I've been a visitor to the Cederberg since 1982. I'm passionate about this area and its people, who live a fascinating lifestyle, many off the grid. I'm privileged to be called a friend, a virtual 'member of the family' by some of the people. This blog is my personal record of more than 35 years visiting this fantastic, rugged and mountainous region of the Western Cape, South Africa. The photo above shows the house that C Louis Leipoldt's family occupied. Now used as guest accommodation.

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Cederberg's big bold makeover - Year 202

 Back in year 2020, when the lockdowns were shutting down the tourism, wine and many other businesses, the people at Cederberg Wines and Sanddrif Holiday Accommodation decided not to sit back and complain. They began the next phase of a strategic vision that would make the Cederberg tourist offering world class.

Read my article in TO BUILD magazine here, to see how former holiday cottages built in the late 1980's to accommodate the influx of people to view Haley's Comet, would be sensitively converted into accommodation of a very high standard.

Read about it here:   Country Chic