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Fat Pony Backpackers
Email :fatpony@iafrica.com
Tel. Reception :021 988 4664
Cell :084 825 3847
Fax :021 987 3428
Physical address........
Bokmakerie Street
Joostenbergvlakte

A riding centre on the edge of the winelands.


Situated on the edge of the Cape Winelands, this busy riding centre offers cycling, horse riding and the opportunity to spend a working holiday on the farm. There’s free tea, coffee and mielie pap* for breakfast and traditional South African fare on offer. Spend your time out upstairs glued to the big screen TV, in the farm-style kitchen or, best of all, nose to nose with a horse.
Getting there
From Cape Town on N1: Exit 34, left. At 4-way stop left into Anderson. 700m. Over 4-way stop, first plot on right.
Rates and extras
Dorms R95; Doubles R250; Camping R50. Internet access.
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