Location: Paarl
Top Things to do in Paarl
9 Nature & Parks in Paarl That You Shouldn't Miss
Sipping your way across the Paarl Wine Route is one of the most enjoyable ways to experience this South African town. Besides being part of the Cape Winelands region, Paarl is the place where the Afrikaans language was developed, a linguistic feat that’s commemorated by a dramatic monument. Cheer on your favorite pony at the Polo Club or hit the links at one of the area’s many beautiful golf courses.
Restaurants in Paarl
1. Rhebokskloof MTB Trails
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By emarieb_13 - Paarl, South Africa
This is the place to come for good cycling. Connecting straight with the Paarl Mountain reserve, it offers beautiful views and many different experiences.
2. Salem Biblical Garden
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5.0 based on 7 reviews
Discover a Journey through the Bible with a Garden path about 400m long with 10 stations depicting scenes, artwork and displays from the Bible. Hiking tours, hiking and mountain biking trails. Kiosk for refreshments. Picnic places provided. Groups can phone and request a guided tour. Guide book available at R25 each. No entry fee. Open every day from 8am to 6pm.
Reviewed By 719AnitaK
A place where your soul can be refreshed amid Bible characters, reminding you of how special you are to the Creator.
3. Ashia
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5.0 based on 37 reviews
Ashia is a Fair Trade Tourism accredited, world-class cheetah sanctuary and awareness centre outside Paarl in South Africa’s Western Cape, a mere 45 minute drive from Cape Town. An African name meaning ‘life and hope’, Ashia lies nestled at the foot of the dramatic Drakenstein mountains, providing the perfect setting for the sanctuary’s conservation, education and research programs. Founded to help prevent the further decline of the cheetah population, the sanctuary’s primary conservation initiatives entail the release of captive-born and raised cheetah into the protected wild of game reserves. This is financed and managed by our conservation arm, Ashia Cheetah Conservation (ACC), a registered non-profit company. Please note that Ashia has a strict no-touch policy and no children under 16 years are allowed around any animal areas.
Reviewed By 73Duck - Smithfield, United States
This is a must see attraction in the Cape Winelands. It is a very educational, up-close experience, but it's definitely not a zoo. We gained a tremendous appreciation for these big cats and just how tenuous their existence is in the wild. These are amazing creatures and kudos to Ashia for doing their part to provide a sanctuary for these cats that would have a tough time in the wild or would weaken the species if they bred with others of their kind. We also spent a nice peaceful the night here in the excellent accommodations (see separate review) here.
4. Hero Adventure Trails
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Hero Adventure Trails was formed out of a passion for the outdoors and providing unique areas to explore the amazing country we live in. All our venues and trails are specially selected and built with the idea to provide a safer area for everyone from Professional athletes to weekend warriors and kiddies to explore, ride, run and relax.
5. Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve
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4.5 based on 202 reviews
Reviewed By emarieb_13 - Paarl, South Africa
A must do over the weekend No excuses. You can visit this by car, on foot, with a bicycle. Alone or with friends. And the experience will be divine. You and nature, nothing else. Just come... Enjoy the picturesque landscape of fynbos vegetation dominated by massive rounded granite rock formations set among wild olives, rock candlewoods and wagon trees. Take a vigorous hike, or climb Bretagne Rock, follow one of the many hiking trails, visit Mill water Wild Flower Garden where numerous species of Proteas may be viewed, catch a bass at Nantes dam or enjoy mountain biking, picnics and panoramic views of the Drakenstein valley. Entry fees Entry is R30 per occupant in a vehicle payable at the reserve’s main gate. Entry is free during the week. Buy your map with the mountain’s MTB and hiking routes at the Paarl Visitors Information Centre at R50. Directions As you enter Paarl Main Road via the N1 from CT, take a left at the off-ramp. Follow Paarl Main Road, go straight over the first robot and then left at the first road on your left hand side (Jan Phillips Mountain Drive). Follow this road for approximately 6kms until you get to the Meulwater day braai & picnic site. Alternatively, follow the road leading up to the Afrikaans Language Monument (Gabbema Doordrif Road) and take the dirt road turning off to the right (Jan Phillips Mountain Drive) leading past the Amphi theatre, until you reach the Meulwater day braai & picnic site picnic area. GPS Co-ordinates: Lat: -33° 45′ 27.594″ Long: 18° 56′ 50.3658″ Facility hours Summer: 07:00 – 19:00 (1 Oct – 31 March) Winter: 07:00 – 18:00 (1 April – 30 Sept) Note: No entry is allowed 1 hour before closure times. Important information Remember, there are no shops on the reserve, so bring along your own fire wood, grid and supplies. Strictly no dogs or music is allowed in the reserve and day camps. No horse riding facilities available. Only licensed vehicles, no off-road motorbikes and/or quad bikes allowed. No larger than 22 seated busses are allowed. There are no swimming facilities on the reserve. Please help us keep the mountain clean by using available refuge bins. This is a high fire risk area – STRICTLY NO FIRES in areas other than demarcated braai/camp facilities. Report any fires immediately!
6. The Alpaca Loom Coffee Shop & Weaving Studio
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 145 reviews
Enjoy our decadent cakes and a cup of freshly brewed coffee at the coffee shop, while taking in the stunning views of the alpaca herd and Table Mountain in the background. Watch our weavers at work, interact with the alpacas and all the other animals in the petting zoo and have your kids use up all that pent-up energy on the jungle gym or go on an Alpaca Barn Tour. Since 2004, the alpaca herd has grown substantially to over 350 animals. The wool is sent for spinning and is then either hand-woven or woven on a mechanical loom in small runs on the actual farm. At The Alpaca Loom we produce a variety of woven scarves, shawls, blankets and rugs using the beautiful range of natural colours that our alpacas produce. Open daily: 10:00 to 18:00 Alpaca Barn Tours: Meet our alpaca herd up close and find out more about this special animal and its luxurious fiber. Every hour on the hour Alpaca Walks: Explore the farm accompanied by an alpaca on a halter. Daily at 10:00 & 16:00
7. Paarl Bird Sanctuary
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
8. Limietberg Nature Reserve
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2.5 based on 9 reviews
