07 Things To Do Prince Albert, and the pass

Admit Two21 March 2027 · Prince Albert

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07  ·  Things To Do

Small town,
busy enough

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Prince Albert may be small, but it knows how to keep one busy. Whether you’re keen to get your heart rate up, slow things down, or eat and drink your way through town, here are a few of our favourite things to do — in between celebrating with us, that is!

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Energising

Get the heart rate up

  • Walking or cycling around the village is one of the best ways to appreciate some of the many well preserved buildings in the town, with their Victorian stoeps and Cape Dutch gables, a unique type known as the Prince Albert gable. Grab a coffee at one of the many quaint coffee shops.
  • Parkrun every Saturday morning – a Karoo trail up onto the koppie.
  • Go for a cycle ride – you can hire a bike at Prince Albert Cycles. Prince Albert Cycles · 083 395 9038
  • Hike the Gordon Koppie trail on the hill outside town, a comfortable 1.6 km. It starts at the end of Bergsig Street and has incredible views over PA.
  • Hike the Swartberg Pass day trails. Permits are required and you can get one from the Lazy Lizard or from Cape Nature online.
  • Learn about Karoo plants on a guided walk. If this is your thing, contact ‘Renu Karoo’ to book a fascinating two hour guided tour with Dr Sue Milton-Dean (082 770 0206), at Wolwekraal Nature Reserve. Sue will do a walk for us on Sunday morning at 8am if interested. Renu Karoo · 082 770 0206 · Sunday 8am
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Relaxing

Slow things right down

  • Join a yoga class or enjoy a massage, reflexology or reiki at ‘Simply Saffron’ in Kerkstraat. Kerkstraat
  • The Swartberg Hotel also offers massages.
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Savouring

Eat and drink your way through town

  • Visit Weltevrede Fig Farm for THE most delicious fig tart and preserves (35 mins from Prince Albert on a dirt road). Open Friday 9am–4pm, Saturday 9am–2pm, closed Sunday. Fri 9–4 · Sat 9–2 · Closed Sunday
  • Olive oil tasting at O for Olive (5 km from the centre of town), open from 9am–2pm on Saturdays and Sundays and 9am–4pm Tuesday to Friday. There is a café there to enjoy a delicious olive platter lunch. Sat–Sun 9–2 · Tue–Fri 9–4
  • Cheese tasting at Gays Guernsey Dairy. Open Monday to Friday 7am–4pm, Saturday 7am–3pm, Sunday 7am–12. Mon–Fri 7–4 · Sat 7–3 · Sun 7–12
  • Pop in at the historic Swartberg Hotel and enjoy the elegant surroundings. The hotel dates back to the 1860s and is a national heritage site. Enjoy gin tasting in the bar and have a meal in the Victorian restaurant. Gin tasting · Victorian restaurant

Karoothiasm

The wide, lonely plain… touched by a weird and almost oppressive beauty.

Olive Schreiner