Fodor's Expert Review Swissland Cheese

The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands Farm/Ranch

Expect to be greeted by white free-roaming Saanen goats grazing happily in luscious green pastures when you visit this family-owned-and-run cheesery. In the Swiss-chalet-style tasting room, you can sample a range of goat cheeses including chevin—similar to a cream cheese but a little crumblier—and a mild blue cheese, and learn about the cheese-making practices that Fran Isaac and her family have been following here for more than two decades. Relax on the lawn with a picnic hamper you can choose at the deli or at the restaurant next door. If you're here between August and May, you can watch the daily goat-milking between 3 and 4:30 pm.

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Quick Facts

R103 Old Main Rd.
Balgowan, KwaZulu Natal  3275, South Africa

082-418–3440

www.swisslandcheese.net

Sight Details:
Rate Includes: Closed Tues.–Thurs., Christmas, and New Year\'s Day, High-clearance vehicles are advised

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