Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.5.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Karoo Heartland Welcome to Big Sky Karoo ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.karooheartland.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Cradock - Karoo Food and Wine Festival: Late April](https://www.karooheartland.com/karoo-food-festival/) - If you love food, people and the Karoo, come to Cradock for the annual Karoo Food and Wine Festival. The festival’s core theme is to provide festivalgoers, both local and from out of town, the opportunity to taste the traditional dishes associated with the region and, in particular, the world-renowned Karoo lamb. Do not miss - [Graaff-Reinet - Thru The Karoo: February](https://www.karooheartland.com/thru-the-karoo/) - Run through the majestic Karoo in Graaff-Reinet. Experience an unforgettable marathon set in one of South Africa’s most picturesque regions. Get ready to take on the Karoo with distances for every kind of runner! Whether you're chasing a personal best or just in it for the experience, we've got a challenge for you: Marathon – - [Walter Battiss](https://www.karooheartland.com/walter-battiss/) - Walter Battiss was one of South Africa’s most original and influential artists — a painter, printmaker, and thinker whose curiosity and imagination reshaped modern South African art. Walter Whall Battiss was born on 6 January 1906 in Somerset East in 1906. His family rented the original two-storied English officers' mess building and ran it as - [Nieu-Bethesda - Afval Gilde: February and October](https://www.karooheartland.com/nieu-bethesda-afval-gilde/) - The Afval Gilde is a bi-annual gourmet event held in the village of Nieu‑Bethesda that’s geared toward "nose-to-tail" food lovers. It takes place twice a year, typically in February and October, and is hosted at the venue Tot‑Hier‑Toe Padstal on Martins Street. The term “nose-to-tail” refers to utilising the whole animal (or whole produce) rather - [Nieu-Bethesda - Festival of Lights: December](https://www.karooheartland.com/nieu-bethesda-festival-of-lights/) - Each year, on New Year’s Eve (Ou Jaarsaand in Afrikaans), the Bushman Heritage Museum hosts the Festival of Lights. This festival is a joyful celebration, as hundreds of candle-lit lanterns wind up the hill from the Arts Centre and through the village. But it has a special meaning for us and the community as well. - [Somerset East - Bruintjieshoogte Marathon: March](https://www.karooheartland.com/somerset-east-bruintjieshoogte-marathon/) - The Bruintjieshoogte Marathon, first run in is one of the Eastern Cape’s most scenic and historic running events, held annually in the charming town of Somerset East. Starting and finishing at Gill Primary School, this race offers a choice of distances — a 50km ultra, 25km, 15km, and a 5km fun run — making it - [Somerset Oos Landbouskou: September](https://www.karooheartland.com/somerset-oos-landbouskou/) - Every year, the charming town of Somerset East bursts into life for one of the Eastern Cape’s most beloved country events — the Somerset Oos Landbou Skou. Set beneath the rugged Boschberg Mountains, this agricultural show is a true celebration of farm life, rural pride, and Karoo hospitality. For generations, the show has been the - [Cradock Agricultural Show: October](https://www.karooheartland.com/cradock-agricultural-show/) - The Cradock Agricultural Show has been going for more than 150 years and is one of the Eastern Cape’s oldest and most cherished rural events, celebrating the region’s rich farming heritage and vibrant community spirit. Held annually at the Cradock showgrounds, the event brings together farmers, exhibitors, and families from across the Karoo and beyond - [Tarkastad Landbouskou: March](https://www.karooheartland.com/tarkastad-landbouskou/) - The Tarkastad Landbouskou is one of the Eastern Cape’s proud rural traditions, deeply rooted in the farming heritage of this Karoo town. Held annually, it is more than just an agricultural show – it is a celebration of community, country living, and the important role agriculture plays in the region. Farmers from across the district - [Bedford - Bedford Country Gardens: Oct / Nov](https://www.karooheartland.com/bedford-country-gardens/) - Founded 16 years ago, the annual Bedford Country Gardens is an Eastern Cape midlands lifestyle experience that has visitors returning again and again for a dose of down-to-earth country fun. For three days, and three days more the next weekend, gardenistas and nature-loving families explore country roads, linger in lovely farm gardens and discover soul-mates. - [Somerset East - Battiss Art Festival: November](https://www.karooheartland.com/battiss-art-festival/) - The Battiss Art Festival takes place in Somerset East in August. Celebrate the life and creativity of Walter Battiss with a weekend of arts, crafts and activities around Somerset East. More information: https://www.facebook.com/walterbattiss/ ANNUALLY - NOVEMBER - [Somerset East - Bankberg Fly Fishing Festival: October](https://www.karooheartland.com/somerset-east-bankberg-fly-fishing-festival/) - The annual Bankberg Fly Fishing Festival takes place around Somerset East / KwaNojoli. Here's your opportunity to fish the members-only waters of the Bankberg Trout Fisher's Club. Book your spot for a great weekend of fly fishing, with all your meals catered, and staying in the comfort of the 4-star Angler and Antelope Guesthouse - [Graaff-Reinet - Tri the Karoo Triathlon: October](https://www.karooheartland.com/graaff-reinet-tri-the-karoo-triathlon-october/) - Set in the picturesque historical town of Graaff-Reinet is TRI THE KAROO – the region’s very first standalone triathlon challenge – is set to take place for the third time on Saturday, 18 October 2025. Picture yourself crossing the finish line after completing a tarmac and trail combination race, all while taking in the breathtaking - [Unicorns on the Boschberg](https://www.karooheartland.com/unicorns-on-the-boschberg/) - Somerset East is a town of history, myths and legends. One of those myths dates back to the 18th Century, when explorers believed there were unicorns in the forests around the Boschberg Mountain. In 1775, Swedish doctor and botanist Anders Sparrman stayed with elephant hunter Willem Prinsloo, the first recorded settler in Agter Bruintjies Hoogte. - [Bawokazi - the shapeshifter of Steytlerville](https://www.karooheartland.com/bawokazi-the-shapeshifter-of-steytlerville/) - "Watch out when you walk alone on cold nights in the Karoo. A notorious "shapeshifter" has been spotted in the Eastern Cape town of Steytlerville and is striking fear into the hearts and minds of residents in neighbouring Klipplaat and Willowmore, too." - News24, 2 July 2011 "Bawokazi" (Xhosa for father's brother), as the shape-shifting - [Karoo Lamb](https://www.karooheartland.com/karoo-lamb/) - The Karoo, a lonely corner of the earth and home to one of our living treasures: sheep that graze in their time among scattered bushes. Karoo Lamb boasts a certificate of origin (geographical indication), just like Rooibos, French Champagne and Italy's Parma ham. Only sheep that graze in an area with at least two of - [Giant Earthworms of the Karoo](https://www.karooheartland.com/giant-earthworms-of-the-karoo/) - A Karoo thunderstorm is a wondrous, scary thing. This is a time when giant two-metre earthworms rear up out of their burrows and find a road to cross. Startled motorists spot them more often than scientists. South Africa has the largest earthworm ever found, according to the international Worm Digest digital archives. A giant worm measuring nearly - [Cradock - Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée: July or Sept](https://www.karooheartland.com/etienne-van-heerden-veldsoiree/) - The Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée is a three-day literary festival set against the evocative, wind-swept Karoo landscape around Cradock—featuring sessions in Die Tuishuise & Victoria Manor and the Buffelshoek DiRosie Game Lodge near Olive Schreiner’s final resting place. Conceived and curated by Darryl David, the festival blends Afrikaans literature with Karoo culture in a relaxed - [Aberdeen - Vlam en Vesel Fees: August](https://www.karooheartland.com/vlam-en-vesel-fees/) - PROE DIE PANNEKOEK, VOEL DIE BOKHAAR, BELEEF DIE KAROO. Aberdeen se Vlam en Vesel Fees - Aberdeen's Pancake and Mohair