Prince Albert Experiences
Our accommodation providers and businesses offer a variety of types of accommodation, dining choices and activities
in a broad price range for visitors to our peaceful town
Choose self-catering, bed & breakfast or room only accommodation in Prince Albert or self-catering, B&B or camping on one of our farms
Discover interesting things to do and eateries where you can enjoy a light meal or dinner or pick up a take-away
While you are here you are bound to want to explore the Swartberg Pass
Visit our Things to do page!
Prince Albert is an oasis in the Great Karoo, where water from springs in the Swartberg mountains runs through the village in furrows, bringing gardens and orchards to life.
The first settlers arrived in 1762 and established a farm called de Kweekvallei: Valley of Plenty. By 1845 a little village had sprung up, named after Queen Victoria's consort.
Tourism drives our economy and our guest accommodation caters for every taste and pocket. Our restaurants serve excellent Karoo cuisine at reasonable prices. We boast art galleries, community craft outlets, a prize-winning Museum, a weavery, blacksmith and dairy. The Saturday Market and occasional Moonlight Markets bring locals and visitors together to enjoy the Prince Albert vibe.
Our shops stock Cape Mohair products, local olives and olive oil, dried fruits and nuts. Local wine farms produce a selection of wines and port.
You can visit our farms, take cookery courses, enjoy holistic health treatments and go on an Historical Ramble or Ghost Walk...
We hold a number of festivals each year including the Plaaskombuiskosfees which offers traditional food, the PArt Open Studios - visits to artists and creative people in their work spaces in June and November, the Leesfees Literary Festival in August, the PA Open Gardens in September and our Agricultural Show in October.
A circular drive across the Swartberg Pass, with its tremendous views and spectacular geological formations and back through Meiringspoort, is a must, as is a trip along the Weltevrede road or along the Margrietta Prinsloo road to watch the sunset, with your sundowners at hand.
For lots more about things to do... click here
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