De Bergkant Lodge - Directions

5 Bedrooms and 3 Suites



DIRECTIONS TO ESTABLISHMENT



From Cape Town
Drive north along the N1.
About 89 km north of Laingsburg you will reach Prince Albert Road.
Turn right onto the R407 towards the mountains and Prince Albert.
After 45 km you will enter the village.
Pass the National Garage, drive 2 km along the main road until you reach a curve to the right.
De Bergkant Lodge is on your right.

From Oudtshoorn via Meiringspoort
Take the N12 to De Rust and then drive through Meiringspoort.
Pass the village of Klaarstroom on your left and approximately 5 km further turn left onto the R410 to Prince Albert.
The 45 km drive takes you through the Prince Albert valley towards the village.
When you enter the village you will pass Miller's Restaurant on your left.
Exactly 1,7 km after Miller's Restaurant you will find De Bergkant Lodge on your left.

From Oudtshoorn via the Swartberg Pass
Drive out of Oudtshoorn along Baron van Reede Street towards the Cango Caves.
Three km before the Cango Caves you will pass Wilgewandel Resort on your right.
Turn left at the next turn (sign posted Prins Albert and Swartberg Pass).
You will pass the Matjiesrivier/Red Stone Hills turn off on your left, continue straight on, you will see a bush restaurant called "Kobus se Gat" on your left, drive straight on.
The tarred road ends and becomes a gravel road, which winds up through the Swartberg Pass.
You will pass several look-out spots - stop and enjoy the view.
At the summit of the Pass (Die Top) you can look down into the Matjiesrivier Valley to the south and north towards the Great Karoo.
Continue along the gravel road which winds across a plateau, past the Gamkaskloof turn-off on your left, and eventually descends in a series of switch-backs.
You will cross the river at Tweedewater (the second crossing) and again at Eerstewater (the first crossing).
The road continues out onto a plain.
At the T-Junction, where you rejoin a tarred road, turn left.
When you enter the village you will pass Miller's Restaurant on your left.
Exactly 1,7 km after Miller's Restaurant you will find De Bergkant Lodge on your left.

GPS Coordinates
S33° 13 54.28" E22° 01' 54.56"

5 Church Street Prince Albert 6930

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS AND LANDMARKS


Transfers Offered: Yes
Distance in KM
Oudtshoorn via Swartberg Pass72.0
George via Outeniqua Pass175.0
Cape Town400.0
Swartberg Pass Turn-off2.0
The Hell / Gamkaskloof57.0
Meiringspoort55.0
Cango Caves45.0
Ostrich Farms55.0
Karoo National Park125.0
Mathiesfontein155.0