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and a variety of cultural tourist attractions and is particularly well known for its
incredible annual floral display that takes place in Namaqualand.
An utterly beautiful coastline and a number of unique national parks offer the tourist a
very different experience of South Africa. Mining has always defined the history in this
part of the world and, when diamonds were discovered in Kimberley,
unprecedented growth took place in the province. The last remaining true San (Bushman)
people live in the Kalahari area of the Northern Cape. The whole area, especially along
the Orange and Vaal Rivers, is rich in San rock engravings. The province is also rich in
fossils. The Northern Cape is divided into six distinct
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Diamond
Fields: Many old buildings, museums and one of South Africa's most
important art galleries, lend an historic ambience to the city of Kimberely, which thrust
its way to prominence through the fever of the diamond rush. The world's largest hand-dug
excavation, the colossal Big Hole ... More >
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The
Kalahari: The sundrenched Kalahari with its ancient landscape and endless horizons,
seduces the visitor with its historical towns and villages, an easy-going charm and a warm
welcome. The miraculous Kalahari Desert in South Africa, yields forests of tall camelthorn
trees ... More >
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 Green Kalahari:
The Green Kalahari is a world full of wonders and contrasts. Here is where the
lush green vineyards stand proud in the valley bearing magical fruits not far from where
the shimmering Orange River thunders into a deep granite gorge to create the mighty
Augrabies Falls. It’s a land of genuine ... Green Kalahari
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Namaqualand:
Feast your eyes on one of Nature's grandest and most photogenic spectacles!
During good years, the desert in spring is transformed into a blaze of brilliant blooms
from one horizon to another. The region stretches from the Orange River in the north to
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Hantam
Karoo: Some 250 million years ago the Hantam Karoo was an inland sea,
a great lake fringed by cycads and roamed by mammalian reptiles. Today the fossilised
prints of dinosaurs tread a path across the sun-baked floor. Nature reserves abound with
game and birdlife, unusual vegetation ... More >
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Upper
Karoo: Small, isolated but welcoming villages with fascinating,
widely differing histories, distinct Karoo architecture and imposing churches rest in
valleys between desolate, flat-topped koppies. Throughout the Karoo, you can visit game
farms and nature reserves teeming with ... More >
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 The Big Hole:
Kimberley
developed around this huge hole in the ground, formerly a small hill known as Colesberg
Koppie, where diamonds were discovered early in 1871. An observation platform provides a
good view of the Big Hole, about 365 m deep and covering an area close on 15,5 ha ... More >
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 Richtersveld Cultural &
Botanical Landscape: Recently inscribed as the eighth World Heritage Site in South Africa, the
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape is a remarkable mountainous desert in the
north-west of the country that is uniquely owned and managed by the Nama community,
descendents of ... More > |
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 Karoo Gariep ConservancyKaroo
is a “quenna” word meaning “dry and hard”. Gariep is also a “quenna”
word meaning “big water”or river. The Karoo Gariep Concervancy is found on the
Karoo “dry and hard” side of the Gariep “big river”. Like its name
describes this is a very natural ... more about Karoo Gariep Conservancy
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 Kalahari National Park / Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park:
The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park stretching into Botswana comprises two
million-hectares of sparsely vegetated, red sand dunes and dry riverbeds. Honey Badger,
Pangolin and Bat-eared Fox are some of the park specials, but the predators are her ... More > |
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 Augrabies Falls and Augrabies Fall National Park: The
Orange River is at its most impressive as it thunders its way through a ravine and into a
pool walled by sheer granite. The 28,000 ha reserve on both the northern and southern
sides of the river provide sanctuary to a diversity of species, from the smallest ... More > |
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 Upington: Upington
developed from a Dutch Reformed mission station founded in the 1870s. Situated on the main
road to Namibia, Upington's central location means that it's within easy reach of
motorists traveling to the Augrabies Falls, the Kalarhari Gemsbok Park. Besides
providing a ... about Upington » |
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 Tswalu
Kalahari Reserve: Surrounding the rugged Koranneberg Mountains in the Northern Cape,
Tswalu Kalahari Reserve covers 1,000km² (100,000 ha) of land on the edge of the
mysterious desert wilderness that is the Kalahari. In the Kalahari, the thornveld and
sweeping sand dunes are home ... More
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 Feast your eyes on
one of Nature's grandest and most photogenic spectacles! During good years, the desert in
spring is transformed into a blaze of brilliant blooms from one horizon to another. The
region stretches from Groenriviermond in the south to the Orange River in the north,
encompassing Garies ... Namaqualand Tours |
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 Northern Cape 4x4
Trails : The 4x4 trails in the Northern Cape guarantee you of an
exhilarating experience that you will never forget. The Banksgate 4x4 trail in Sutherland
covers the heart of the magnificent Nuweveld Mountain Range in the Karoo. It boasts 6
trails which vary in distances between 10 and ... More
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 Northern Cape
Hiking Trails : The Northern Cape is South Africa’s biggest
province. It is magnificently beautiful and is noted for its San rock art, diamond
diggings, 4X4 safaris and the vast 38 000 sq. km Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park which is
home to large herds of antelope and the Kalahari lion. The Northern Cape is ... More
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