Port Nolloth, Namaqualand
What today is essentially a fishing village, Port Nolloth lies on the bay known by the indigenous Namaqua people as Aukwatowa (where the water took away the old man) - it was the last landfall the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias sighted, before he and his ship were blown off course and out to sea for thirteen days.
Port Nolloth lies 144 kilometres northwest of Springbok, and 90 kilometres west of Steinkopf. Port Nolloth started its life as a railway junction for the copper-mining industry, and subsequently as the site for diamond mining, but today serves mainly as a fishing village for the crayfishing industry (or rock lobster), and for small-scale diamond recovery; large-scale shipping came to an end as diamond discoveries have gradually declined in the area.
Port Nolloth and its neighbouring informal settlement, Sizamile make a good stop off if you are at all interested in the Namaqua Flower Route, or a visit to the Richtersveld National Park. Walking tours around Sizamile are on offer by local guides; the local museum is filled with history, and a trip inland to the little town of Lekkersing, just north of Port Nolloth, offers a ‘look in' to a community workgroup ‘rusoord' where local craft in the form of ‘velskoene', mats, huts, dresses and ‘riempie' chairs is available.
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This has been on my "places to visit list" since 2002!!! Looking forward to Nov 2011!!
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Hotels & other accommodation options
Peaceful Place
Peaceful Place has three separate self-catering units. If required, all three units can be rented simultaneously. Every self-catering unit is wel...
Dolfyn Self Catering
Dolfyn in McDougalls Bay is a holiday home offering accommodation near Port Nolloth, just 2 kilometres outside the main town. McDougalls Bay is h...
The Beach House Port Nolloth
"Only the beach lies between you and the Atlantic" Port Nolloth is known for its long pristine beaches and its picturesque fishing and diamond ha...
Mossel Self Catering
Mossel is a self catering holiday home in Port Nolloth sleeping four guests. The house has a comfortable lounge area and a fully equipped kitchen...
Richtersveld Experience Lodge
Richtersveld Experience Lodge is situated in the town of Port Nolloth, in the heart of Namaqualand. There's something for everyone at Richtersvel...
Oester Self Catering
Oester is a holiday home in McDougalls Bay offering accommodation near Port Nolloth, just 2 kilometers outside the main town. McDougalls Bay is h...
Rob Self Catering
Rob in McDougalls Bay is a holiday home offering accommodation near Port Nolloth, just 2 kilometers outside the main town. This laid back town is...
Snoek Self Catering
Snoek in McDougalls Bay holiday home offers accommodation for four guests, near Port Nolloth, just 2 kilometers outside the main town. This laid ...
Tuna Self Catering
Tuna in McDougalls Bay is a holiday home offering accommodation near Port Nolloth, just 2 kilometers outside the main town. McDougalls Bay is hom...
Seaside Seagull
Seaside SeaGull offers accommodation in Port Nolloth, just 2 kilometers outside the main town. McDougalls Bay is home to clean beaches and calm s...
Voetbaai Hardertjie
Voetbaai Hardertjie offers accommodation in Port Nolloth just a few steps away from the beach. Voetbaai Hardertjie is a comfortably furnished cha...
Evening Shade
Evening Shade offers premier beachfront accommodation in Mc Dougals Bay, Port Nolloth. Step directly from the patio onto the sandy beach and enjo...
Galjoen Self Catering
Galjoen Holiday Home in McDougalls Bay offering accommodation near Port Nolloth, just 2 kilometers outside the main town. This laid back town is ...
Yield House
Situated on the beachfront, Yield House offers guests lovely self-catering accommodation in Port Nolloth in three sections which can be booked se...
Sardien Self Catering
Sardien in McDougalls Bay is a holiday home offering accommodation near Port Nolloth, just 2 kilometers outside the main town. McDougalls Bay is ...
Kreef Self Catering
Kreef in McDougalls Bay is a holiday home near Port Nolloth, just 2 kilometers outside the main town. McDougalls Bay is home to clean beaches and...
Voetbaai Krefie
Voetbaai Krefie offers accommodation in Port Nolloth just a few steps away from the beach. Port Nolloth is as laid-back as it sounds. Nothing muc...
Walvis Self Catering
Walvis in McDougalls Bay is a holiday home offering accommodation near Port Nolloth, just 2 kilometers outside the main town. This laid back town...
Things to do in the area
Fly-fish on the Orange River
The primitive desire of man to hunt accompanied by the barren desert day scenery, nights under the canopy of the unwished stars, the rush of the ...
Hondeklipbaai Lighthouse
Described by some as a 'rickety lighthouse on stilts', Hondeklipbaai lighthouse, like quite a few of the more remote lighthouses in South Africa,...
Port Nolloth Lighthouse
Port Nolloth lighthouse, aside from being the most northern lighthouse on the western side of South Africa is also a rather unusual looking light...
Anita's Tavern
Pop in at Anita's for a seafood fiesta. Enjoy mouthwatering garlic mussels or perhaps the stuffed calamari tubes. If you are not a major seafood ...
Richtersveld 4x4 Trails
The Richtersveld Park is nestled in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, right on the border of the Namibian mountain ranges. The arid wil...
Strandveld 4x4 Trail
The Northern Cape is home to a number of 4x4 trails, thanks to its varied topography and rugged landscapes. The local vegetation is somewhat spar...
Richtersveld Donkey Trail
Start: De Hoop campsite, Ai/Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier ParkFinish: Hakkiesdoring hikers' campLevel: IntermediateType of route: jeep track and...
Alexander Bay Beach
Your Northern Cape accommodation is likely to be near many of the natural attractions that make this area so special. While this province isn't k...
Port Nolloth Beach
If you've booked accommodation in Port Nolloth, chances are that you are looking for the ultimate seaside escape. Here, the changing of the tide ...
Noteworthy attractions
Richtersveld National Park
The Richtersveld is a unique mountain desert wilderness of great beauty, tucked in the far north-western corner of the Northern Cape in South Afr...
Goegap Nature Reserve
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Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
Inscribed in 2007 as the eighth World Heritage Site in South Africa, the Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape is a remarkable mountainou...
Namaqua National Park
Say Namaqua National Park and people immediately think carpets of spring wild flowers. And they would not be wrong - Namaqualand not only has som...
Namaqualand Flower Route
The spring wild flowers are a phenomenon that never ceases to amaze and delight, even for those who live in what is considered South Africa's "ou...
Skilpad Wildflower Reserve
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Akkedis Pass
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Messelpad Pass
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Wildeperdehoek Pass
Almost inextricably linked to Messelpad Pass (the two are part of the 'Copper Route' between Springbok and Hondeklip Bay) Wildeperdehoek Pass is ...
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