The Klein Karoo offers so many unique and quaint towns that it becomes difficult to keep up with but there’s one little town that’s so charming, you’ll definitely make return visits.

Whenever you hear the name Oudtshoorn; a town tucked away in the Klein Karoo, it’s always synonymous with ostriches. However, it’s a place that offers more than just sightseeing big birds flapping their feathery wings.

In a world where complexity can be so alluring, I’m astonished by the elegance of Barrydale. Enclosed in a narrow valley at the foot of the Langeberg Mountains, and along the iconic road Route 62, this was a town I had longed to visit for some time.