I ♥ Tulbagh Because ...

I ♥ Tulbagh

Hi, I’m Irene Ashurst from Vindoux Guest Farm in Tulbagh in the Breede River Valley.

Tulbagh IS BEST KNOWN FOR its wine and fruit farm­ing as well as all of the great wed­ding venues.

GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT Montpellier little chapel which is set in the vine­yards on the Twee Jonge Gezellen Road.
THE BEST moun­tain PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN AT Vindoux on the bal­cony of the Tree Lodge.
OTHER HAPPY SNAPS AT can be taken so many places in this beau­ti­ful val­ley. Continued

Tulbagh Spring Arts Festival 2011

The his­toric Cape Winelands town of Tulbagh is host­ing a Spring Arts Festival over the week­end of 26–28 August 2011, cel­eb­rat­ing the arts in all their var­ied forms. The fest­ival also coin­cides with the spring wild­flowers, which include sev­eral vari­et­ies of rare endemic bulbs that only flower in the Tulbagh val­ley. It is aimed at rais­ing funds for the Tulbagh Community Gardens and Galgeheuwel Reserve ini­ti­at­ive, which will cre­ate a pub­lic pleas­ure garden for the enjoy­ment of all in his­toric Church Street. Continued

Winner 3 Nights in Historic Tulbagh

CONGRATULATIONS to Merle Lifson-Dettori of South Africa who has won a 3 night stay for up to 6 people at Dreamcatcher, a lux­uri­ous self cater­ing cot­tage in his­toric Tulbagh, a charm­ing town just 120km from Cape Town. Set in a beau­ti­ful land­scape, Tulbagh is fam­ous for its her­it­age, wealth of Cape Dutch Architecture, mag­ni­fi­cent coun­try liv­ing, scenic beauty and majestic moun­tain ranges.

Merle, your voucher is on its way. Please con­tact Dreamcatcher to redeem your voucher (valid May, June or July 2011). We’re sure you’ll enjoy your stay! Continued

Win 3 Nights in Historic Tulbagh (Closed)

Dreamcatcher

WIN a 3 night stay for up to 6 people at Dreamcatcher, a lux­uri­ous self cater­ing cot­tage in his­toric Tulbagh, a charm­ing town just 120km from Cape Town. Set in a beau­ti­ful land­scape, Tulbagh is fam­ous for its her­it­age, wealth of Cape Dutch Architecture, mag­ni­fi­cent coun­try liv­ing, scenic beauty and majestic moun­tain ranges.

Dreamcatcher is an eleg­ant, mod­ern cot­tage, care­fully kit­ted out with all the mod cons one expects from self-catering accom­mod­a­tion, but done with a cer­tain dis­tinc­tion and meas­ure that allows one to feel imme­di­ately at home Continued

Sipping organic wine at Waverley Hills

Waverley Hills

Lying at the foot of the Witzenberg Mountains on the R46 between Tulbagh and Ceres, Waverley Hills pro­duces organic wines that are def­in­itely worth sampling. The Du Toit fam­ily entered the rather tough organic mar­ket in 2000 when they planted 21 hec­tares of vine­yard, and we popped in to visit the estate recently.

Waverley Hills Estate lies on a nat­ural water­shed area — both the Breede and Berg River ori­gin­ated here before con­tinu­ing on to enter two com­pletely dif­fer­ent oceans — which more than accounts for the myriad wild flowers and the effort­less expanse of grasses at Waverley Hills. It was offi­cially spring Continued

more photographs of Tulbagh ...

If our recent spread (Tulbagh art­icles and pho­to­graphs) haven't quite con­vinced you yet that Tulbagh should be on your list of towns to visit whilst trav­el­ling through the Cape's mag­ni­fi­cent Winelands, here are a few more pho­to­graphs of this charm­ing vil­lage to get you in the mood ... Continued

A Place to Dream in Tulbagh ...

Dreamcatcher

On the edge of Tulbagh, shortly after passing along its bust­ling Main Road to where a rather impos­ing NG church sits over­look­ing the val­ley, there is an unob­trus­ive row of bluegum trees.

Just bey­ond this is the Bloekombossie res­taur­ant — a rather quirky look­ing eat­ery that prom­ises deli­cious teas and meals, com­plete with a curi­ous cob house and thatched ron­davel out­back. Behind this lies Dreamcatcher cot­tage — quiet, peace­ful and invit­ing, its attract­ive façade facing the Winterhoek range of moun­tains — the view cap­tured from two of the three bed­rooms ... Continued

Moniki Chocolatier – an outing in Tulbagh to remember!

Moniki Chocolatier

Don't expect to find Moniki Chocolatier, on the out­skirts of Tulbagh, eas­ily. In hind­sight, after much mut­ter­ing about the derth of clearly marked signs, I real­ise that the rick­ety, wooden, hand­made sig­nage that changes without warn­ing, from green, to purple as you enter Schoonderzicht Farm, are prob­ably just part of the charm of what was by far my favour­ite stop whilst stay­ing in Tulbagh.

The ride out here is well worth it. From the edge of town the scenery begins to improve as one heads closer to the Witzenberg Mountains, against which Schoonderzicht Farm, the home of Moniki Chocolaterie, rests. Continued

Tulbagh Photographs

A selec­tion of pho­to­graphs of the charm­ing vil­lage of Tulbagh loc­ated in the Cape Winelands, South Africa. Tulbagh nestles in amongst the Winterhoek, Witzenberg and Obiqua Mountains, which sur­round it on three sides and provide one of the most beau­ti­ful set­tings in the Western Cape ... Continued

Tulbagh and its Hidden Secrets

Tulbagh's allure is imme­di­ately obvi­ous. The scenery, which includes the tower­ing peaks of no fewer than three moun­tain ranges, is jaw-droppingly beau­ti­ful, and the obvi­ous seclu­sion of the horse-shoe shaped val­ley in which it lies simply adds fur­ther appeal to the already gor­geous coun­tryside. But scenery aside, the town's secrets are well hid­den, although it takes but a minor delve beneath the sur­face to unearth them, as I soon dis­cover ... Continued

The Dreamcatcher in Tulbagh — a wonderful retreat from the city

Dreamcatcher

If you are look­ing for very private Bed & Breakfast or Self Catering accom­mod­a­tion in the Cape, about an hour and a half drive out of Cape Town, The Dreamcatcher is a won­der­ful retreat. You will enjoy an extremely tran­quil stay at this upmar­ket house, away from the hustle and bustle of the City.

Tulbagh lies about 140 kilo­metres north-east of Cape Town in the Breede River val­ley, sur­roun­ded by the pic­tur­esque Witsenberg moun­tain range. Dreamcatcher has 3 double bed­rooms and 3 bath­rooms (2 en-suite).

The bed­rooms are beau­ti­fully fur­nished and are all air-conditioned. The bath­rooms are spa­cious, mod­ern with all the best fit­tings — as good as (if not bet­ter) than any 4 star hotel I've ever stayed at. The finer touches such as the com­pli­ment­ary toi­letries and beau­ti­fully presen­ted tow­els, sea shell arrange­ments and candles do a lot to make you feel very pampered and wel­come in this beau­ti­ful house. Continued