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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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Wild fly fishing in the Karoo
The Angler & Antelope has secured exclusive access to several dams and stretches of river in the Somerset East district for fly fishing. When you fly fish these exclusive Angler & Antelope waters, you will experience the majesty of the Karoo, with no interruptions – well, except maybe a trophy sized trout at the end of your fly line!
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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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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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Camdeboo Adventure Tours
Guided tours offered to Graaff-Reinet’s main highlights that includes the Valley of Desolation, Game Viewing in the Camdeboo National Park & Umasizake TownshipTours. For nature lovers there are a variety of guided nature walks in the area on offer. 4x4 Trips in the Camdeboo National Park & a variety of overnight trips to the Baviaanskloof are also available. For more information contact Buks Marais.
Featured Accommodation in the Karoo Heartland (Click for More Info)
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Camdeboo Cottages
Camdeboo Cottages is located in the heart of old Graaff-Reinet, on the corner of Bourke and Parliament Street, within walking distance of local attractions and facilities. Experience a piece of South Africa’s history by staying in one of these cottages which have been declared national monuments. The unique and historical cottages have been lovingly restored boasting original yellow-wood floors and reed ceilings together with modern amenities such as aircon and televisions.
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Royal Hotel
Whether you are an adventurer, a historian or a romanticist, you have to visit the Royal Hotel dating from 1897 with its tranquil atmosphere and typical old fashioned rooms.
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@ Schoombie Karoo Accommodation
@Schoombee is a self catering farmhouse located just off the R56 between Middelburg and Steynsburg in the Karoo halfway between: Johannesburg and Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth, Durban and Cape Town / Cape South Coast. Enjoy the peace and quiet of the Karoo veld while experiencing the wonders of nature.
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Andries Stockenström Guest House
Andries Stockenström Guest House in Graaff-Reinet is widely known for its cuisine, being also the home of renowned Gordon's Restaurant where food is taken very seriously, only the freshest and is the stuff that great memories are made of.
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Die Tuishuise
Die Tuishuise consist of 30 refurbished Karoo style cottages ideally located in Market Street, Cradock. Die Tuishuise have been awarded the coveted "Simon van der Stel" Gold Medal for restoration.
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Keurfontein Country House
Keurfontein is situated on the N9 between Willowmore and Uniondale easily accesible from the main road. It is therefore the ideal stopover for travellers between Gauteng and the Gardenroute.
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The Owlhouse Backpackers
A quiet, cosy lodge in an established Nieu Bethesda garden, the Owlhouse Backpackers reflects one of its previous lives as the Buddist meditation centre. Take with a dip with the goldfish in the dam, hire bikes to explore Nieu Bethesda or hike in the surrounding Sneeuberg Mountains.
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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.
Featured Attractions in the Karoo Heartland (Click for More Info)
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The Old Parsonage Museum, Somerset East
Shortly after the establishment of the town of Somerset, 1825, land on the slopes of the Boschberg Mountain was given to the Wesleyan missionaries for a chapel and graveyard.
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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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Urquhart House Museum Graaff Reinet
The large erf at the southern extremity of Market Square, on which Urquhart House stands today, was granted in freehold to Johan Hendrik Greyling on 1 January 1806, which places it amongst the earliest plots transferred into private ownership.
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Olive Schreiner House Museum, Cradock
Olive Schreiner, the famous South African authoress, who amongst many other literary works, wrote "Story of an African Farm", lived in this house at 9 Cross Street in her youth, between 1867 – 1870.
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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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Schanskraal Estate (home to the Welbech Arabian Stud) has been chosen as the venue for the South...
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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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