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ClimateAverage daily temperature: • Winter 21/8 degrees Celsius • Summer 28/18 degrees Celsius back to the top HistoryThe Town Albertinia had its origin from the the spiritual need of the farmers in the area and to establish an education institution. A portion of the farm Grootfontein was bought by the Dutch Reformed Church in 1902 from the widow Anna Sophia Lourens. Mr Henry Stanford had already bought another portion of the farm in 1881 which was called Stanfords . This portion came in 1912 under the control of the Town's Management. back to the top Flora and FaunaAlbertinia is the country's foremost source of aloe juice that is used in the health and skin care industry. There are two aloe factories in Albertinia that extract juice and gel from the harvested aloe blades. The natural Thatch reed Thamnochortus insignis was for the past centuries cut with a sickle and used to cover the local houses in the area. The first indication that this thatch reed was also used for commercial purpose was when it became known that reed from Albertinia was used to reroof Groot Constantia after the fire in 1920. A variety of raw materials are mined here which are marketed abroad. Amongst them are the yellow ochre and quartzite.The yellow ochre is used to make different dyes for the paint factory. back to the top What to doHike along breathtaking trails through Rein's Nature Reserve at Gouriqua or visit the wine cellar in the foothills of the Langeberg where you can enjoy wine tasting. As an alternative visit the Garden Route Game Lodge and enjoy a game viewing drive through the reserve in an open Land Rover, or be daring and experience the exhilaration of a bungi jump or bridge swing from the Gourits River bridge. back to the top
HistoryThe Town Albertinia had its origin from the the spiritual need of the farmers in the area and to establish an education institution. A portion of the farm Grootfontein was bought by the Dutch Reformed Church in 1902 from the widow Anna Sophia Lourens. Mr Henry Stanford had already bought another portion of the farm in 1881 which was called Stanfords . This portion came in 1912 under the control of the Town's Management. back to the top Flora and FaunaAlbertinia is the country's foremost source of aloe juice that is used in the health and skin care industry. There are two aloe factories in Albertinia that extract juice and gel from the harvested aloe blades. The natural Thatch reed Thamnochortus insignis was for the past centuries cut with a sickle and used to cover the local houses in the area. The first indication that this thatch reed was also used for commercial purpose was when it became known that reed from Albertinia was used to reroof Groot Constantia after the fire in 1920. A variety of raw materials are mined here which are marketed abroad. Amongst them are the yellow ochre and quartzite.The yellow ochre is used to make different dyes for the paint factory. back to the top What to doHike along breathtaking trails through Rein's Nature Reserve at Gouriqua or visit the wine cellar in the foothills of the Langeberg where you can enjoy wine tasting. As an alternative visit the Garden Route Game Lodge and enjoy a game viewing drive through the reserve in an open Land Rover, or be daring and experience the exhilaration of a bungi jump or bridge swing from the Gourits River bridge. back to the top
Flora and FaunaAlbertinia is the country's foremost source of aloe juice that is used in the health and skin care industry. There are two aloe factories in Albertinia that extract juice and gel from the harvested aloe blades. The natural Thatch reed Thamnochortus insignis was for the past centuries cut with a sickle and used to cover the local houses in the area. The first indication that this thatch reed was also used for commercial purpose was when it became known that reed from Albertinia was used to reroof Groot Constantia after the fire in 1920. A variety of raw materials are mined here which are marketed abroad. Amongst them are the yellow ochre and quartzite.The yellow ochre is used to make different dyes for the paint factory. back to the top What to doHike along breathtaking trails through Rein's Nature Reserve at Gouriqua or visit the wine cellar in the foothills of the Langeberg where you can enjoy wine tasting. As an alternative visit the Garden Route Game Lodge and enjoy a game viewing drive through the reserve in an open Land Rover, or be daring and experience the exhilaration of a bungi jump or bridge swing from the Gourits River bridge. back to the top
What to doHike along breathtaking trails through Rein's Nature Reserve at Gouriqua or visit the wine cellar in the foothills of the Langeberg where you can enjoy wine tasting. As an alternative visit the Garden Route Game Lodge and enjoy a game viewing drive through the reserve in an open Land Rover, or be daring and experience the exhilaration of a bungi jump or bridge swing from the Gourits River bridge. back to the top
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