From Cape Town
International Airport on the R43
Distance: 90 km
Driving time: approx 60 minutes
Take the N2 Highway North from Cape Town International Airport past
Somerset West, over Sir Lowry's Pass. After Houw Hoek Pass take the R43
Botrivier/Hermanus turnoff to your left. Continue on the R43 past
Hawston, Vermont and Onrus. Turn right at SANDBAAI into Main Road (at
Engen Garage). At 3rd Avenue turn left. Continue till 3rd Avenue meets
Piet Retief Crescent - see SCHULPHOEK entrance (3 flags)
Scenic Route (from
Cape Town via the coast on the R44
Distance: 120km
Driving time: approx 90 min
Take N2 towards Somerset West. Turn left at R44 to Strand ( just past
the Shell Garage). Proceed to Strand until Gordon's Bay. Travel on R44
along the coastal road, "Clarence Drive" to Rooiels, Hangklip, Betty's
Bay and Kleinmond. Continue through Kleinmond and join R43 to HERMANUS.
Continue past Hawston, Vermont and Onrus. At traffic lights at "Hemel &
Aarde" complex turn right into SANDBAAI - into Main Street (at Engen
Garage). At 3rd Avenue turn left. Continue till 3rd Avenue meets Piet
Retief Crescent. See SCHULPHOEK entrance (3 flags).
From the Garden
Route to Schulphoek (Hermanus)
Distance: 563km
Driving time approx 7 hours
N2 Knysna to George - 161 km 2 hours
N2 George to Mosselbay - 82 km 1 hour
N2 Mosselbay to Riversdale - 82 km 1 hour
N2 Riversdale to Swellendam - 80 km 1 hour
N2 Swellendam to Riviersonderend - 61 km 40 min
N2 Riviersonderend to Rietpoel turn-off 10 km 10 min
N2 Rietpoel to Stanford - 54 km 40 min
R43 Stanford to HERMANUS - 33km 20 min
Main Road into Hermanus - continue through the town centre 4.6km on R43
to SANDBAAI traffic light intersection - TURN LEFT into Sandbaai MAIN
ROAD (at Engen Garage). At the 3rd stop sign turn LEFT into 3RD AVENUE.
Continue to next stop and see SCHULPHOEK entrance sign (3 flag poles).