Route 62 is a
tourist route in
South Africa that meanders between
Cape Town,
Oudtshoorn, the
Garden Route, and
Gqeberha
Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, S ...
(formerly
Port Elizabeth
Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Sou ...
), offering the scenic alternative to the
N2 highway. Route 62 is named for the
R62 provincial route, which it follows from
Montagu to
Humansdorp, but the tourist route extends further along other highways to Cape Town and Gqeberha.
Also known as the Wine Route, Route 62 leads through the wine-growing areas of
Wellington,
Tulbagh,
Worcester,
Robertson and the
Klein Karoo and is thus one of the longest wine routes in the world. Activities along Route 62 include wine tours, safari drives, tribal art, cultural tours, museums, hiking, mountain climbing, 4x4 routes, canoeing, horse riding, ostrich riding, fishing, caving, and even
skydiving.
Route 62 spans a distance of 850 km from Cape Town to Gqeberha.
Places of interest
Between Cape Town and Gqeberha you will be able to stop in the following towns:
*
Montagu - with its thermal baths and fruit trees
*
Barrydale
Barrydale is a village located on the border of the Overberg and Klein Karoo regions of the Western Cape Province in South Africa. It was named after Joseph Barry, a well known merchant of the 19th century. It is situated at the northern end of th ...
and
Ladismith - beautiful towns, extremely popular amongst hikers
*
Zoar
Zoar may refer to:
* Zoara, a city mentioned in Genesis as part of the Biblical Pentapolis
Places
;Canada
* Zoar, Newfoundland and Labrador
;England
* Zoar, Cornwall
;South Africa
* Zoar, Western Cape
;United States
* Zoar, Delaware
* Zoar, Ind ...
and
Amalienstein - former mission stations
*
Calitzdorp - the centre of the South African Port wine production
*
Oudtshoorn - South African centre of
Ostrich breeding and cave exploring
*
Robertson - The valley of wine and roses
External links
{{Wikivoyage, Route 62
Route 62 tourist routeTours and accommodation along Route 62Skydive Robertson Website Tourism in the Western Cape