Find your slice of wild across the golden plains of the Karoo Heartland. Discover worlds within worlds of wildlife thundering, swooping, running free across vast national parks and game reserves. Cycle the silent back roads of the Karoo, climb to towering heights with sweeping views, paddle the ancient Fish River. Immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and tastes of our beautiful region, its history, art and culture.
Experience the Karoo Heartland
Olive Schreiner (1855-1920), was a political activist, feminist and author of the world-renowned ...
The Afrikaanse Christelike Vroue Vereeniging hall – ACVV – (Afrikaans Christian Women’s ...
The Stone Folk is a new permanent outdoor installation of stone figures ...
The Crag Lizard Trail Duration: 45 minutes Difficulty: For all ages Cost: ...
The Wild Fly Fishing in the Karoo Fly Tackle Shop in Somerset ...
The old Gunpowder Magazine was constructed on the crest of a barren ...
The PW Vorster Museum at the Grootfontein Agricultural Institute is housed in ...
The St Lawrence Anglican Church situated at Tafelberg Station near Middelburg was ...
Tucked away behind the Verandah Coffee Shop where ladies might lunch on ...
The Nieu-Bethesda Camino is a 100km circular route that offers unique and varied views of the Karoo ...
For the best panoramic view of the whole of Cradock you have ...
Located in the Camdeboo National Park outside Graaff Reinet, the Valley of ...
Somerset East parkrun takes place every Saturday at 8:00am. Follow them on ...
This listing contains excerpts from The Art of Nieu-Bethesda by Chris Marais and Julienne ...
Modderfontein is located about 23km outside of Tarkastad. It was here that ...
The Roodewal historic site next to the N10 near Cookhouse doesn’t just ...
The history of Grootfontein dates back to the 1790s, when Klaas van ...
Graaff-Reinet is one of South Africa’s oldest towns and boasts approximately 220 ...
Jansenville’s Museum, better known as the Sid Fourie House, stands on Brug ...
The Dutch Reformed Church in Jansenville is unusual in that the bell ...
Every Saturday at 7:00am (October – March) & 8:00am (April – September). ...
The Tarkastad War Memorial was erected after the first World War with ...
The Swaershoek Pass is an alternative road between Cradock and Somerset East ...
One of the Karoo’s most obscure tourism attractions is 150 metres underground, ...
The Gregg Price Art Gallery in Nieu-Bethesda was opened in December 2018. ...
Bishop Gray’s fIrst visit to Cradock was in 1848. After a brief ...
The Somerset East Museum is nestled at the foot of the Boschberg ...
The iconic “Rooi Bruggie” in Willowmore was erected as a pedestrian bridge ...
Right in the north of the Karoo Heartland on the border between ...
The Old Blackstone Power Station, which supplied the town with power until ...
There’s a very interesting spot near Kendrew. It is Kalkkop (“lime hill”) ...
On 4 September 1901, during the South African War, the famed British ...
Glen Harry Game Reserve, outside Graaff-Reinet, offers an exclusive African wilderness experience, ...
The Camdeboo National Park is a 19000ha gem in the Karoo Heartland ...
Pieter Willem van Heerden was born on 27 August 1859 and married ...
Near the roadside between Aberdeen and Graaff-Reinet, in the middle of the ...
The Pierre Ferreira Hiking Trail takes you through beautiful virgin Karoo veld, ...
NB: No booking necessary as the trails are open during the normal ...
Graaff Reinet’s first recorded church was in Church Street. Building of a ...
The Somerset East parkrun has become a popular outdoor activity for both ...
On 26 June 1902 the foundation stone of the new Town Hall ...
While limited privately sponsored library facilities were available in Graaff-Reinet from about ...
The Great Fish River Museum is dedicated to showcasing the history of ...
Middelburg Old Cemetery The cemetery lies at the junction of Van Reenen ...
The Dassiedeur Tunnel, built in 1879, is an old disused 271-meter railway ...
Imagine being back in the 1840s. Clanking wagons roll through the river ...
Prepare to be awed by our Big Sky Karoo on display at ...
In 2003 flags were erected on the main street depicting the Family ...
The Dutch Reformed Church Middelburg-Karoo is the result of the merger on ...
The area around Nieu Bethesda is good for either a leisurely ride ...
Oviston is a little town, 10 km from Venterstad, on the southern ...
Throughout the Karoo it’s common to see flat-topped hills called Karoo Koppies ...
Outside Steynsburg are two very well know Karoo landmarks. Koffiebus and Teebus, ...
The brand new Karoo Origins – The Fossil Centre in Graaff-Reinet is ...
The Beauty Zone is the Health, Beauty and Wellness Centre situated at ...
The Graaff-Reinet Museum or “Reinet House”, formerly a Dutch Reformed Church parsonage, ...
The construction for the cement Road (R329) between Willowmore and Steytlerville commenced ...
The Valley Of The Flags is located on the R329 outside Steytlerville. ...
The Dutch Reformed Church in Roetbron was built in 1910. At that ...
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