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Map2016 Lr 1 5.01 MB Experience the Things to explore... from A-Z Karoo Kalahari Northern Cape at a glance Tourism Information • Vanderkloof Dam • Hunting Land Area: 362 591.41km² NORTHERN CAPE TOURISM AUTHORITY Adventure Sport • Karoo Architecture • Roaring Kalahari Route Northern The largest province in South Africa Tel: +27 (0) 53 833 1434 · Fax +27 (0) 53 831 2937 • 4 x 4 – see list in the following panel • Khoisan Rock Art • The Eye of Kuruman Email: [email protected] • Angling – coastal and fresh water Population: ±1.058 million www.experiencenortherncape.com • Karoo Battlefields • Largest open pit iron ore mine in the world Population Density: 3 per sq km Cape • Abseiling • Hippo Pool • Wonderwerk cave DIAMOND FIELD TOURISM • Hunting • White and Roaring Sands • Robert Moffat Mission Station Capital City: Kimberley 121 Builtfontein Road, Kimberley 8300 Major Towns: Calvinia, Colesberg, De Aar, Tel: +27 53 832 7298 / Fax: +27 53 832 7211 • Mountain biking • Fossil Footprints • Rock Art painting Kuruman, Springbok and Upington Email: [email protected] • Paragliding • Wine Cellar THE NORTHERN CAPE, renowned for its southern Climate: Hot to very hot in summer, FRANcES BAARD TouRiSm (KimBERLEy) Kalahari scenery and Richtersveld mountain desert, • White water rafting 4x4 Trails mild to cold in winter 51 Drakensberg Avenue, Carters Glen, Kimberley its abundant diamonds and being home to the • Hiking Namakwa • Nossob 4 x 4 Route: +27 (0) 12 4289111 Tel: +27 53 838 0911 / Fax: +27 53 861 1538 Major Airports: Kimberley, Upington Email: [email protected] world’s ‘first people’, the San-Bushmen, Griqua and • Skateboarding • South African Astronomical Observatory • Pulai 4 x 4 Route: +27 (0) 721596726 Nama is undoubtedly South Africa’s most unusual • Dune boarding • Namaqua Flowers • Richtersveld Route: +27 (0) 12 4289111 Main Roads: Good, suitable for all vehicles GREEN KALAHARI TOURISM tourist destination. Not only is it completely 30 Swartmodder Ave, Upington • Quad biking different from other destinations in the country, it • Mission Stations • Riemvasmaak Trails: +27 (0) 54 3372800 Health: Malaria-free Tel: +27 54 337 2800 / Fax: +27 54 332 6589 also is a destination full of uncanny surprises, in fact • Horse riding • Mines – present and past • Augrabies Route: +27 (0) 54 4529200 Email: [email protected] Languages: Afrikaans, English, Nama, SeTswana and Xhosa www.greenkalahari.com downright irony. Who would expect a desert to boast • Birding • Nama Culture • Khamkirri: +27 (0) 827901309 two of a country’s biggest rivers, the Orange and • Water sports • Orange River Estuary • Kalahari Trail: +27 (0) 54 5310019 UPINGTON TOURISM Vaal River, running through it? Who would dream of • Golfing • Cape Fur Seal Colony • Diamond Coast Trail: +27 (0) 27 8770028 Library Building, Mutual Street, Upington finding the world’s biggest flower display all along Tel: +27 54 3387151 / Fax: +27 54 3387350 South Africa’s roughest and wildest coastline? Who • Scenic Drives • Witsand 4 x 4 Trails: +27 (0) 53 3131061/2 Email: [email protected] would believe that ten percent of South Africa’s Tourism Attractions • Shipwreck • Namaqua 4 x 4 Trail: +27 (0) 27 7128035 The regions Website: www.kharahais.gov.za vineyards are growing in the upington region? Who Diamond Fields • Quiver Tree Forest • Toekoms Trail: +27 (0) 83 3383048 KALAHARI TOURISM could have guessed that the Northern Cape is home to 4 Federal Building, mynbou Street, Kuruman • Waterfalls • Banksgate Trail: +27 (0) 2062 ask for 1930 •Kuruman six national parks: |Ai|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier • The Big Hole Tel: +27 53 712 8700 Kalahari Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Mokala, Namaqua, • Belgravia Historic Walk Green Kalahari Email: [email protected] Tankwa-Karoo, Augrabies Falls - the latter boasting Green Kalahari www.roaringkalahari.co.za • Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme the sixth highest waterfall in the world. • Riemvasmaak Hot Springs Diamond • Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Centre • Upington Fields KAROO TOURISM 45 Voortrekker Street, De Aar • Red Dune Route For further •Kimberly Not only is the Northern Cape a prime destination • Battlefields Route • Springbok Tel: +27 53 632 9100 / +27 53 631 4176 • Orange River Wine Cellar for nature and adventure lovers, it should be high on • Robert Sobukwe House information visit Fax: +27 53 631 0105 the list of travellers that are curious about indigenous • Date Palm Avenue Email: [email protected] • Northern Cape Provincial Legislature Karoo people, archaeology, geology, life in the townships, • SA Dried Fruit Co-operative Website: emthanjeni.co.za Namakwa • diamonds, architecture, Anglo-Boer war history, • McGregor Museum www.experiencenortherncape.com • Operating Waterwheels De Aar NAMAKWA TOURISM cultural and liberation history. • William Humphreys Art Gallery • Calvinia • Quiver Tree Forest Voortrekker Street, Springbok • Ghost Trail Tel: 27 27 712 8035/6 / Fax: +27 27 712 1421 • San Culture Travel well as we wish you many happy returns to a • Township Tour [email protected] truly unique destination! • Verneukpan www.namakwa-dm.gov.za • Hakskeenpan N12 – DiscOVER DIAMOND COUNTRY R63 – TRAVEL THE HANTAM HEARTLAND N7 – GATEWAY TO NAMIBIA N8 - GEAR UP FOR THE GREEN KALAHARI N14 - HEADING WEST From Warrenton in the north to Victoria West in the south, the N12 also From the bulb capital of Nieuwoudtville to Victoria West, the R63 takes The N7 highway stretches from Cape Town and meanders its way The N14 takes travellers from Kuruman in the Kalahari to Springbok takes in the towns of Strydenburg, Britstown and the provincial capital travellers through the heart of the Hantam. through the Northern Cape before heading into neighbouring country in the Namakwa region via the mining town of Kathu, the regional Experience Summer Kimberley. Stop along the route to trace the rich mining history of the Namibia. Crossing from the Western Cape into the Northern Cape, commercial hub of Upington and along the Quiver Tree Route. Diamond Fields region. Over 21 630 carats of diamonds were mined in Considered to be the bulb capital of the world, Nieuwoudtville is a visitors will encounter towns capturing the Nama heritage of the Northern CSouthape Africa the agricultural town of Warrenton, which is also home to the Vaalharts place of hidden treasures. Must-see attractions to visit: province. Slow down and appreciate the unique stories of the people • Kuruman is known as the ‘oasis of the Kalahari” due to The Eye, Dam. • Hantam National Botanical Garden on the Glenlyn farm. Take of Garies, Kamieskroon, Springbok and Steinkopf. The distinctive and a spring that yields 20 million litres of water per day. a guided tour to view more than 500 000 endemic Bulbinella. enormous megalithic boulders carry the names of early Namakwa • Visit the Moffat Mission named after Robert Moffat ,who The capital city of Kimberley became home to the Diamond Rush • Stop at the matjiesfontein Farmstall to enjoy tea and light snacks travellers and are aptly called the letter stones. During spring time, this translated the Bible into Setswana. about 150 years ago when an 83-carat diamond was discovered on in a historical building surrounded by a variety of wild flowers. route takes visitors into the core of the floral kaleidoscope that is the • Wonderwerk Caves - archaeological excavations of the 140m Colesburg Kopje. • The 100m plummet of the Nieuwoudtville Falls on the Namakwa floral season. long caves, which dates back over a million years. • Visit to The Big Hole - the largest hand-dug excavation in Doring River is an awesome natural wonder. • camp at the Khai-Appel Recreation Resort in Kathu, go horse the world • Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve just 16km from Nieuwoudtville • Visit a Nama cultural settlement at Paulshoek riding and fishing • Kimberley Museum – get an enlightening insight into the offers with a variety of walking trails and day hikes. near Kamieskroon. • Visit the world’s largest open-cast iron mine with guided tours lives of the miners • marvel at the botanical diversity of the offered by appointment. • Take a ride on the vintage tram - the only tram still running Calvinia is in the centre of one of the country’s largest wool and Namakwa National Park. in the country Whether you are meat producing areas. The brilliant night skies present spectacular • Graves outside of town commemorates soldiers, The bustling town of Upington is home to several unique tourist • William Humphrey Art Gallery stargazing opportunities. who died in the Anglo Boer war. attractions, including: travelling to Namibia • McGregor museum • Birdwatching at the Akkerendam Nature Reserve. • Camel and donkey monuments commemorate the role these • For wildlife adventures, visit Dronfield Nature Reserve or Botswana, • Architecture – visit the Neogothic-styled Dutch Reformed Springbok is home to the first commercial copper mine in the domestic animals played in the history of the region. and Mokala National Park down to the Cape Church and the Hantam Huis. country as well as the oldest smelting furnace of its kind in the • The 1041m long Date Palm Avenue at the Eiland Resort – one of • See the Lesser Flamingoes of Kamfers Dam. • The Calvinia Museum is based in the Art Deco synagogue country, which has been declared a national monument. the longest palm avenues in the Southern Hemisphere. or to the West Coast Britstown is a perfect stop-over to stretch the legs. and houses a collection portraying early European settlers. • Water activities on the Orange River - sundowner cruises, this summer, embark • Stop at Kambro Hiking Trails with its hiking trails, • Stop in at Hantam Kraal for authentic, regional dishes. The renovated Dutch Reformed Church in Steinkopf hosts artwork bird-watching excursions and river rafting adventures. children’s playground and swimming dam. from famous South African artists and the Immanuel Succulent on a real adventure by • View the Khoisan Art on farms such as Brakwater, Carnarvon was once one of the busiest farming areas in the area. Nursery offers a great stop-over with local arts and crafts and a tea Visitors are encouraged to add a day or two to the itinerary to explore taking a route through Keurfontein, Maritzdam and Omdraaivlei.
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