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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

Wild Fly Fishing in the Karoo has secured exclusive access to several ...

The Camdeboo National Park is a 19000ha gem in the Karoo Heartland ...

On 4 September 1901, during the South African War, the famed British ...

The Compassberg (2502m) is the highest peak in the Sneeuberg range and ...

Prepare to be awed by our Big Sky Karoo on display at ...

Dr William Gill was appointed District Surgeon of the newly founded town ...

Nieu Bethesda has a working network of furrows, with water supplied daily ...

Legend has it that the early settlers in the area saw a ...

For the best panoramic view of the whole of Cradock you have ...

Tarkastad Freemasons Lodge This little stone building next to the Presbyterian Church ...

Discover a world of rugged beauty and thrilling trails. Get ready to ...

Outside Steynsburg are two very well know Karoo landmarks. Koffiebus and Teebus, ...

Tarkastad isn’t a big town with many monuments even though there is ...

The PW Vorster Museum at the Grootfontein Agricultural Institute is housed in ...

EERSTEKRANS HIKING TRAIL This area falls within the Cradock Town boundaries and ...

Arguably the oldest church in Cradock and definitely the oldest church building ...

Art

Weird to some, wonderful to others, the Owl House in Nieu-Bethesda is ...

Art

The Tarkastad War Memorial was erected after the first World War with ...

One of the Karoo’s most obscure tourism attractions is 150 metres underground, ...

Built in 1840, of plastered sandstone, this Presbyterian church is the oldest ...

The Union Monument is located on the top of Magazine Hill. The ...

The first owner of Bulhoek was Douw Gerbrand Steyn, born in 1777 ...

Welcome to Karoo River Rafting and Cabins. Set in the stunning surroundings of ...

In 2003 flags were erected on the main street depicting the Family ...

Glen Harry Game Reserve, outside Graaff-Reinet, offers an exclusive African wilderness experience, ...

The Cradock cemetery is probably one of the most interesting ones around. ...

As you enter Steytlerville there is an Open Air Museum to your ...

The Cradock Four were a group of four anti-apartheid activists who were abducted ...

The Roodewal historic site next to the N10 near Cookhouse doesn’t just ...

During SA’s golden century of rail travel, Klipplaat was a major junction. ...

Olive Schreiner House at 9 Cross Street in Cradock is one of the houses in ...

Approximately 12 km from Willowmore, the “Wonderboom” or “Wonder Tree” is found. ...

There’s a very interesting spot near Kendrew. It is Kalkkop (“lime hill”) ...

The Somerset East War Memorial (also called the Delville Wood Memorial) is ...

Transkaroo Adventures offer a 3-day hike: Day 1 (12km), day 2 (19km) ...

Venterstad was laid out in 1875 and attained municipal status in 1895. ...

The following hikes are available to guests staying at Glen Avon Farm ...

Graaff-Reinet is one of South Africa’s oldest towns and boasts approximately 220 ...

The Beauty Zone is the Health, Beauty and Wellness Centre situated at ...

The construction for the cement Road (R329) between Willowmore and Steytlerville commenced ...

The Adelaide War Memorial stands next to the town hall

The Gregg Price Art Gallery in Nieu-Bethesda was opened in December 2018. ...

P.W.F. Weyers, a former hawker, who lost cattle in an attack by ...

The Afrikaanse Christelike Vroue Vereeniging hall – ACVV – (Afrikaans Christian Women’s ...

On 26 June 1902 the foundation stone of the new Town Hall ...

The Military History Museum is the most recent addition to the Graaff-Reinet ...

The old Gunpowder Magazine was constructed on the crest of a barren ...

The town of Rietbron has its origins in a patch of reeds ...

The Mohair Experience Museum was built next to the Jansenville Museum (Sid ...

Middleton is located near Cookhouse and was first established in 1879 as ...

Modderfontein is located about 23km outside of Tarkastad. It was here that ...

JK Rowling, creator of the billion-dollar boarding school fantasy series, is famous ...

The small Karoo town of Hofmeyr is located about 63km northeast of ...

The Swaershoek Pass is an alternative road between Cradock and Somerset East ...

The Museum Association was founded in 1983 with the prospect of establishing ...

The Fairworld Fine Wool Museum was established by Willem van Aardt to ...

The Dutch Reformed Church in Roetbron was built in 1910. At that ...

The Pierre Ferreira Hiking Trail takes you through beautiful virgin Karoo veld, ...

The Nieu-Bethesda Camino is a 100km circular route that offers unique and varied views of the Karoo ...

The Mayor’s Garden can be found on the corner of Meintjies Street ...

The history of Grootfontein dates back to the 1790s, when Klaas van ...

NB: No booking necessary as the trails are open during the normal ...

The Hennie Steyn Bridge, spanning the Orange River between Venterstad and Bethulie ...

The St Andrews Anglican Church in Pearston was built in 1907 and ...

The Dutch Reformed Church Middelburg-Karoo is the result of the merger on ...

Join Karoo360 in hiking to the three highest peaks in the Sneeuberg ...

Olive Schreiner (1855-1920), was a political activist, feminist and author of the world-renowned ...

Marette se Bankie is a viewpoint overlooking the village of Nieu-Bethesda at ...

The town of Steynsburg developed around the Reformed Church which was established ...

The large erf at the southern extremity of Market Square, on which ...

The Somerset East parkrun has become a popular outdoor activity for both ...

The Mill House (Smidstraat) The mill originally belonged to the Dutch Reformed ...

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