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Prince Albert

where to stay: accommodation on a room only basis

 ATM: next to ABSA. Cash can be drawn over the counter on some bank cards at the OK SUPERMARKET

all accommodation in descending price order
Bougain-Villa

 

R300 - R150 per person per night on a room only basis - no meals included.

Contact:  John & Esme Claassens

Tel:  023 5411 659 / 

082 575 5133

 

74 Church Street - Enjoy affordable, luxurious overnight accommodation in this tastefully decorated Victorian home.  Bougain-Villa offers 2 spacious en-suite bedrooms (double beds), each with its own separate entrance.  

Also available, double room with queen sized bed and another with two single beds. (Both at a lower rate) Bathroom across the passage. 

A coffee/tea tray is provided.  DSTV.  Electric blankets and fans available.  Please note that no meals are provided.  Ideal as an overnight stop or the perfect base from which to explore the village and its many eateries.

Discover the many attractions in and around Prince Albert by taking a trip in John's Donkey.  Click here for more information.

Package 1: Gamkaskloof "The Hell"

An all-inclusive two day package for singles and groups of up to 4 ...

Enjoy an evening Karoo braai with John and Esme, then head off to bed in one of our comfortable en-suite bedrooms.

Next morning, after a delicious breakfast at Bougain-Villa, climb into John's Donkey for a trip into the Swartberg Pass and along the fascinating road to Gamkaskloof. Explore the valley which some call "Die Hel" and discover how a small community lived there in happy isolation for two hundred years before the road came. Enjoy a picnic lunch with drinks included.

Some visitors have asked about spending a night in "The Hell" - we can arrange this, depending upon accommodation being available.

On the way home John will drive you through Prince Albert to admire the rich variety of architecture and lovely gardens watered by the furrow system which makes Prince Albert a little oasis in the Karoo.

Enjoy dinner at your choice of local restaurants, all within walking distance of Bougain-Villa, then home to dream of the Swartberg.

The following morning you can enjoy breakfast at Café Albert and watch the Prince Albert scene before driving off to your next adventure.

All this for just R1750 per person

 

 

Package 2: Swartberg Pass - Oude Muragie - De Rust and home...

An all-inclusive two day package for singles and groups of up to 4 ...

Enjoy an evening Karoo braai with John and Esme, then head off to bed in one of our comfortable en-suite bedrooms.

Next morning, after a delicious breakfast at Bougain-Villa, climb into John's Donkey for a trip over the Swartberg Pass to travel the Oude Muragie Road - a trip back in time. We will be passing the Cango Caves, Wilgewandel Holiday Farm (camel rides!), Weltevrede Waterfall, travelling through de Rust, Meiringspoort with its famous Herrie Stone and Waterfall, Klaarstroom, the Prince Albert Valley (Bergwater Winery) and home where John will drive you through Prince Albert to admire the rich variety of architecture and lovely gardens watered by the furrow system which makes Prince Albert a little oasis in the Karoo.

Enjoy dinner at your choice of local restaurants, all within walking distance of Bougain-Villa, then home to dream of the Swartberg.

The following morning you can enjoy breakfast at Café Albert and watch the Prince Albert scene before driving off to your next adventure.

All this for just R1750 per person

Click here for photographs and more information.

 

Duck Inn    R200 per person per day, 

children under 12  R100 each per day, 

single supplement R250

 

e-mail: elizabethe@telkomsa.net

Tel: 023 5411 879

Cell: 083 548 9394

Your host: Elizabeth Erasmus

13 Pastorie Street. Enjoy the peace and a quiet of Prince Albert in this elegant self contained unit which comprises two bedrooms (one with queen bed and the other with twin beds), comfortably furnished lounge and a bathroom with bath and shower. We do not have TV.  We provide tea and coffee trays. 

We regret that we do not provide breakfast nor cooking facilities but Duck Inn is within walking distance of restaurants and coffee shops.   

Click here for photographs and more information and a booking form

 

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