Sevilla Rock Art Trail — Attraction in Cederberg Local Municipality

The Sevilla Rock Art Trail takes you on a journey of ancient, primal rock art at seven separate sites. I’d say about half of the art is worn out from the elements, but there remain absolute gems on the rocks and boulders. It’s amazing that some of these are estimated to have existed for thousands of years. The art, of course, portrays the lives and culture of the San/Bushmen people. You would see figures of their hunters, antelope, hand prints and some obscure and even monster-like figures. You can’t help but wonder what went through the minds of those that drew these figures.

R70 gets you a permit, a leaflet and entry to walk the trail. You buy the permit at the Traveller’s Rest farm/restaurant. A short walk along the road takes you to the start of the trail. The trail is not long, but will take some time as you explore, try and find and examine all the art at each site. It’s a linear out and back trail. You can of course have a drink, snack, brekkie or lunch at the restaurant before/after the trail. We had lunch there and can highly recommend grabbing...

We parked at the Travellers Rest Farm stall and inside the shop paid for the permits (R50 pp) and received a map and plan of the rock art. We started just after 8 and it was really quiet. We had the place to ourselves apart from one couple we met as we walked and lots of bird life and Rock Dassies. The art is really interesting and if you look for it you will find some that isn't on the map as there is so much to see. The walkingbtrail is flat and well marked but natural with amazing views of the mountains. We drove up from Algeria and that drive is worth the trip alone for the scenery. We returned to the farm stall about 11.30 just in time for some home cooked food in the restaurant. Delicious and good value served with a smile. The homemade rusks with the coffee are special and they sell them in the shop, as well as water and drinks....

Well marked trail with numbers to all of the 9 sites. Permit was R50 per adult (Sep 2020) which can be bought at the shop at Travellers Rest. The permit/ brochure includes a brief description of each site as well as a simplified map. Apart from the fantastic paintings the diversity of flowers and succulents was amazing. For those interested in geology, specifically sedimentology, there is no shortage of planar as well as trough crossbedding. Elderly people might struggle with the trail as one has to climbing down a few boulders or as in one case lay on your back to view the paintings. Sturdy shoes are essential as well as water and sunscreen. The trail is about 2km one way (ie 4km in total) and depending how long one spends at each site or looks at the plants and rocks I would allow at least 2.5 hours for the...