Small, Intimate Wedding Venues

Stop services for attention to the bride, the ceremony, the function and accommodation for the close family group.


For 30 – 40 people

• Mountain fynbos retreat http://www.kontrei.co.za/farm-215-1.php
• Working wine and fruit farm Bonnievale http://www.kontrei.co.za/merwenstein-bonnievale-boland.php
• Historic guest house in center of Swellendam http://www.kontrei.co.za/moolmanshof-swellendam-1.php
• Working farm in Nieuwoudtville http://www.kontrei.co.za/papkuilsfontein-nieuwoudtville-1.php

For 60 - 80 people

• Working Farm near Hermon. Victorian building, lush gardens, Hawekwa Mountains backdrop http://www.kontrei.co.za/bartholomeus-klip-1.php
• On the banks of the Goukamma River, Knysna http://www.kontrei.co.za/blackwaters-1.php
• Working ostrich farm near Oudtshoorn http://www.kontrei.co.za/de-zeekoe-1.php
• Historic West Coast farm near Velddrift http://www.kontrei.co.za/doornfontein-farm-velddrift-1.php
• Karoo sheep farm atmosphere near Nieu Bethesda http://www.kontrei.co.za/ganora-1.php
• Cederberg mountains http://www.kontrei.co.za/mount-ceder-1.php
• Historic wine estate, Stellenbosch http://www.kontrei.co.za/muratie-1.php
• Historic guest house in center of Paarl http://www.kontrei.co.za/zomerlust-paarl.php
• Guest house and restaurant opposite the church in Nieuwoudtville http://www.kontrei.co.za/van-zijl-guesthouses-nieuwoudtville-1.php
  

For 80 – 200+ people

• Coastal Fynbos Nature Reserve near Gansbaai http://www.kontrei.co.za/grootbos-1.php
• Victorian Village near Laingsburg, Koup Karoo http://www.kontrei.co.za/matjiesfontein-koup-karoo-1.php
• Wine and fruit farm and guest house with restaurant near Worcester http://www.kontrei.co.za/nuy-valley-guest-farm-1.php
  

For 10 people

• Wedding in a pristine African safari setting http://www.kontrei.co.za/nuy-valley-guest-farm-1.php

Paarl 'Taal' Monument

Prominently situated on Paarl Mountain, to the west of the town center (reached by way of Jan Philips Mountain Drive), is the 57m/187ft high Taal Monument. The design of the monument, which was inaugurated in 1975, was the work of the architect Jan van Wyk and the writers C. J. Langenhoven and N. P. van Wyk Louw. It symbolizes the contributions made by Africa, the Netherlands and Britain to the development of the Afrikaans language. From the monument there are fine panoramic views.

http://www.kontrei.co.za/zomerlust-paarl.php

Cape traditional cuisine by Cass Abrahams

I looked at South Africa through a special regional looking glass, and saw…..

A kontrei is a limited geographical area having distinct characteristics because of its natural and cultural integrity and dynamics.

A Place is a chip of a kontrei

A kontrei is named by local people irrespective of political boundaries. Sometimes different names exist for the same kontrei and it is fairly common for people expressing themselves as part of a smaller kontrei within a bigger one.

By using Kontrei glasses, the visitor can see the land better in an “as is” format.

The Kontrei Traveller Portfolio (KTP) offers the visitor a selection of hosts, each from a different kontrei. The host is someone calling his/her place in a particular kontrei, MY home. They are best equipped to introduce the visitor to an authentic experience of their place and kontrei.

The KTP member as part of the local community, runs a tourism business in and through his/her kontrei– MY business. All these KTP members are a special people because they produce their tourism products in a sustainable way.

YOU, the visitor – the sustainable consumer – is invited to buy into these products for a quality travel experience.

Travelling as A Sense of Place experience in: Paarl

Zomerlust Gastehuis in Paarl in the Boland kontrei is where I started with the heritage site of the Zomerlust Farm and Manor house in the historic center of Paarl.

The spacious property in the center of town is where you can relive the history of three generations of the Jacob Isaac de Villiers bloodline, do a guided Paarl Walkabout and explore the natural fynbos and cultural heritage of the Afrikaans language and the wine and brandy culture. Zomerlust Gastehuis is the only place where you can buy the J I de Villiers family product, Paarl Rock, brandy. We offer the cellar and products of a few Paarl Garagiste winemakers, Cape traditional cuisine by Cass Abrahams and selected wines from the region to go with the food.

An authentic, quality experience awaits you at Zomerlust Gastehuis. Read More... http://www.kontrei.co.za/zomerlust-paarl.php

Keurbosfontein and Bakkrans

Johan van der Westhuizen has been our financial advisor for more than 20 years via the companies he has been attached to. He was one of the founder members of PSG before his retirement in 2007.

He was instrumental in developing the concepts of converting the private dwelling of Zomerlust into Zomerlust Gastehuis because we share the same views on sustainability in business.

I was therefore non officially, but seriously, involved in the conseptualisation of Keurbosfontein and Bakkrans in their conversion to tourism destinations.

Today Keurbosfontein and Bakkrans can be enjoyed by those who seek the value of simplicity within the environment of safety and comfort without losing the intimate contact with Cederberg nature and the history of the San and the white farmers.

If you want to stay on a farm yard , Please see Keurbosfontein at http://www.kontrei.co.za/keurbosfontein-1.php

If you want to stay in a nature reserve where you have 6000 hectares to share with max pax 8, please see http://www.kontrei.co.za/keurbosfontein-1.php