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Ceres sits on the route: 15 minutes from Prince Alfred Hamlet, 41km from Route 62.
Ceres is in Western Cape, South Africa, with about 42,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Prince Alfred Hamlet, about 7 km away.
Ceres is the administrative centre and largest town of the Witzenberg Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Ceres serves as a regional centre for the surrounding towns of Wolseley, Tulbagh, Op-die-Berg and Prince Alfred Hamlet. It is situated in the Warmbokkeveld (English: "warm antelopeRead more
field") Valley about 170 km north-east of Cape Town. Ceres is located at the north-eastern entrance to Michell's Pass and was the old route north between Cape Town and Johannesburg, which was later replaced by the N1 highway, which traverses the Breede River Valley to the south.
Named after the Roman goddess of agriculture, Ceres, a name which is fitting as the valley in which the town is situated is extremely fertile and is a major producer of South Africa's deciduous fruit.
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Within an hour or so of Ceres: Bainskloof Pass (34 km), Route 62 (41 km), Huguenot Tunnel (45 km).
The nearest famous roads are Bainskloof Pass, Route 62 and Franschhoek Pass.
Ceres is in Western Cape, South Africa, about 7 km from Prince Alfred Hamlet.
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Full driving guide for South Africa3 notable places within an hour's drive.
historic highway
An 1853 Thomas Bain pass that runs as a narrow ledge blasted into the mountainside above the Witte River, barely altered since construction and now a national monument. The tarred road is single-lane in places with dramatic drop-offs.
34 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
South Africa's longest wine route, a scenic alternative to the Garden Route passing through the Klein Karoo and wine valleys.
41 km · about 50 min drive
tunnel
South Africa's longest road tunnel, boring 3.9 km through the Du Toitskloof mountains on the N1 near Paarl and bypassing the old scenic pass above it.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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