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Home Porterville is a picturesque, country town on the slopes of the Olifants´ River Mountains and lies 140 km north of Cape Town on the R44 route. The town was established in 1863 after Frederick John Owen, one of the original 1820 Settlers subdivided his farm (Pomona) into plots, naming the town after the then popular Attorney General of the Cape - William Porter.Centuries before the arrival of Dutch Settlers the region was however inhabited by the San tribe and the mountains in the region contain numerous relics of the past, the most enigmatic being a rock art painting of a sailing ship (on privately owned land ) east of Porterville. The region is famous for the rarest of flowers, the Disa Uniflora, and it is the only place in South Africa where one can see fields of these flowers in nature, the rarest being the sulphur yellow Disa, which has only been found in one small colony in Porterville. Climatic conditions vary from dry, hot summers with powerful thermals, making it the ideal location for paragliding enthusiasts - followed by severe winters, with snow on the mountain peaks and storms rolling in from the Atlantic coast in the west.Dramatic rock formations, fauna & flora in the Groot Winterhoek Nature Reserve (en route the Dasklip Pass) just outside of Porterville, offer hiking trails to places called "DIE TRONK" & "DIE HEL" and features one of the largest, natural rock pools in South Africa. This is in sharp contrast to the gently undulating plains of wheat below and an abundance of constant waterfalls. Business Hours Monday to Fridays from: 08:30 till 17-00 Saturday: 09:00 till 13:00 Sunday Closed Inhabitants 12000 Altitude 280 Enquiry Email : info@portervilletourism.co.za Enquiry Email : info@portervilletourism.co.za Tel 1 : +27 22 9313732 Fax : +27 22 9313732

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Monte Christo Family Resort - Porterville
Monte Christo Family Resort - Porterville
Monte Christo is a guest farm 7km from Porterville and only 130km from Cape Town. We offer a self catering guesthouse, camping and a 4x4 trail. If it is a peaceful weekend you need, you will find it here.
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