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Tween Trees is situated on a citrus farm, 1 km from Patensie on the route to Baviaanskloof. We offer a beautiful flatlet set in a large and quiet garden. The unit is fully equipped and sleeps four guests comfortably. During your stay, you can hike along the river and wander through the beautiful citrus orchards. Also available are horse riding, birdwatching, braai facilities and a swimming pool. All meals are available on request.Patensie is a small town in the Gamtoos Valley, situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, the gateway to Baviaanskloof. Known as the
During your stay, you can hike along the river and wander through the beautiful citrus orchards. Also available are horse riding, birdwatching, braai facilities and a swimming pool. All meals are available on request.
Patensie is a small town in the Gamtoos Valley, situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, the gateway to Baviaanskloof. Known as the pantry of the Eastern Cape, towns with melodious names such as Loerie, Hankey and Patensie form the backbone of the Gamtoos Valley. This fertile valley with its interesting history is the gateway to the vast, brooding mountainous Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area.
Visiting Patensie’s citrus pack-house, gives you an idea of the extent of the citrus industry in the valley. Besides oranges, the valley boasts an extraordinary variety of farm produce like potatoes, tobacco and vegetables. The area also offers picturesque veld scenes, mountains, indigenous forests with crystal clear mountain streams fringed with ferns, sheer cliffs and small waterfalls which will enchant every visitor to this wilderness paradise.
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Patensie is a town in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Patensie lies along the R331 road just south of Noorshoek. The Kouga Dam is located several kilometres to the west. The name is Khoi in origin, and means “cattle resting place”. The town is a centre for the citrus, tobacco, and vegetable farms in the area.
atensie is the last stop before entering the Baviaanskloof Wilderness area. Guarded by the majestic Cockscomb Mountain, this little Town’s activities revolve around the Citrus Industry. It has become a very popular tourist destination with many B&B’s and self-catering establishments, as well as fuel-stops, banks and shops to choose from.
Tourism Information can be obtained from the Tolbos Country Shop and Tea Garden. Visit the impressive Kouga Dam built in 1967 – the first double-arched Dam engineered in South Africa.
The Farm “Patentie” of 3000 morgen was awarded to David Keyser jnr. In 1852 the Farm was sub-divided and in 1858 Patensie was declared a Town. The name Patensie has a Hottentot origin and means “lêplek van die beeste” (where the cattle lie). At first, because all of Patensie was privately owned, Town development was difficult and the Citrus and Tobacco co-ops had to develop their own Residential Areas.
The first oranges were exported in 1907 by Mr Bean and in 1929 the Patensie Citrus Co-op. was founded. The first packing facility was built in 1937. The Co-op is today known as the PSB company and is the biggest citrus packing facility in the Area. Export citrus is the main crop of the Patensie Area! The season runs from April to October.
The Tobacco Co-op. was founded in 1936 and played a vital part in farming of tobacco in the Area. It has since been sold to KaapAgri. Although tobacco is still planted the Tobacco Co-op no longer exists!
The narrow gauge railway, was extended from the Town of Loerie to Patensie in 1914, the improvement of access Roads and the construction of the Kouga Dam in the sixties, sped up the development of Patensie through the stimulation of agriculture and supporting industries. Despite the ever present threat of flooding, the Community is thriving and apart from citrus, vegetables, chicory and tobacco are also planted. Game Farming is growing into a lucrative business and the Area is fast becoming a big tourist attraction.
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