Set in the heart of the Eastern Cape Province, Queenstown, now officially known as Komani. rests on the banks of the Komani River in the Karoo Heartland. It serves as an educational, administrative and economic hub for the surrounding farming area. Once dubbed the ‘Rose capital of South Africa’, it boasts a wide variety of beautiful rose gardens and public flower beds covered in roses. Queenstown provides an excellent stopover for visitors exploring the Wild Coast and Karoo Heartland. Visitors can look forward to a host of activities including viewing an array of ancient bushman paintings, participating in a host of watersports at the Bongolo Dam and enjoying a variety of other wonderful activities and attractions including: hiking trails, rivers, rugged mountains, climbing, fishing, canoeing and mountain biking. Other highlights include: Hangklip Mountain and the Lawrence de Lange Game Reserve home to a wide selection of fauna and flora.