of wild flowers (full bloom in August/September). Clanwilliam is well known for growing and cultivating Rooibos Tea and for its original leather ‘Veldskoene’ factory. Both are worth a visit. Hikers and anthropologists can peruse Bushman Rock paintings, visit the local planetarium or Pakhuis Pass, just outside of town, which boasts magnificent landscapes and is the gateway to Wupperthal – a Moravian mission village. The nearby Cederberg Mountain’s also offer scenic 4x4, quad bike and mountain bike trails.

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