Attractions IN Somerset East
Nature Reserves
Bosberg Nature Reserve
Set on the southern slopes of the Bosberg Mountains, the Bosberg Nature Reserve is a thickly wooded nature reserve that looms over the town of Somerset East. The lower slopes and sheltered kloofs are covered with beautiful Outeniqua yellowwoods, white ...
Mountain Passes
Bruintjieshoogte Pass
Bruintjieshoogte Pass, in English Brown's Height Pass, lies between the Karoo towns of Pearston and Somerset East on the R63. It offers wonderful views over the Karoo. Whilst not an overly eventful pass, and not dangerous to drive, it is the first ...
Game Reserves
Kamala Game Reserve
Kamala Game Reserve is a private reserve lying between the Bruinjieshoogte and Boschberg mountain ranges that each rise to about 6 000 feet, close to Somerset East. Through the reserve the Little Fish River winds for some 34 kilometres. See over 30 ...
Attractions AROUND Somerset East
Game Reserves / National Parks
Addo Elephant Park
Situated in a malaria free area the magnificently diverse Addo Elephant Park offers a wide variety of game viewing, outdoor adventure, accommodation and cultural experiences. You will be amazed at the variety of South Africa Wildlife that can be ...
Natural Wonders / National Parks
Camdeboo National Park
Formed hundreds of millions of years ago, the Karoo of South Africa is one of the great natural wonders of the world. Camdeboo National Park provides the visitor with insights into the unique landscape and ecosystem of the Karoo as well as splendid ...
Mountain Passes
Camdeboo Pass
The Camdeboo Pass lies entirely within the Camdeboo National Park, just off the R63 from the Karoo town of Graaff-Reinet. The pass gets little publicity in its own right. It doesn't even make it onto the top billing list of the park, in amongst premier ...
Landmarks / Miscellaneous
Cookhouse Wind Farm
The largest wind farm in the country, if not the continent, the Cookhouse wind farm has a 138.6 MW capacity, only just pipping JBay's wind farm at the post as far as capacity is concerned(Jeffreys Bay wind farm is just around the metaphorical corner from ...
National Parks / Nature Reserves
Mountain Zebra National Park
The craggy heights of the Mountain Zebra National Park's Bankberg embrace rolling plains and deep valleys, and has become an entrancing preserve for the Cape mountain zebra. The proclamation of the park in 1937 saved these animals from extinction, and ...
... and a little further afield
Game Reserves
Bushman Sands Game Reserve
Bushman Sands Game Reserve is situated on nearly 4000 hectares of former farmland. Bushman Sands game reserve offers malaria free sightings of wildlife within the reserve. Working with Shamwari's conservation team many years ago, Bushman Sands ...
Nature Reserves
Groendal Wilderness Area
The 30 000 hectare Groendal Wilderness Area protects the water catchment area of the Swartkops River (KwaZungha River), with the Groendal Dam in its centre. Lying within the Groot Winterhoek Mountain range, this wilderness area has rugged terrain incised ...
Game Reserves
Kariega Game Reserve
The private Kariega Game Reserve is situated in the malaria-free, upper reaches of the Kariega River Valley, 14 km from Kenton On Sea on the R343 to Salem and Grahamstown and 145 km from Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Located in ...
Game Farms / Game Parks / Game Reserves
Pumba Game Reserve
Lying in a particularly breathtaking setting that includes five of the world's seven biomes, Pumba Private Game Reserve has a couple of major advantages: one, it is set in a malaria-free part of the Eastern Cape, and two, it provides really easy access ...
Game Reserves
Shamwari Game Reserve
Shamwari Game Reserve is the southernmost, Big Game, private reserve in Africa - Malaraia Free. This ultimate African adventure stretches along the Bushman's river, halfway between Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown, and forms a natural extension to the ...
Somerset East as a destination
Also in the neighbourhood
Addo, Addo Elephant Park, Alexandria, Amakhala, Colchester, Jansenville, Kirkwood, Nanaga, Paterson, Sidbury, Sundays River, Sunland, Zuurberg
Staying Overnight
Somerset Guest Lodge
Somerset Guest Lodge offers accommodation in Somerset East, a charming and historic little town. The lodge makes either a convenient overnight st...
Witmos Oxwagon Camp
Witmos Oxwagon Camp offers an African outdoor experience, back in time. Guests are accommodated in restored oxwagons. The camp is situated on a w...
Kuduland Shack
Experience the opportunity to get away from everything and everyone while staying at the rustic but charming Kuduland Shack. The comfortable Gre...
Herberg Manor
Situated in Somerset East, Herberg Manor is an elegant 1920s manor house that offers guests a choice of rooms within easy reach of numerous shops...
Koedoeskop Private Mountain Reserve
Accommodation is offered in the tastefully renovated, historic Karoo-style farmhouse which has six spacious double bedrooms, all of which are en-...
Angler & Antelope
The Angler and Antelope is situated in the town of Somerset East in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The complex is securely fenced and includes t...
Ufumene Game Lodge
Ufumene Game Lodge offers Game Lodge accommodation on a private game ranch in the Eastern Cape, straddling both sides of a valley behind the Olif...
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