The Swartberg is the mightiest mountain range in the Western Cape, with peaks up to 2400 metres, fantastic ravines, gorges, and poorts, amazing mountain passes, lost corners, and a history as rich as its flora and fauna. The mountains frame the northern edge of the Klein-Karoo, their mighty peaks and slopes dark and swart against the northern sun.

The mountains and the Klein-Karoo provide a playground for tourists; there are ostrich farms, wildlife parks, the Cango caves, endless fascination for explorers, and a richness of facilities and activities that's as good as you could find anywhere.

The Swartberg & Klein Karoo Waterproof #2 Map is the first detailed map ever produced for the area; may it guide you on an exciting journey of discovery. This double-sided, full-relief map covers, at a scale of 1:160 000, the entire Swartberg mountain range from west to east. North of the mountains, the towns of Laingsburg, Prince Albert, and Willowmore are included; through the Klein-Karoo, the major towns are Ladismith, Calitzdorp, Oudtshoorn, and De Rust. The southern boundary of the map is defined by the northern slopes of the Langeberg-Outeniqua range, with the towns of Barrydale, Vanwyksdorp, George, and Uniondale.

All roads, from national highways to minor gravel roads, are shown; the many classifications that indicate the quality of each road help you plan your route.

No less than 28 mountain passes are shown—all are public roads! Distances are clearly shown; comprehensive 4 x 4 information. GPS coordinates in DD-MM-SS format are provided for every road junction.

All tourism facilities and accommodation establishments are shown in the out-of-town areas; there are insets of the major towns. The map links to our maps of the Baviaanskloof, the Garden Route, the Overberg, and the Tankwa-Karoo.