Graaff-Reinet is the fourth oldest town in South Africa. It is situated en route from Johannesburg to Cape Town in the Eastern Cape Province.
Camdeboo Cottages offers the visitor: Cradled in a meander of the Sundays River, Graaff-Reinet is an oasis in the desolate surrounding landscape. Practically every visitor remarks on its unique old-world character. This historical town is well-known within South Africa for the role that it played in the Anglo Boer War and for its broekie lace verandahs.
Graaff-Reinet boasts with the Valley of Desolation, which is a geographical phenomenon that has been declared a National Monument.
Graaff-Reinet is a little town that allows visitors to step back in time and enter a world that is very different to city life. Exploring all Graaff-Reinet's charms takes at least a day. One can wander freely around day or night admiring the historical buildings and museums, have a meal and a drink and stroll back. There is no need for a car to get to the town's sights.
Most of Graaff-Reinet's accommodation facilities utilizes houses and buildings dating back to the turn of the 19th century.
Today Graaff-Reinet retains some of the atmosphere of its days as a frontier settlement when it was full of wanderers, hunters, explorers and pioneers, who were amazed at the vast herds of game roaming the area. It is a must see for all who visit South Africa.
Graaff-Reinet has retained much of the character of a 19th century rural town. With its painstakingly restored buildings, its monuments and historic associations, it's virtually a living museum. There is plenty of history attached to each street of this town.
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