Spoil yourself with our outstanding hospitality and friendly, personal service at an oasis along the road Calvinia is not just another emerging Karoo town � stop and see for yourself!� Make a pit stop at the Calvinia Museum and Tourist Office if you want to know how the town�s folk live.� Some travelers use the town as a halfway / overnight stop along the R27 route.
City dwellers longing for the good old days spend a day or two hiking, sight-seeing or bird watching.� The tourism season peaks during August and September when it is flower time!� The Hantam mountain dominates the town of Calvinia, formerly known as Hantam.� The first Dutch Reformed minister, ds N J Hofmeyr, suggested changing the name in honour of the Reformer John Calvin.� Hantam is the Khoi word for �the mountain where the red bulbs� grow.� The town was established in December 1847
Hotel Rolbos Guesthouse is a top-class hotel in Calvinia, Northern cape .
