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
Austin Roberts’ The Birds of South Africa was first published in 1940 ...
For the best panoramic view of the whole of Cradock you have ...
The Rothschild* name is globally associated with money and wealth, but did ...
The Fairworld Fine Wool Museum was established by Willem van Aardt to ...
There are many stories – some sad, some wondrous, others downright weird ...
Trim Park, Cradock’s municipal park, was established in 1881 on the banks ...
THIS PAGE IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS Cradock has a number ...
Take a walk around the Nieu-Bethesda cemetery and see graves both ancient ...
The history of Grootfontein dates back to the 1790s, when Klaas ...
During SA’s golden century of rail travel, Klipplaat was a major junction. ...
The whole saga around Slagtersnek started with a man named Freek Bezuidenhout, ...
The Valley Of The Flags is located on the R329 outside Steytlerville. ...
The old watermill in Nieu-Bethesda was erected in 1860 by Mr B.J. ...
The Hennie Steyn Bridge, spanning the Orange River between Venterstad and Bethulie ...
The Swaershoek Pass is an alternative road between Cradock and Somerset East ...
The St Andrews Anglican Church in Pearston was built in 1907 and ...
While limited privately sponsored library facilities were available in Graaff-Reinet from about ...
Middleton is located near Cookhouse and was first established in 1879 as ...
Tarkastad has a number of historic buildings, churches and monuments in addition ...
Steytlerville has a number of historic buildings, churches and monuments in addition ...
Roughly 60km from Cradock, in the heart of the Eastern Cape hinterland, ...
The Roodewal historic site next to the N10 near Cookhouse doesn’t just ...
The Somerset East Museum is nestled at the foot of the Boschberg ...
Rising 61 meters high, the Draaikrans rock formation is a remarkable geological ...
The church was completed in 1862, for the astronomical amount at the ...
Olive Schreiner (1855-1920), was a political activist, feminist and author of the world-renowned ...
Permanent settlement in the district began in 1778. The Van der Walt ...
The Dutch Reformed Church in Jansenville is unusual in that the bell ...
NB: No booking necessary as the trails are open during the normal ...
Glen Harry Game Reserve, outside Graaff-Reinet, offers an exclusive African wilderness experience, ...
The Tarkastad War Memorial was erected after the first World War with ...
Marette se Bankie is a viewpoint overlooking the village of Nieu-Bethesda at ...
This listing contains excerpts from The Art of Nieu-Bethesda by Chris Marais and Julienne ...
The Ouberg Hiking Trail is a 3.1km trail around Ouberg koppie next ...
Every Saturday at 7:00am (October – March) & 8:00am (April – September). ...
Prepare to be awed by our Big Sky Karoo on display at ...
This Church was built by the local community in 1958, as a ...
Somerset East has a number of historic buildings, churches and monuments in ...
Olive Schreiner House at 9 Cross Street in Cradock is one of the houses in ...
The former Residency, situated diagonally opposite Reinet House at the end of ...
Jansenville’s Museum, better known as the Sid Fourie House, stands on Brug ...
The Mayor’s Garden can be found on the corner of Meintjies Street ...
The Old Blackstone Power Station, which supplied the town with power until ...
Behind the Reinet House Museum in Graaff-Reinet, visitors will find a Black ...
Bedford has a number of historic buildings, churches and monuments in addition ...
Right in the north of the Karoo Heartland on the border between ...
Dr William Gill was appointed District Surgeon of the newly founded town ...
Ganora Guest Farm is a sheep farm situated just outside Nieu Bethesda in the ...
Middelburg has a number of historic buildings, churches and monuments in addition ...
One of the Karoo’s most obscure tourism attractions is 150 metres underground, ...
Imagine being back in the 1840s. Clanking wagons roll through the river ...
The Beauty Zone is the Health, Beauty and Wellness Centre situated at ...
The Dutch Reformed Church in Roetbron was built in 1910. At that ...
An influx of soldiers, farmers and their workers to the Graaff-Reinet district ...
Pieter Willem van Heerden was born on 27 August 1859 and married ...
Camdeboo Adventure Tours in Graaff-Reinet offers the following: Valley of Desolation – ...
The Dassiedeur Tunnel, built in 1879, is an old disused 271-meter railway ...
Outside Steynsburg are two very well-known Karoo landmarks. Koffiebus and Teebus, two ...
The Gereformeerde Kerk is located next to the Methodist Church on the ...
The Afrikaanse Christelike Vroue Vereeniging hall – ACVV – (Afrikaans Christian Women’s ...
Arguably the oldest church in Cradock and definitely the oldest church building ...
The area around Nieu Bethesda is good for either a leisurely ride ...
The Wild Fly Fishing in the Karoo Fly Tackle Shop in Somerset ...
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