Maryke's Guidebook
Food Scene
Our Yard
50 Somerset StThe best coffee in town! ☕...and great food too!
The Muller House
1 Muller StGreat food and cocktails in Graaff Reinet
Nieu Karoo Country Restaurant
New streetYummiest pizzas...Nieu Bethesda!
Unique resturant in Nieu Bethesda. Phone to check times and availability
Die Waenhuis Venue & Restaurant
Hudson StreetUnique resturant in Nieu Bethesda. Phone to check times and availability
Delishous food and home baked eats in Cradock! Ask about food courses on the owners farm!
True Living
8 Stockenstroom StDelishous food and home baked eats in Cradock! Ask about food courses on the owners farm!
View the True Karoo website to order products true to the Karoo!! www.onlinekaroofarmersmarket.com
The next Karoo market will be on Fairfield farm near Middelburg, EC 5 December. View website for more details and contact Karen McEwan for more info about courses (organic gardening or cooking) or high teas at Fairfield!
True Karoo Cottage
128 Caledon StView the True Karoo website to order products true to the Karoo!! www.onlinekaroofarmersmarket.com
The next Karoo market will be on Fairfield farm near Middelburg, EC 5 December. View website for more details and contact Karen McEwan for more info about courses (organic gardening or cooking) or high teas at Fairfield!
Your quick fix "to-go" coffee place in Graaff Reinet before you head out sightseeing!
Seattle Coffee Co at Caltex
20 College RdYour quick fix "to-go" coffee place in Graaff Reinet before you head out sightseeing!
Resturant opposite the Grootkerk and next to the old 'mens club' (now the Graaff Reinet club) with a lovely atmosphere and food made by the students of the Tourism Training College as part of their practical training.
7 locals recommend
Coldstream Restaurant
3 Church StResturant opposite the Grootkerk and next to the old 'mens club' (now the Graaff Reinet club) with a lovely atmosphere and food made by the students of the Tourism Training College as part of their practical training.
Bruno's at The Bethesda
318 New RoadA cosy pizza and kuier place in Nieu Bethesda! Kid (and pet) friendly!
This Padstal near Middelburg, (Eastern Cape) have got yummy treats and delicious meals as well as beautiful gifts
Karooroos Padstal
This Padstal near Middelburg, (Eastern Cape) have got yummy treats and delicious meals as well as beautiful gifts
Nature
The Valley of Desolation in the Camdeboo National Park near Graaff Reinet will take your breath away and is a must for your Bucketlist! Plan to go for a sundowner (the best time of day to see the last sunrays/goldenhour on the majestic cliff or pack coffee for an early morning visit there!
20 locals recommend
Camdeboo National Park
20 N9The Valley of Desolation in the Camdeboo National Park near Graaff Reinet will take your breath away and is a must for your Bucketlist! Plan to go for a sundowner (the best time of day to see the last sunrays/goldenhour on the majestic cliff or pack coffee for an early morning visit there!
Mountain Zebra National Park near Cradock is one of our most favorite National Parks and a must visit for nature lovers. Pack a picnic and enjoy a day trip while viewing springbuck, cape Mountain Zebra, black wildebeest and many other antelope as well as buffalo, cheetah rhino and lion. Guided game drives and Cheetah tracking available as well as 4x4 routes and lovely swimming pools at the picnic sites. MzNP is just a lovely park to visit!
11 locals recommend
Mountain Zebra National Park
Mountain Zebra National Park near Cradock is one of our most favorite National Parks and a must visit for nature lovers. Pack a picnic and enjoy a day trip while viewing springbuck, cape Mountain Zebra, black wildebeest and many other antelope as well as buffalo, cheetah rhino and lion. Guided game drives and Cheetah tracking available as well as 4x4 routes and lovely swimming pools at the picnic sites. MzNP is just a lovely park to visit!
Shopping
Windmill Junction
52 Somerset StShop for good quality gifts and souvenirs in Graaff Reinet
Dust Covers
Hudson StreetQuaint bookshop in Nieu Bethesda
Bookshop in Graaff Reinet where you can find books on anything Karoo..from nature, history to cooking. They also sell maps and story/fiction books.
MCNAUGHTON'S BOOKSHOP
7 Church StBookshop in Graaff Reinet where you can find books on anything Karoo..from nature, history to cooking. They also sell maps and story/fiction books.
ELSONA
50 Bourke StBeautiful exclusive gift shop in Graaff Reinet!
Karoo Living
Gorgeous homeware and gift shop in Graaff Reinet!
Historic
The NG Grootkerk in Graaff Reinet is one of the most beautiful and well know old churches in South Africa
NG Groot Kerk
1 6th StThe NG Grootkerk in Graaff Reinet is one of the most beautiful and well know old churches in South Africa
The Reinet House
1 Murray StMust visit museum in Graaff Reinet!
Spoil yourself for high tea in the garden or a delicate meal in the beautiful restaurant. View art at the Imibala galery, taste and buy wine at the wineshop or go for a massage at the Africology Spa.
9 locals recommend
Drostdy Hotel
30 Church StSpoil yourself for high tea in the garden or a delicate meal in the beautiful restaurant. View art at the Imibala galery, taste and buy wine at the wineshop or go for a massage at the Africology Spa.
Art
Hester Rupert Art Museum
Church StreetArt museum in Graaff Reinet
Sightseeing
This Fossil centre in Nieu Bethesda is not just a museum...it include a guided search for fossils in the river and 'go' at cleaning a fossil!
Kitching Fossil Exploration Centre
Hudson StreetThis Fossil centre in Nieu Bethesda is not just a museum...it include a guided search for fossils in the river and 'go' at cleaning a fossil!