Humansdorp, approximately 87 km from Port Elizabeth, is situated at the foot of the Kouga Mountains (2 km off the N2). It is the gateway to the magnificent Garden Route and the entrance to the lovely shores of St Francis Bay. The town lies at the eastern end of the fynbos region and apart from Namaqualand and the Western Cape, nowhere else in the fynbos as exquisite as it is in the Humansdorp and Kouga regions. More than 2000 species have been recorded in this area and the annual Fynbos Festival is very popular with flower lovers.

GENERAL INFORMATION

How to get there

Port Elizabeth 87 km, St Francis Bay 20 km, Cape St Francis 26 km, Oyster Bay 26 km, Jeffereys Bay 18 km

Altitude: 150 m above sea level

Average Rainfall: 700 mm – 800 mm

Average Temperatures

Summer 18°c – 26°c; Winter 8°c – 17°c

Banks

Absa (ATM), Boland (ATM), FNB (ATM), Standard (ATM)

Dams

Churchill, Impofu

Mountains

Kouga Mountains

HISTORICAL VIEW

Hero’s Acre

Humansdorp Museum

Preserves local history

War Memorial

Erected at the entrance to the town in memory of residents of the area who perished during the two World Wars.

Watermill

Built in 1874, this mill is currently being restored

ATTRACTIONS

Annual Events

Fynbos Festival – August

Agricultural Show – September

ACTIVITIES

Hiking

Boskloof Hiking Trail

The trail meanders through forest and kloof and offers unique vegetation (‘driebessiebos’), a large variety of bird species, small antelope and monkeys.

Sport

Humansdorp Golf Club

Gary Player designed golf course

Accommodation in and around Gordon s Bay