Vermaaklikheid is a settlement on South Africa's Garden Route in the Western Cape.

The village was established in 1855 when the Dutch Reformed Church purchased a piece of land that was originally farmed on by Andries Gous since 1725.

A certain resident of the village, Inis Bower, claims that the village was named after a certain "Meneer Vermaak" who was a prominent farmer in the area during the 19th century.

Others, however, believe that the name 'Vermaaklikheid', meaning 'entertainment' in Afrikaans and Dutch, was derived from the occasional gathering of farmers on the bank of the river to "vermaak" or to relax and enjoy themselves.

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