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Karoo Accommodation Karoo Activities Karoo Information
Karoo Crawl to Adventure
- Discover the unsurpassed grandeur of the Karoo Heartland, the vast plains, majestic mountains and champagne air.
- Do see the unusual in picturesque Karoo towns steeped in history and intrigue.
- Explore off the beaten track - on foot, horseback, mountain bike, 4x4 or canoe!
- Awesome mountaineering and paragliding await the adventurous.
- Enjoy spectacular game viewing and bird watching. Visit game and nature reserves, farms and fascinating museums.
- Crystal clear starry nights.
- View bushman engravings and fossil collections.
- Savour succulent Karoo cuisine.
- Sleep in Victorian guesthouses or even old slave quarters.
- Unique entertainment and events!
- Succumb to the spirit of the Karoo Heartland.
- You will be back for more!
Featured Activities in the Karoo Heartland (Click for More Info)
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Nieu-Bethesda Guest Farm & Excursions
Give us one day and we will give you 280 million years!
Guided farm tours including, Boer war engravings, Bushman paintings and engravings, Woolshed, Fossil and Artifact museum, Fossil walk with sunset drinks. Learn about medicinal plants and meet the meerkats!
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Thembalethu Safaris
We are a family concern that was founded in the early 80’s mainly for local hunters. Situated in the mountain range above the Noorsveld, the flora mainly consists of Spekboom, Pruimboom, aloes, cycads and Witgat boom.
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10 Great Day Trips from Nieu Bethesda
Nieu Bethesda is a wonderful base from which to explore and experience the Karoo.
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Baviaanskloof Heritage Tours
The Baviaanskloof, once South Africa's best kept secret, is steadily becoming better known as one of South Africa's "must" places to visit. This wonderland is an ever changing selection of scenery and vegetation types ranging from fynbos to lush riverine forest. It is also populated by a wide selection of animals from the seldom seen leopards and buffalos, through various antelope species to the ever present baboons and tortoises.
Featured Accommodation in the Karoo Heartland (Click for More Info)
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Haaspoort Private Nature Reserve
Nestled in the Winterhoek Mountains of the Eastern Cape, Haaspoort Bushcamp and Private Nature Reserve captures the serenity and beauty of the Karoo. The Bushcamp is situated on a 2000-hectare malaria-free private game reserve, home to a large variety of wildlife and rare flora.
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Thembalethu Safaris
Situated in the fascinating Noorsveld, Thembalethu Safaris absolutely abounds with game and is a perfect weekend getaway or holiday destination for the game lover or for a camera safari. Encompassing about 6,500 hectares, there are numerous hiking opportunities and 4x4 or 4x2 tracks from which to view the game.
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Willow Guest House
Experience an important piece of South African history in this historic building with Victorian furniture, old world charm and unsurpassed hospitality.
Ideally situated for stopovers when travelling from Gauteng to George the Willow Historic Guest House offers excellent comfortable accommodation and fine food in it's a la Carte Restaurant.
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Allemann se Huisie
Centrally situated in Nieu Bethesda, Allemann-se-Huisie is a cosy, self-contained garden cottage, with twin beds, kitchenette and shower and toilet en-suite. Sip sundowners in the garden and watch the sky fill with stars or braai some delicious Nieu Bethesda Karoo lamb.
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Koffylaagte Game Lodge
Koffylaagte acquired its name from being a regular stop on the old wagon route inland from Port Elizabeth and UItenhage. The original farmstead, dating from the 1870's, is now the main accommodation on the Koffylaagte private reserve.
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Hillston Farm Stay
There is something magical about the vast semi-desert region known simply as the Karoo. At Hillston Farm you'll experience South African hospitality with a difference - farm style with a touch of class.
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Karoo River Cabins
Set in the stunning surrounds of the Karoo, this perfect farm get-away combines the breathtaking beauty of the veld, expansive horizons, blue-grey mountains, wide-open skies and all-year round exciting river rafting. Perched on the banks of the Great Brak River at the confluence of the Teebus, this idyllic spot offers inviting accommodation and first class facilities.
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Somerset House
Somerset House was built as a school in the Colonial style in 1905 in Paulet Street which was the first street to be built in Somerset East in South Africa's Eastern Cape. Situated in the quietest part of a quiet town and backing on to the Bosberg, the ambience of Somerset House is tranquil, scenic and restful.
Featured Attractions in the Karoo Heartland (Click for More Info)
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Military History Museum Graaff Reinet
The Military History Museum is the most recent addition to the Graaff-Reinet Museum Complex and was established in 2005.
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Walter Battiss Art Museum, Somerset East
In an official ceremony held in front of the white-gabled house in Paulet Street, Somerset East in 1981, Walter Whall Battiss bequeathed his collection of his own art works to "the people of Somerset East and South Africa."
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Reinet House Museum, Graaff-Reinet
The Graaff-Reinet Museum or “Reinet House”, formerly a Dutch Reformed Church parsonage, was built at the expense of the Government in 1812 during the ministry of the Rev. Kicherer. It was the home of three ministers prior to 1822.
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Old Residency Museum, Graaff-Reinet
The former Residency, situated diagonally opposite Reinet House at the end of Parsonage Street, and forming a unique architectural complex with it, is a well-preserved example of the early 19th Century Cape Dutch H-shaped house.
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Richmond hosts the 111th anniversary weekend of the Anglo Boer War with visits to historic sites,...
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The annual Opening of the Hunting Season in Jansenville is on the first Friday of June 2013. The...
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Enjoy two days of foot stomping entertainment, biltong and hundreds of tantalising stalls, while...
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GREAT COOKS, exciting taste moments are promised for our winter Soul Food Festival
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Going from strength to strength in its fourth successful year, the Karoo's
youngest literary...
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Schanskraal Estate (home to the Welbech Arabian Stud) has been chosen as the venue for the South...
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Run away from your daily routine, come to Bedford for three days of fresh air and inspiration....
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The Sasol / Stretton’s Gin Karoo Birding Weekend will take place between 25 and 27 October...
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Two Karoo Heartland Towns namely Somerset East and Steytlerville have been nominated as Eastern...
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Schanskraal Estate (home to the Welbech Arabian Stud) has been chosen as the venue for the South...
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In this coffee table book compiled by Meinrad Heck and Peter Maurer Nie Bethesda and Ganora Guest...
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On Saturday 23rd February, the Bruintjieshoogte Marathon was run, for the 36th time, in perfect...
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In December 2012 a Booted Eagle was photographed in the High Karoo Park, making seven Eagle species...
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WHEN Vusi Mahlasela took to the stage in the quaint Bohemian town of Nieu-Bethesda, he had a strong...
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The various guest farms all over the Karoo are an exciting new form of country tourism and their...
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On the outskirts of Cradock, 145 miles north of Port Elizabeth in South Africa's Eastern Cape...
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The serval cat population received another boost with three kittens born near Cradock. In May 2012...
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The Open Day held in Graaff-Reinet on 16 May to provide information about the Mountain Zebra -...
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A donation by the Graaff-Reinet Bird Club has brightened up the Camdeboo National Park’s...
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Jansenville Beautification Project
The Local Tourism Organization has completed the "Welcome to Jansenville" structures...
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Sometimes, drivers can be reluctant to try out a gravel road, but there is always the option of...
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The Karoo Lamb Restaurant will be hosting the duo 'Rouge' on Friday the second of September. Join...
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Four members of South Africa’s national bird species, rescued from illegal captivity and...
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