Campsite in or near Cape Town

[Hannes Thirion]

Can anybody recommend a safe campsite close to Cape Town.

It don't need to be at a beach for swimming but rather easy access to and from Cape Town city.

Regards,

--

Hannes Thirion

http://www.hannesthirionphotography.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hannes_thirion/

[Jeremy Bruce]

We always enjoy Glen Oakes just south of Caledon at the top of the Hemel en Arde valley. You take the whole campsite. It's on a working farm. 

Check the website

Nice farm eggs and cured meats to buy. Very child friendly. Farm dam available for swimming. Nice walking and MTB trails and some 4x4 trails that need to be booked with the farmer. 

JB

--
--
DO YOU WANT TO UNSUBSCRIBE ? Then send a blank email to:
overland-foru...@googlegroups.com
 
4x4's and other stuff for sale:
http://www.overland.co.za/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=2
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "overland-forum" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to overland-foru...@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
 
 

[Hannes Thirion]

Thanks Jeremy but according to T4A Glen Oakes is 135km and 1 hour 51 minutes from Cape Town?

Not close to Cape Town in my frame of reference.

Regards,

--

Hannes Thirion

http://www.hannesthirionphotography.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hannes_thirion/

On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Jeremy Bruce <jeremyant...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Hennie Rautenbach]

Damn - that looks nice...

On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Jeremy Bruce <jeremyant...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Francois Visagie]

Hi Hannes,

 

Give African Overlanders a shout. When they were in Gordon’s Bay I was really impressed by the show Duncan was running and especially their customer care and attention to detail. Nowadays they’re located on a farm near Kraaifontein. Even if you prefer not to use them for camping, they should be able to refer you.

 

Kind regards,

Francois

 

Francois Visagie

 

 

T: +27 (83) 326-4358

F: +27 (86) 511-3490

E: francois...@gmail.com

 

--

[Jacques Rousseau]

Hannes,

Maybe Kommetjie or "Ou Skip"?

Groete,

Jacques

[Deon Lourens]

Hannes,

Ou Skip karavaanpark in Melkbosstrand het lekker geriewe en is naby alles. In die winter gaan jy egter die reen of slegte weer moet trotseer. http://www.ouskip.co.za/sites.html

Dan is daar Bergrivier resort in die Paarl. Baie lekker......MAAR! ......moenie daar staan oor naweke nie! Ek gaan nie uitbrei nie, jy weet wat ek wil se.....http://bergriverresort.co.za/  Dit is baie lekker, maar jammer vir naweke. Miskien is dit nie so erg buite seisoen nie?

Dan is daar ook Hollandse Molen net buite Franshoek. Hier kan jy maar gerus kamp. Hulle hou 'n ysterhand oor wie hier kamp en wie nie. http://www.hollandschemolen.co.za/camping.htm  Regtig baie lekker hier.

--

[Anton Heiberg]

Toe ek nog in die laerskool was het ons in Parrow Karavaanpark gekamp . was heel netjies met private badkamer etc so teen die berg met 'n quarry aan die agterkant...ek sit nou en wonder of dit nog bestaan en indien wel hoe dit nou daar lyk.

---

From: overlan...@googlegroups.com [mailto:overlan...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jacques Rousseau
Sent: 20/05/2013 11:16
To: overlan...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Overland] Campsite in or near Cape Town

--
--
DO YOU WANT TO UNSUBSCRIBE ? Then send a blank email to:
overland-foru...@googlegroups.com
 
4x4's and other stuff for sale:
http://www.overland.co.za/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=2
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "overland-forum" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to overland-foru...@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
 
 

---

This e-mail is subject to the Columbus Stainless [Pty] Ltd Email Legal Notices available at: http://www.columbus.co.za/EmailLegalNotice.htm.

---

This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by MailMarshal

---

[Hannes Thirion]

Dankie Jacques en Deon, Ou Skip lyk baie goed.

Hollandsche Molen is dalk weer net te vêr van die stad af.

[Hennie Rautenbach]

I have stayed at Ou Skip once over a Dec. The campsite (stand) was so small I couldn't even change my mind in it. The neighbours had demarcated the site with shade-cloth partitions and literately camped right on the boundary. I could pick meet off their braai from out of my rooftop tent. I just came out of the Cederberg so the place was a shock to my system. It won't see me again. It's like a shanty town. People even take their washing machines and tumble dryers. Nee - alle magtag. 

[MB]

Miller's Point.  Municipal but very small (15 sites) just past Simons Town. 

Very scenic. 45 - 60 min to Cape Town (prolly the same from Melkbos)

BUT WATCH OUT FOR BABOONS.  They raid almost daily - I've seen wrecked tents, etc.

Regards

Mike

   m i c h a e l   b i s h o p
   Nº1 @ 32 ludlow road, vredehoek, 8001 cape town, south africa
   tel:    +2721) 461.6542
   fax:   +2786) 644.9386

--

[Frank Vi]

We once camped at Zandvlei in Muizenberg. http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/SportRecreation/Pages/Zandvleiresort.aspx

 

That was quite some years ago so I don’t know what it’s like now but it’s an easy drive into the city.

 

Frank.

 

 

 

From: overlan...@googlegroups.com [mailto:overlan...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Hannes Thirion
Sent: 20 May 2013 10:13 AM
To: Overland Forum
Subject: [Overland] Campsite in or near Cape Town

 

Can anybody recommend a safe campsite close to Cape Town.

--

[MB]

Sorry - meant that the travel time to town is prolly the same for Millers vs Melkbos

[Martin]

I drove past a site between Stellenbosch and Somerset West the other day. Does anyone have further information on it?

[Andre]

Hi Martin,

Is that the one on the left side as you leave Stellenbosch, past Blauklippen and then the cemetary?

If that one, it is the Mountain Breeze Caravan park.

Stayed there in 2010, and had a very good time.

André
Sent from my iPad


>

[roaming yak]

I had the same desire and ended up in Kommetjie - nothing else seemed closer/better.

>

[Glen Roberts]

Kommetjie kampsite is vey nice, just remember Winter is starting and Kommetjie is on the Atlantic seaboard, so can be cold, wet and windy. Trees do provide pritection though, nice sites. Traffic into CT can be hectic, depending on where you have to be.
Glen

[Hannes Thirion]

Thanks gents but I have already booked at Ou Skip for January 2014.

I would rather be the same distance from Cape Town to Pretoria further north of Pretoria than in Cape Town in the winter.  :-)

[John Wells]

@hannes - profound!

Regards

 

John Wells
                
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC - 322 BC)

[Marc Hall]

Drove past it yesterday.  Looks quaint and neat. If it interests you I could stop in and take a photo or two.

mh