The valley in pictures

Photographs of Citrusdal

The town in the Olifants River valley, its orchards, the hot springs at The Baths and the Cederberg above it. Every photograph here is of the valley or its mountains, and every one is credited.

Last updated: 11 October 2026

Citrusdal spread across the valley floor at dusk, seen from the Cederberg slopes above it.
Citrusdal at dusk, from the Cederberg above the town. Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A sandy farm track running between flowering fynbos towards the Olifants River valley, the sun low over the far ridge.
A farm track through spring fynbos, the Olifants River valley beyond, August. Photo: Johan de Wet
Rows of citrus orchards on the valley floor below the Cederberg mountains.
Citrus orchards on the valley floor below the Cederberg. Photo: Danie van der Merwe, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Oranges hanging on a tree on the Piekenierskloof Pass above Citrusdal.
Oranges on the trees, Piekenierskloof Pass, above the town. Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The main thermal pool at The Baths, with steam rising off the water.
The main thermal pool at The Baths, the hot springs 18 km south of town. Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The old sandstone homestead and hotel building at The Baths.
The sandstone homestead at The Baths. Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Cederberg massif at golden hour, the farmed valley below it.
The Cederberg massif at golden hour, from the valley. Photo: Johan de Wet
Stacked orange and grey sandstone slabs against a blue sky in the Cederberg.
Cederberg sandstone, lit orange late in the day. Photo: Johan de Wet
A single large sandstone boulder lit gold against a blue sky.
A sandstone boulder at sunset, Cederberg. Photo: Johan de Wet
A long Cederberg cliff line above a fynbos slope, yellow flowers in the foreground.
Cederberg cliffs above flowering fynbos, spring. Photo: Johan de Wet
White fynbos in flower in front of a mountain under a pastel evening sky.
White fynbos in flower, the mountain behind, spring. Photo: Johan de Wet
An aerial view of a rock pool below a waterfall on a farm near Citrusdal.
The rock pool at Waterfall Farm near Citrusdal, from the air. Photo: SkyPixels, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A rooibos plant, Aspalathus linearis, with small yellow flowers.
A rooibos plant in flower, near Clanwilliam, north of Citrusdal. Photo: Winfried Bruenken, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

More photographs, on the businesses' own pages

These were supplied by the businesses themselves for their own pages, so they live there.

Using these photographs

The Creative Commons photographs may be reused under their licences, with the credit shown; follow the Wikimedia Commons link for the original. Johan de Wet's photographs are his own and are not licensed for reuse. If you have photographs of the valley you would like to see here, get in touch. Full details are on the photo credits page.

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