Calvinia street scene with the Hantam Mountains
Calvinia street scene with the Hantam Mountains
Hotels & Guest Houses
Calvinia Hotel +27 (0)27 341-1512
Hantam Huis +27 (0)27 341-1606
African Dawn Bed & Breakfast +27 (0)27 341-1482
Tarantula Self Catering Accommodation +27 (0)83 643-7177
Jo’s Guesthouse +27 (0)27 341-1482
Carmel Villa +27 (0)27 341-1446
Calvinian Country Lodge & Restaurant +27 (0)76 292-5597
Katryn’s Bed & Breakfast +27 (0)27 341-1506
Die Blou Nartjie Guesthouse & Restaurant +27 (0)27 341-1263
Calvinia Guesthouse +27 (0)27 341-1143
Rolbos Guesthouse +27 (0)27 341-1666
Restaurants
Hantam Huis Restaurant +27 (0)27 341-1606
Kontrei Kombuis Restaurant (Calvinia Hotel) +27 (0)84 476-7703
Calvinian Country Lodge Restaurant +27 (0)76 292-5597
Hantam Kraal Restaurant +27 (0)27 341-2247
Die Blou Nartjie Restaurant +27 (0)27 341-1263

Accommodation and Food

Calvinia boasts a variety of accommodation that includes a variety of Hotels and Guest Houses.

The annual Hantam Meat festival is a reflection of the Calvinians love of all things carnivorous. The festival takes place every August to coincide with the flower season and attracts a faithful following of similarly-minded carnivores from around South Africa who come to Calvinia to enjoy the excellent local hospitality, culture and of course some of the best meat dishes to be found.

Church Street in Calvinia
Church Street in Calvinia

Traditional dishes are the order of the day with a variety of conventional and somewhat unusual meat dishes on offer over the four days of the festival.

Braaivleis (barbecued meat), sosaties (kebabs), wors (home-made sausage) and potjiekos (meat stew cooked over a fire in a three legged cast iron pot) are some of the more conventional offerings. Pofadders and skilpadjies (sheep intestines stuffed with liver and mutton), kliprib (mutton rib), kaiings (barbecued pork crackling) and roosterkoek (griddle-cakes), sheep heads, testicles and tails are some of the more unusual offerings.

After a lot of feasting the Miss Meat Festival is crowned.