Various routes To Arum Lily Cottage from Cape Town.
Route 1:
Via Bainskloof Pass (Very Scenic – Daylight Route)
Take the N1 north and at Klapmuts /Stellenbosch offramp turn left onto the R44 to Wellington. Continue until you arrive in Wellington and you go left and right and find yourself in the main street. Follow the signs to the R301 and Bainskloof Pass. This is a beautiful pass. Once over the pass, you will go over the Breederiver. Keep going, the road will fork to the left, just keep going for about 12km. DO NOT TAKE THE TURN OFF LEFT TOWARDS WOLSELEY!! You continue on the far side of the pass until you get to a T-junction. Turn left towards Tulbagh and drive for 1.4 km, turn left at the brown Arum Lily walls. Follow the signs through the pear orchard to the different log cabins.
Route 2:
Via Nuwekloof Pass (Flat Route)
Follow route 1 as far as Wellington. Before you enter Wellington, you keep left on the R44 marked Ceres. You stay on this road and it winds through the Swartland and then through Nuwekloof pass. You bypass the two entrances to Wolseley. Drive on for 3 km. On the right see the brown Arum Lily walls. Follow the signs through the pear orchard to the different log cabins.
Route 3:
Via Hugenot’S Tunnel/Du Toit’S Kloof Pass And
Route 3a:
Via Slanghoek (A Scenic Route)
NB: The Slanghoek route should not be taken after recent rains as you could be caught by a flooding river.
Take the N1 north and continue through the Hugenot’s tunnel. On the far side of the Du Toits Kloof Pass, you will turn right at the first opportunity. The sign is marked Rawsonville. You will continue for about 3 or 4 Km (not measured – an estimate) and you will see a crossroads. Here you turn left to Slanghoek and Goudini Spa. Continue on this road through the Slanghoek Valley past the Slanghoek Winery. It takes you over the Breede River to a T junction. At this junction turn left. After another 3 Km, you pass the Bergsig Winery and get another T junction. Here you turn right, following the signs to Ceres. DO NOT TAKE THE TURN OFF LEFT TOWARDS WOLSELEY!. Drive until you get to another T junction, turn left towards Tulbagh, drive for 1.8 km, turn left at the brown Arum Lily walls. Follow the signs through the pear orchard to the different log cabins.
Route 3b:
Via Hugenots Tunnel/Du Toits Pass And Goudini Weg.
Follow the above instructions as far as the Slanghoek turn-off. Here you do not turn left, but continue another km or two and turn left at the next crossroads marked Goudini Weg. You will cross over the top of the N1 and come to a T junction and turn right. After about 5 Km, you come to a T junction and you turn left, following the signs to Ceres. At the next T junction just after Bergsig Kelder, you turn right, following the signs to Ceres. DO NOT TAKE THE TURN OFF LEFT TOWARDS WOLSELEY! You will pass a green sign which reads White Bridge farm. Drive until you get to another T junction, turn left towards Tulbagh, drive for 1.8 km, turn left at the Arum Lily walls. Follow the signs through the pear orchard to the different log cabins.
GPS: S33 25.131 E19 14.732