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.
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Hidden high in the spectacular Winterberg Mountains near Tarkastad, Thrift Dam is ...
The Graaff-Reinet Museum or “Reinet House”, formerly a Dutch Reformed Church parsonage, ...
Jansenville’s Museum, better known as the Sid Fourie House, stands on Brug ...
The Afrikaanse Christelike Vroue Vereeniging hall – ACVV – (Afrikaans Christian Women’s ...
Willowmore has a number of historic buildings, churches and monuments in addition ...
Olive Schreiner House at 9 Cross Street in Cradock is one of the houses in ...
The Roodewal historic site next to the N10 near Cookhouse doesn’t just ...
Outside Steynsburg are two very well-known Karoo landmarks. Koffiebus and Teebus, two ...
The Ouberg Hiking Trail is a 3.1km trail around Ouberg koppie next ...
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 ...
EERSTEKRANS HIKING TRAIL This area falls within the Cradock Town boundaries and ...
The Gregg Price Art Gallery in Nieu-Bethesda was opened in December 2018. ...
Africa, conjuring up thoughts of incredible experiences of wildlife, history and culture. ...
The Somerset East Museum is nestled at the foot of the Boschberg ...
The cornerstone was laid on 2 August 1879 by ds. Dirk Postma ...
Middleton is located near Cookhouse and was first established in 1879 as ...
The Gereformeerde Kerk is located next to the Methodist Church on the ...
Throughout the Karoo, it’s common to see flat-topped hills called Karoo Koppies ...
The hamlet of Mount Stewart is located on a crossroads between Steytlerville ...
Oviston is a little town, 10 km from Venterstad, on the southern ...
THIS PAGE IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS Cradock has a number ...
The Fairworld Fine Wool Museum was established by Willem van Aardt to ...
The Nieu-Bethesda Camino is a 100km circular route that offers unique and varied views of the Karoo ...
Permanent settlement in the district began in 1778. The Van der Walt ...
The small Karoo town of Hofmeyr is located about 63km northeast of ...
Located 15km North-East of Pearston, the Buffelshoek pass is 3.9km long, and ...
Welcome to Karoo River Rafting and Cabins. Set in the stunning surroundings of ...
Littered with low-lying mountains, expansive grassland views and horizons that burst into ...
The iconic “Rooi Bruggie” in Willowmore was erected as a pedestrian bridge ...
Glen Harry Game Reserve, outside Graaff-Reinet, offers an exclusive African wilderness experience, ...
The Dutch Reformed Church in Aberdeen was constructed in two stages. The ...
Arguably the oldest church in Cradock and definitely the oldest church building ...
There are many stories – some sad, some wondrous, others downright weird ...
Austin Roberts’ The Birds of South Africa was first published in 1940 ...
Graaff-Reinet is one of South Africa’s oldest towns and boasts approximately 220 ...
The history of Grootfontein dates back to the 1790s, when Klaas ...
The Cradock Dutch Reformed congregation is the eleventh-oldest congregation of the Dutch ...
Approximately 12 km from Willowmore, the “Wonderboom” or “Wonder Tree” is found. ...
Situated in the picturesque town of Nieu-Bethesda, and home of the famous ...
Walter Battiss was a master of oil painting and is still considered ...
The Military History Museum is the most recent addition to the Graaff-Reinet ...
The following hikes are available to guests staying at Glen Avon Farm ...
An influx of soldiers, farmers and their workers to the Graaff-Reinet district ...
Nieu Bethesda has a working network of leivore, or water farrows, with ...
The PW Vorster Museum at the Grootfontein Agricultural Institute is housed in ...
The Wild Fly Fishing in the Karoo Fly Tackle Shop in Somerset ...
The Somerset East War Memorial (also called the Delville Wood Memorial) is ...
The Cradock Four were a group of four anti-apartheid activists who were abducted ...
The Stone Folk is a new permanent outdoor installation of stone figures ...
The Tarkastad War Memorial was erected after the first World War with ...
The Mayor’s Garden can be found on the corner of Meintjies Street ...
JK Rowling, creator of the billion-dollar boarding school fantasy series, is famous ...
The 20 biblical panels in the hall of the Aberdeen Dutch Reformed ...
Join Karoo360 in hiking to the three highest peaks in the Sneeuberg ...
The Renosterberg at Dwarsvlei is one of the major landmarks between Middelburg ...
This listing contains excerpts from The Art of Nieu-Bethesda by Chris Marais and Julienne ...
The Valley Of The Flags is located on the R329 outside Steytlerville. ...
During the last 1800s, British soldiers created a chessboard on the top ...
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 town of Steynsburg developed around the Reformed Church which was established ...
Samara Karoo Reserve offers an unforgettable safari experience for discerning travelers. Set ...
The construction for the cement Road (R329) between Willowmore and Steytlerville commenced ...
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