Local favourite fort · Eastern Cape, South Africa
Katel
Katel is a fort in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Katel: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Katel
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Katel — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -32.36062, 24.29334. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Katel
- Valley of Desolation · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~27 km · Must-see
- Spandaukop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~28 km · Must-see
- Dutch Reformed Church · church · Eastern Cape · ~32 km · Must-see
- Camdeboo National Park · sanctuary · Eastern Cape · ~33 km · Must-see
- Ouberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~39 km · Must-see
- Toorberg · viewpoint · Western Cape · ~41 km · Must-see
- Kalkkop crater · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~51 km · Must-see
- Vuilkop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~5 km
- Spitskop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~8 km
- Konkelrug · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~9 km
- Die Tand · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~13 km
- Request Kop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~16 km
- De Hoop Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~16 km
- Lanternkop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~18 km
- Suurberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~18 km
- Skoonberg · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~19 km
- Gordon's Kop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~22 km
- Meulskop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~23 km
Other forts & heritage near Katel
- Andries Pretorius Memorial · fort · Eastern Cape · ~34 km
- Gordon's Hill · fort · Eastern Cape · ~22 km
- Langfontein · fort · Eastern Cape · ~27 km
- Bell Tower · fort · Eastern Cape · ~31 km
- Anglo-Boer war · fort · Eastern Cape · ~31 km
- Gideon Scheepers Monument · fort · Eastern Cape · ~32 km
- Koi and San Genocide · fort · Eastern Cape · ~32 km
- War Memorial · fort · Eastern Cape · ~32 km
- The Union Monument · fort · Eastern Cape · ~32 km
- Camdeboo Heroes Monument · fort · Eastern Cape · ~33 km
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Frequently asked
Is Katel open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Katel yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Katel?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Katel?
Nearby: Valley of Desolation (viewpoint, 27 km), Spandaukop (viewpoint, 28 km), Dutch Reformed Church (church, 32 km), Camdeboo National Park (sanctuary, 33 km), Ouberg (viewpoint, 39 km), Toorberg (viewpoint, 41 km).