Home Bedrooms Guest Areas Attractions Contact
Attractions in an around Graaff-Reinet

Graaff-Reinet is one of the few towns in the world to be surrounded by a game reserve. Here one can see a variety of game including the endangered Cape Mountain Zebra, the Black Wildebeest and the heaviest flying bird in the world - the Kori Bustard. You can also experience the amazing plant life of the Karoo.

Many national monuments and historic buildings can be found in and around Graaff-Reinet - one of the oldest towns in South Africa.ÊThese include: the
Dutch Reformed Church, the Old Library, the Hester Rupert Art Gallery, the Reinet House with water wheel, the John Rupert Little Theatre, the Old Residency, the Urquart House, the Graaff-Reinet Pharmacy, the Powder Magazine, the Drostdy and Stretch's Court, the Cacti and Succulent Collection, the Kalkkop Impact Crater, the First Midland Hospital, St. James Church, Union Monument, the Town Hall and War Memorial, Cradock Street and the Private Dwellings.

The Valley of Desolation provides tremendous fascination and beauty with its balancing dolomite columns. Or visit nearby Nieu-Bethesda where you can see the renowned and thought-provoking Owl House.Ê This old world hamlet is also one of the artist centres of South Africa.ÊYou could even find your own fossils embedded in the rocks of the stream running through it.

Also available: Hiking trails, horse riding, fishing or game viewing and bird watching.

A bygone era beautifully restored and presented for you to enjoy in the town of Graaff-Reinet with its many historical and natural attractions

Reinet House
Kingfisher Lodge
33 Cypress Grove
Graaff-Reinet 6280
Eastern Cape, RSA
Tel/Fax: 049-8922657
Mobile: 082-6556900
eMail
Valley of Desolation