Calitzdorp (D16)

Name:Calitzdorp

Google count: 138,000 for Calitzdorp
Date: 11 September 2008

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Since 1928, when fifteen farmers founded the Calitzdorp Wine Cellar in order to export Hanepoot grapes, this cellar in the heart of the "Port capital of South-Africa" has offered choice products to discerning clients. Exciting wines like Touriga Nacional can be tasted at the cellar. These wines boast with a new label on which the rare ecological phenomenon, the red hills surrounding Calitzdorp, appears.

The cellar is situated overlooking the beautiful Gamka River Valley, with a big stoep where wines can be tasted while enjoying a picnic lunch.

Business hours:
Monday - Friday: 08h00 to 17h00
Saturday: 08h00 to 13h00
Public Holidays: 08h00 to 17h00
(Not including Good Friday, Christmas Day & New Year's Day)

http://www.calitzdorpwine.co.za/

Where to stay:

http://www.calitzdorpspa.co.za/
Western Cape - Klein Karoo - Oudtshoorn



Type of Resort Spa Resort

Location: Western Cape - Klein Karoo - Oudtshoorn

Calitzdorp Spa is the ideal resort for relaxing in our natural hot spring baths, be it for having fun, or for therapeutic relief. Set halfway between Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn in the Klein Karoo, 105 km from George and within 60 minutes of the Cango Caves, Calitzdorp Spa is your Hinterland Haven blessed by Mother Nature Herself.

Welcome:Traditionally a Winter Resort getaway, Calitzdorp Spa is equally popular all year round. At the source (the eye), the water temperature reaches 50 degrees Centigrade, and it is a well-known fact that the water of this resort has cured many people over the years, and has definitely offered extraordinary relief to persons suffering from sprains, high blood pressure, bruises and rheumatic complaints.

Our Spa is famous for its natural healing waters with rejuvenating mineral water, which bubbles up from mother earth and contains many minerals with iron and manganese in abundance. The natural hot spring baths will soothe the stress of modern living, leaving you relaxed and ready for whatever eventuality the future may hold for you. Calitzdorp Spa is without fail Your Hinterland Haven that has been blessed by Mother Nature exclusively for you.
The views from the Spa are awesome, and there is so much for enthusiastic eco-tourists to do and see in our very special paradise of nature. Approximately 25 Springbok have made Calitzdorp Spa their home, and they can be seen roaming the resort early morning and late evening. There are also numerous mountain tortoises to be seen, as well as very tame peacock with their chicks looking for handouts. Calitzdorp Spa is a birdwatchers paradise with over 72-recorded species, and an impressive variety of unique succulents can also be found here.

Description: Our large Caravan and Camping sites are well shaded with electrical power points available in the one camp. Our second camp is ideal for caravan rallies and camping groups, allowing you to laager under the shady trees. Each site has water points nearby, and our well-located ablution facilities are of an acceptable quality offering abundant hot water, with dishwashing and scullery facilities adjacent.

There are 2 chalet types - ie. pool chalets and mountain chalets. The pool chalets (only 4 bed) are adequately equipped and furnished. 14 of these chalets have been upgraded(No.1 - 14) ensuring a comfortable stay. The mountain chalets (4 and 6 bed) are equipped with all the basic necessities but are not of the same standard as the pool chalets. Each chalet has its own private parking and individual braai facilities. The views from the chalets are awesome. The configuration has been modeled around the traditional Ostrich breeding nests, with thatched roofs, we offer you cool comfort in summer, and cozy snugness in winter.

MOUNTAIN CHALET 6 SLEEP (DUPLEX): 4 single beds; 1 double bed; fully equipped; no shower, only a bath; no toaster or microwave oven.
MOUNTAIN CHALET 4 SLEEP (DUPLEX): 2 single beds; 1 double bed; fully equipped; no shower, only a bath; no toaster or microwave oven.
SWIMMING POOL CHALET 4 SLEEP : 1 double bed; 2 single bunks in living area; fully equipped; no bath only shower, no microwave.

What you should bring along : Please provide your own towel , washing liquid, drying cloths and braai grids.

Conveniently situated at our main reception offices is a superette stocking basic necessities where your day-to-day requisites can be obtained. Pleasant conference facilities are available where we can cater for up to 40 delegates for those undisrupted, "in the country" seminars or brain storming meetings can be held.

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36 Stands available 220 Volts Electricity
Ablutions with hot and coldwater Braai facilities
Credit cards welcome Conference facilities
Scullery tubs Motorhomes welcome
Self catering accommodation for hire Security fenced and/or patrolled
Stands for caravans Shop facilities
Swimming pool Stands for tents
Water points close to sites Television room