Overberg

Overberg is a region in South Africa to the east of Cape Town beyond the Hottentots-Holland mountains.

The wheat fields are a major breeding ground for South Africa's national bird, the blue crane.

[1] Nestled in the Overberg, one can find the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve (recognised and registered with UNESCO) populated with a large diversity of flowering plants not found anywhere else in the fynbos biome.

The major towns are Hermanus, Caledon, Bredasdorp, Grabouw and Swellendam and the region includes Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of Africa.

The name, derived from Over 't Berg, means "over the (Hottentots-Holland) mountain" and is a reference to the region's location relative to Cape Town.

Typical summer (dry season) Overberg landscape with the Babilonstoring Mountains beyond between Caledon and Bot River
Overberg in the early spring with canola fields in the foreground and Riviersonderend Mountains in the background
Map of the Overberg