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Northern Cape Attractions and Destinations

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Northern Cape Tourism
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The Northern Cape boasts a colourful history 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 regions and offers many 'must-see' attractions.
Kimberley Tourism
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Go to » 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 >

Go to » 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 >

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

Go to » 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 ... More >

Go to » 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 >

Go to » 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 >

Kimberley & Northern Cape
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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 >

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 >
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 »
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 >
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 >
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 »
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 >
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
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 »
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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Namaqualand Flower Tours
Augrabies Falls National Park (Black Rhino Adventure)
Camel Safaris
Richtersveld Tours
Crayfish Diving
Diamonds and Diggings
Diamond Tour
Kimberley Tours
Orange River Canoe Expeditions
Namaqualand and Richtersveld
Richtersveld Challenge (a five-day 4x4 expedition or combination vehicle and hiking tour)
Richtersveld / Namaqualand Tours Specialised, tailor-made tours, botanical and photographic tours, and hunting safaris can be arranged
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