Noupoort, Upper Karoo
Booking your holiday accommodation in Noupoort is about more than just enjoying the peace and tranquillity of the Karoo. This little town is all about the history, character and charm that are so quintessentially and irresistibly South African.
Noupoort was once a popular railway town; conveniently perched between the Upper Karoo and the Karoo Heartland (between Hanover in the Northern Cape and the border of the Eastern Cape, on the N9 motorway). Back in the 1920's, this little town would see more than 85 trains passing through it every day. It connected the centres of Cape Town, Namibia and Kimberley to facilitate the transport of important goods. Today, it is still a change-over hub for trains (diesel and electric) on the Bloemfontein railway. It also featured in the Anglo-Boer War and was home to one of the best British blockhouses in the Southern Hemisphere.
Being situated in the foothills of the Compassberg Mountains, Noupoort boasts really breath-taking views of the South African landscape. This is the land of hills, valleys, rugged mountain ranges, and roads that stretch on as far as the eye can see. These dramatic backdrops add a spectacular flavour to your road trip and vacation photos. It is also well known as the scenic locale of a drug rehabilitation facility, where the pretty surrounds provide the ideal setting for recovery from addiction.
Noupoort is only 145 kilometres from the renowned Camdeboo National Park, which shows off a magnificently unique ancient landscape that is nothing short of awe-inspiring. It is about four hours from Port Elizabeth, and 1.5 hours from the historical little town of Graaff-Reinet.
In the vicinity
Hotels & other accommodation options
Heydays Guesthouse
Heydays Guesthouse offers accommodation in Noupoort, a small Karoo town just off the N9 national route. The guest house offers picturesque mounta...
Wolwefontein Hotel
Wolwefontein Hotel is one of the four remaining railway hotels in South Africa. The accommodation has been restored while preserving the history ...
The Don Guesthouse
The Don Guesthouse is located in the small town of Noupoort in the Karoo and offers accommodation for a total of eighteen guests. Noupoort is con...
Things to do in the area
Transkaroo Hiking Trail
Start: farm near the village of Noupoort, 40 km from Colesberg Finish: back at the farm; the hike is circularDuration: 3 days, 42 kmFitness: mode...
Noteworthy attractions
Karoo Gariep Conservancy
Karoo is a “quenna” word meaning “dry and hard”. Gariep is also a “quenna” word meaning “big water”or river. The Karoo Gariep Concervancy is foun...
Tankwa Karoo National Park
The 80 000 hectare Tankwa Karoo National Park, proclaimed in 1986 and still in a development stage, is at present in a veld recovery phase and it...
Gariep Dam Nature Reserve
The Free State's largest nature reserve is a combination of the 36 487 ha Gariep Dam on the Orange River and an 11 237 ha game sanctuary on its n...
Akkerendam Nature Reserve
Akkerdam Nature Reserve lies just outside the little town of Calvinia, which is found at the foot of the Hantam Mountain (mountain of the red bul...
Rolfontein Nature Reserve
Situated in the upper Karoo where an infinite sky and horizon seem to go on without end, the Rolfontein Nature Reserve is found roughly 16 kilome...
Doornkloof Nature Reserve
Lying peacefully in the mountainous upper Karoo of the Northern Cape, just outside the little town of Colesberg, Doornkloof Nature Reserve is pos...
Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve
Just 10 kilometres outside of the little town of Nieuwoudtville, between the towns of Van Rhynsdorp and Calvinia, lies the Oorlogskloof (war gorg...
Hantam National Botanical Garden
Established in 2007, the Hantam National Botanical Garden lies on the Bokkeveld Plateau just outside the town of Nieuwoudtville. It is regarded a...
Molteno Pass
Said to be South Africa's first mountain pass, Molteno Pass links Beaufort West to Loxton, in effect joining the oldest town in the area to the N...
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