The Green Capital of the West Coast
West Coast Tourism Month Launch 2026
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Goedverwacht · Piketberg · Piekenierskloof · Carmién Tea
Presented by Bergrivier Tourism in partnership with Weskus Tourism
Your Green Route Digital Journey Guide
Welcome to Green Piketberg Route 366.
Today, we invite you to experience a different way of travelling—one that connects visitors with the people who grow our food, preserve our heritage, care for our landscapes and create meaningful local experiences. Our journey begins in the gardens of Goedverwacht. From there, we travel through historic Piketberg, cross the Piekenierskloof Mountain landscape and conclude among the flavours and stories of Rooibos. Along the way, you will meet some of the Makers behind Green Piketberg Route 366 and discover how tourism can support local livelihoods, strengthen rural economies and contribute positively to the places we visit. We live from the land - and give back to the land.
Today’s Journey
Goedverwacht
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Piketberg Historic Route
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Piekenierskloof Mountain Resort
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Carmién Tea
Follow this Digital Journey Guide throughout the day to view the programme, meet the Makers and discover the stories behind the places through which we travel.
Program
09:00 | Arrival at Tienfoet Tuin
10:00 | Opening
10:10 | Official Welcome
10:20 | Tourism Month Context
10:30 | Keynote address and official opening of Tourism Month by Dr Ivan Meyer
10:45 | Introduction to the Green Route
11:00 | From the Garden to the Tourism Table with Green Route Maker Merle Dietrich
11:10 | Tourism Month Memorial Tree-Planting Ceremony
11:20 | Official photographs and boarding of the Green Route bus
11:30 | Piketberg Historic Route Drive
11:45 | Depart for Piekenierskloof Mountain Resort
12:30 | Sustainability at the Resort with Green Route Makers Estelle and Jan Horn
12:45 | Green Route Farm-to-Table Lunch
13:50 | Carmién Rooibos Tea-Tasting Experience
14:45 | Informal closing, final photographs and departure
Meet today's
Makers.
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Eric Havenga
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The Women Of Goedverwacht
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The Makers of Piket-Bo-Berg
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Jan Horn
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Carmién Tea
WHY TRAVEL GREEN?
Small Choices. Big Impact.
Travelling green does not only mean reducing waste or saving energy. It also means making choices that strengthen the destination and benefit the people who live there.
By exploring Green Piketberg Route 366, visitors can:
- Support local growers, Makers and small businesses
- Help keep tourism income within rural communities
- Choose locally produced food and products
- Respect community heritage and living culture
- Support environmentally responsible tourism establishments
- Travel more slowly and engage more meaningfully
- Help protect the landscapes that make the journey possible
Small choices can create a meaningful impact.
Your journey does not end here.
Today’s tour introduces only a small part of Green Piketberg Route 366. We invite you to return and discover more of its farm-to-table experiences, mountain adventures, heritage stories, flowers, farms, communities and country hospitality. Stay longer. Meet more Makers. Taste more of the land. Travel in a way that leaves something good behind.
Share your journey.
Share your Tourism Month experience and help more people discover Green Piketberg Route 366.
#GreenPiketberg
#GreenRoute366
#TourismMonth2026
#TourismThatGivesBack
#FarmToTable
#RegenerativeTourism
Thank You.
Thank you to the Goedverwacht community, our Green Route Makers, host establishments, government partners, tourism stakeholders and everyone who contributed to this Tourism Month journey.
Green Piketberg Route 366
The Green Capital of the West Coast
We live from the land and give back to the land.
