Wilderness, Western Cape

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Wilderness Wildernis
The town of Wilderness from the Kaaiman's River Pass incline
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Coordinates: 33°59′S 22°35′E / 33.983°S 22.583°E / -33.983; 22.583Coordinates: 33°59′S 22°35′E / 33.983°S 22.583°E / -33.983; 22.583
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Garden Route
Municipality	George
Area [1]
• Total	36.97 km2 (14.27 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	6,164
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	12.0%
• Coloured	47.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.6%
• White	38.5%
• Other	1.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	68.5%
• English	23.7%
• Xhosa	4.9%
• Other	2.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6560
PO box	6560

The Outeniqua Choo Tjoe crossing the Kaaimans River into Wilderness

Wilderness is a seaside town on the Garden Route of the southern Cape in South Africa.

It is situated a short distance east from the city of George, on the N2 down the Kaaiman's River Pass. It is known for its long white sand beach and lagoons. The town caters mostly to holiday-makers and is situated directly on the Touw River Lagoon.

The town experiences an extremely mild climate, typical of the Garden Route and has little temperature variation, seldom dropping below 10 °C and above 28 °C, with year-round rainfall. The flora type is Afromontane gallery forest.

The Outeniqua Choo Tjoe steam train originally ran through the town en route between George and Knysna during its years of operation.

Wilderness was the home of the former State President of South Africa, P.W. Botha, until his death in 2006.

Notable restaurants and coffee shops in Wilderness include Blue Olive, Ilali, The Green Shed, The Blind Pig, The Commonage, The Girls on the Square, Pomodoro, Salinas, and Hallo Coffee.

References[]

The hidden gem Kaaimansgrotto

External links[]

• Media related to Wilderness, Western Cape at Wikimedia Commons
• Wilderness travel guide from Wikivoyage