The
Garden Route and Eastern Cape
offers a magnitude of Towns and routes
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Route Tours, Cape Country, Botrivier
Botrivier,
South Africa, Garden Route... The
small, picturesque village of Botrivier lies in
the foothills of the Houw Hoek Mountains, en route
to Hermanus along the Garden Route. The Bot River,
after which the hamlet is named, meanders its way
through a fertile valley surrounded by mountains
covered in fynbos, historical wine farms and fields
of wheat.
A
place of crossing in the Bot River originally served
as a spot for bartering butter with the Khoi-khoi
tribes and the river was attributed with the name
‘butter’ from both sides - the Afrikaans
word for butter is ‘botter’ and the
Khoi-khoi called it ‘Couga’, which means
‘lots of butter’. The name stuck and
today this river flows through the town into a large
lagoon, which forms a marsh at its mouth. These
wetlands are home to thousands of waterfowl and
one of the only remaining herds of wild horses is
said roam the area. Botrivier has a tradition of
accommodating travellers. The Bot River Hotel was
probably built in the 1890s and today serves as
a drop-off point for the Baz Bus shuttle - a hop
on and off backpacker shuttle that offers travellers
of all ages a way to explore South Africa and the
Garden Route.
A
whole generation of South Africans were introduced
to the town of Botrivier as the setting for their
favourite TV series - ‘Nommer Asseblief’
(number please) and visitors used to insist on seeing
the telephone exchange and meeting the characters
from the soapie. Close to Kleinmond and Walker Bay,
Botrivier is ideal for travellers who want to escape
the throngs during whale watching season, but remain
in the vicinity for easy access. Botrivier is a
haven for nature lovers, wine tasters and artists,
and the sheer tranquillity of the setting means
a complete escape from it all.
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