Montagu

Montagu is the gateway to the Little (Klein) Karoo on Route 62 between Cape Town and the Garden Route with many fine examples of Cape-Dutch architecture. This friendly country town features silent mountain sides, clear night skies, tasty food and pretty fruit and flowers. The town is very well known for the large amount of high quality rock climbing routes in the area plenty of adventure activities. The village also has a medicinal herb museum and many worthwhile art galleries.

By car
This is the way to come to Montagu and it's a 2– to 3-hour drive from Cape Town. Going east on the famous Route 62 will bring you to Oudtshoorn (this is an interesting drive through the semi-desert Western Cape Karoo and worth some extra km/miles)

By bus
The big bus companies offer limited services to Montagu so it's advisable to check the current situation.

Munnik's InterTown Coaches runs a scheduled bus service between Bellville (with pick up points in Athlone and Mitchel's Plein) and Montagu on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday only. Enquires & Reservations - or.

Otherwise Translux (and CitytoCity) have a stop in nearby Ashton.

By plane
There is no airport in Montagu, the nearest airports are in Cape Town and George.

Robertson Airfield (28 km by road, to the west of Montagu), licensed according to South African Civil Aviation Authority standards, is an unmanned municipal airport 1 km to the east of the Western Cape town of Robertson in South Africa. (Airfield details: Code: ROD, Elevation: 640 m, Phone:, Owner: Langeberg Municipality)

By rail
The closest train mainline station is in Worcester some 75 km away,Ashton 10 km away has a station-but trains run weekly so this is not the way to go to Montagu.

Get around
The village is best explored walking. There is no public transport in Montagu so for longer trips rent a car. Alternative rent a (mountain-)bike as there are some interesting trails.

See
Montagu houses some very fine examples of Dutch-Cape architecture and it's no problem to visit them on a walk through the streets (especially Long Street).

Do
Hike along one of the many trails in the neighbouring mountains. Two of the nearby hiking routes, Bloupunt and Cogmanskloof trail start at Joubert Park just at the edge of the town. Further afield in the Koo valley you find the Gecko Trail as well as Nuy River Gorge Kloofing and Abseiling Take a dip at the hot springs some 3 km out of town. Climb some of over 400 sport climbing routes.



Buy
Every Saturday 08:00-12:30 you'll find the Montagu Village Market in Euvard Park on Bath street opposite the Information bureau. Here you'll find a fantastic selection of local farm produce, art and delicious foods as well as clothing and craft.

Eat
Montagu offers some very classy restaurants. Becoming more and more popular with tourists, the prices get classy, too.

Sleep
There are several hotels and guesthouses in Montagu and some more a little bit out of town but there is a little shortage of backpacker accommodation. If on a budget, look for one of the self-catering cottages.



Go next
Montagu an ideal stop over on the famous Route 62 between Cape Town and the Garden Route. Alternatively there's the R318 route, a slower but more scenic road via the Keisie and Koo Valleys towards the N1 and Hex River Valley. But there are lots of reason to stay for 2, 3 or more nights. You can go for walks in the mountains, swimming at the hot mineral springs, horse riding, boat trips on the Breede River, tractor/trailer trip to the mountain summit, visit a wide variety of wineries with some of the best wines that you can get, or relax and enjoy the sunshine and beauty of the town and area.