At Rijk’s Country House our guests love to relax on the terrace with the newspaper and a cappuccino whilst admiring the incredible scenery. We offer wine tasting at Rijk’s Private Cellar, bird watching, vineyard walks, hikes, swimming in our pool and a game of boules on our well-kept court. Please check our web and facebook pages for upcoming events such as our Wine Evenings and Kid’s Activity Weekends.
For Culture Lovers Tulbagh is just 5 minutes away. Founded by the Dutch and Huguenot settlers, Tulbagh is home to Church Street, a major tourist attraction featuring the highest number of Cape Dutch, Victorian and Edwardian Architecture in any one street in South Africa. There are notable museums in the street plus art galleries and gift shops. Saronsburg Theatre on Main Street has an exciting calendar of weekly events. There are summer concerts and picnics held throughout the year and Tulbagh is famous for Christmas in July – when the whole of Church Street participates in Christmas-themed events over a long weekend. The Tulbagh Spring Festival is an annual event held in August.
For Food and Wine Lovers there are many local restaurants featuring a variety of cuisine, Kimilili, the award-winning cheese factory, Moniki the Belgian chocolate factory specialise in chocolate and wine pairing, Waverly Hills Organic Wine and Restaurant, dried fruit tours, a farmers’ market on the last Saturday of every month plus wine-tasting and cellar tours to the many local wine estates, including: Saronsburg Cellars, Twee Jonge Gezellen, Waverly Hills, Manley Private Cellars, De Oude Drostdy Manor, Schalkenbosch Wine Estate, Tulbagh Winery, Bucks Ridge Wine and Olives, De Heuvel, Blue Crane Vineyards and Theuniskraal Wine Estate.
For Adventure Lovers there is local horse riding, hiking, mountain biking trails, kayaking, fishing, zip-line adventures plus Big Five safari tours within 40 minutes.
For Nature Lovers there is outstanding natural beauty and photographic opportunities, wonderful birdlife, endemic bulbs that only flower in the Tulbagh Valley, plus the newly restored Galgeheuwl Reserve and community gardens.