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BIRKENHEAD BREWERY

the source of liquid gold
The first brewing estate in the Southern Hemisphere, a micro brewery situated in the shadows of the Klein Rivier mountains, Standford, South Africa. Birkenhead Brewery has much to offer, not only brewery tours and tastings but also mineral water from one of the purest sources in the world. This water is bottled at source from the Stanford eye aquifer in the Overberg, which is the fynbos capital of the world. Home to exceptional beer, the country estate, brewery, restaurant and pub is a place to enjoy delicious food and freshly brewed beer.

overberg - south africa

overberg towns

overberg attractions

• Birkenhead Brewery - Standford
• Jackass Penguin Colony - Gansbaai
• Whale Watching - Hermanus
• Caged Shark Dives - Gansbaai
• Cape Point - Agulhas
• Worcester Wine Route
• Rafting and Canoeing - Breede River Valley
• Bontebok National Park - Swellendam
• Napier Brewery - Napier
• De Hoop Nature Reserve - Arniston
GANSBAAI:
Both Southern Right Whales and Great White Sharks frequent the waters off Gansbaai. It is the breeding ground of the jackass penguin and 60 000 Cape fur seals. which attract the Great White and has become known as ‘shark alley’
CAPE AGULHAS:
The end of the African continent and the meeting place of Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Discovered by the Portuguese, the southern most tip called ‘Cabo das Agulhas’ (Cape of Needles) because of the sharp rock formations responsible for some of the worst shipwrecks on the coast.
Cape Point
• Witsand Backpackers - Witsand
• Pippins Country House - Grabouw
• Wonky Donkey Backpackers - Gordons Bay
• Uitkyk Backpackers - Greyton
• Suntouched Inn - Napier
The Overberg extends from the high-lying apple orchards, the wheat fields to as far as you can go south, Cape Agulus - the most southerly point of the African continent, the place where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. The interior is dominated by grain farms and the coast is a series of beautiful bays, and  has a couple of claims to fame:
• Best land-based whale watching destination in the world
• Most southerly vineyards in Africa - well worth a tasting.
• The Caged Shark diving capital.
Jumping White Shark
SOUTH AFRICA BACKPACKERS SEARCH
OVERBERG BACKPACKERS
• Gansbaai Backpackers - Gansbaai
• Moby's Travellers Lodge - Hermanus
• Zoete Inval Travellers Lodge - Hermanus
• Hermanus Backpackers - Hermanus
• Swellendam Backpackers Adventure Lodge
HERMANUS:
The world's foremost land based whale watching destination, is a thriving holiday destination yet it retains its fisherman's village charm. The village has it's own Whale Crier' announcing the arrival of the majestic giants of the ocean
SWELLENDAM:
Swellendam is seeped in history and the Bontebok National Park is on it's doorstep, home to the rare and beautiful antelope, 126 different species of bird and other small buck.The hiking trails alone make it worth the visit.