'''Aliwal North''' is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, close to the border of the Free State.
Get in
By Car
Drive south from Bloemfontein, north-west over the beautiful Barkley Pass, from Barkley-East, or north from Queenstown.
Get around
See
Do
Hot Springs. Previously the main attraction in the area, and one of the top five resorts in the country, now rather run down.
Game Drives.
Horse-riding.
Buy
Eat
. ext to the Shell Garage, just before the bridge over the Orange River on the road to Bloemfontein. A restaurant and pub with beautiful views over the Orange River, and very child friendly.
Drink
Sleep
Accommodation is plentiful in the town.
Spanish Haven. 310 for a double room, en suite. Run by the ex-caterer and florist to previous president FW De Klerk, the colourful owner has big plans for the place.
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