Akkerboom Country Cottages are located next to a small river between the Langeberg Mountains and the little Karoo on a working fruit farm. The cottages offer an ideal family holiday venue two and a half hours from Cape Town, where children can play in a stream below 300-year-old trees.

We are situated 22 km from Barrydale in the direction towards Montague, and 40km from Montague on R62. Our reception is at Akkerboom Trading post, which is well signed on R62.

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Barrydale is a small town in Tradouw Valley known for its fruit and wine production. Barrydale is on the famous R62 - the longest wine route in the world.

Barrydale has beautiful panoramic mountains vistas and a relaxing approach to life. Barrydale is on the border of two famous areas, Little Karoo and Overberg.

Barrydale is known for its agriculture, fruit exports, top wine and delicious dairy produce.

Back Road Safaris offers individual and group tours and holidays across a tremendous spectrum of tastes, interests and travel styles. This includes meaningful cultural exchanges, family fun, memorable adventures, simple, restful breaks and special-interest activities like golf, whale watching or wine tasting.

Our value-for-money itineraries are renowned for their cultural diversity, scenic beauty and stunning variety of wildlife. And, of course, the Garden Route and Klein Karoo - our playgrounds - are known for their mild, comfortable weather and warm, friendly hospitality.

Back Road Safaris is based in Mossel Bay - in the heart of the Garden Route and just 40 km from the airport at George.