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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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Kuzuko Lodge - Big Five Game Reserve
Also known as the “Place of Glory”, Kuzuko Lodge is built high upon a hill in a private section of the northern part of the Greater Addo Elephant National Park. It is here where breathtaking views from your private veranda are complemented by luxurious chalets and warm, attentive service. This unique & glorious place is the perfect venue whether for a Family Breakaway, Romantic Weekend, Conference, Teambuild, Gala Event or Wedding.
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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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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.
Featured Accommodation in the Karoo Heartland (Click for More Info)
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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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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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Angora Inn
Angora Inn provides you with accommodation, a restaurant, conference facilities, bar, small casino, big screen for presentations, sport, movies and a liquor store. Functions for any event can be arranged e.g. dinners, teas, meetings, conferences etc.
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Mount Camdeboo Private Game Reserve
Mount Camdeboo (“Place of green hills or pools” in ancient Khoisan) Private Game Reserve lies a short way to the east of Graaff-Reinet in the heart of the Great Karoo.
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Somerset House
FULLY BOOKED FOR 2013 BILTONG FESTIVAL 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.
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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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Kuzuko Lodge
Also known as the “Place of Glory”, Kuzuko Lodge is built high upon a hill in a private section of the northern part of the Greater Addo Elephant National Park. It is here where breathtaking views from your private veranda are complimented by luxurious chalets and warm, attentive service. Spectacular cosmic safaris, day and night game drives and time spent in our wellness centre are but a few of the ways in which you can truly experience this unique and glorious place.
Guests are housed in 24 luxurious chalets, each with a private deck offering spectacular views of the malaria free Karoo bushveld of the big five park below. All chalets, three of which are wheelchair accessible, features an en-suite bathroom with bath and walk in shower, mini-bar, tea/coffee making facilities, colour television, direct dialling telephones, free wireless connectivity and data cable points. Children of all ages are welcome at the lodge and may accompany their parents on game drives.
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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.
Featured Attractions in the Karoo Heartland (Click for More Info)
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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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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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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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Enjoy two days of foot stomping entertainment, biltong and hundreds of tantalising stalls, while...
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Join well-known artist and art teacher Talbot Cox for a happy and expressive weekend workshop aimed...
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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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