Festival Jy wil níe hierdie bok-makietie misloop nie! More information: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094600762121 ANNUALLY - August CONTACT DETAILS Phone - 066 224 8156 - [Nieu-Bethesda - The Owl Route 3-day MTB Experience: April](https://www.karooheartland.com/the-owl-route-3-day-mtb-experience/) - The Owl Route is a luxurious glamping escape into the heart of the Karoo. It consists of a 3-day mountain bike experience limited to 80 riders. At The Owl Route, riders will be treated to an all-inclusive riding and culinary experience in the quaint village of Nieu Bethesda. The rolling mountains of the Sneeuberge will - [Malva Pudding domes with salted caramel ice cream, candied ginger & salted caramel crumb](https://www.karooheartland.com/malva-pudding-domes/) - Food is a very important part of any Karoo Heartland travel experience. In the Karoo, we share our treasured family recipes, celebrate Slow Food and enjoy the produce of our region around kitchen tables, surrounded by family and friends. Lamb chops, fresh produce, jams and preserves; whether gourmet or country cooking, you'll love the way - [ROAST LAMB - made in Middelburg](https://www.karooheartland.com/roast-lamb-made-in-middelburg/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] Wrap up in the warm embrace of Karoo Heartland cooking this winter with this irresistable roast lamb recipe from the Rabbit Hole at Hillston Farm‘s Chef Adrienne Southey. How - [Granny's Scone Recipe](https://www.karooheartland.com/grannys-scone-recipe/) - Fresh and hot from the oven, these scones from Chantelle & Marizanne of Camdeboo Cottages and Karoopark Guesthouse in Graaff Reinet are made with a recipe passed down from their grandmother - it doesn't get more authentically Karoo than recipes shared through generations. Happy baking! 560g (4 x 250ml) flour 2ml salt 250ml buttermilk or - [Helen Martins and Koos Malgas - Creators of the Owl House](https://www.karooheartland.com/helen-martins/) - Outer appearances can be deceiving. In life, Helen Elizabeth Martins was a shy, retiring figure, rarely seen outside on the streets of Nieu Bethesda. But this recluse was the custodian of a magical inner kingdom that she breathed into life. Born in Nieu Bethesda on 23 December 1897, Helen was the youngest of six children, - [James Kitching - Legendary fossil hunter of the Karoo](https://www.karooheartland.com/james-kitching-legendary-fossil-hunter-of-the-karoo/) - As you walk around the Kitching Fossil Exploration Centre in the Karoo village of Nieu-Bethesda, you will see, among all the grinning skulls of ancient beasts, a battered old hat on display under glass. It’s the hat of the man who helped confirm the theory of continental drift, and who had an ancient lizard-like species named after him when he was - [The Graaff-Reinet Jewish community](https://www.karooheartland.com/the-graaff-reinet-jewish-community/) - FIRST JEW TO ARRIVE IN GRAAFF-REINET Graaff-Reinet’s Jewish population was always small. It fluctuated with the prosperity of the village, but among the Jews who settled there were some who played major roles in South African history. Isaac Baumann (who became one of the first mayors of Bloemfontein in 1849) was the first Jew to - [Middelburg – Ride the Karoo stage race: September](https://www.karooheartland.com/middelburg-ride-the-karoo-stage-race/) - Ride The Karoo stage race takes place in the heart of the Karoo at Dwarsvlei farm. Each stage passes by historical 100-year-old stables and 200-year-old stone walls leading onto double lane “sheep tracks” while riding past familiar windpump scenes along the way. Experience authentic Karoo hospitality with braais, fresh farm bread, condensed milk coffee, koeksisters - [Sandra Antrobus of Cradock: A tribute](https://www.karooheartland.com/sandra-antrobus/) - Article by Julienne du Toit andChris Marais - Published on Litnet on 2025-04-15 https://www.litnet.co.za/sandra-antrobus-of-cradock-a-tribute/ Sandra Antrobus, a local farmer’s wife who restored an entire Victorian streetscape of houses in Market Street, Cradock. Her legacy remains in every one of these beautiful buildings. The restored streetscape of Die Tuishuise and Victoria Manor Hotel is Cradock’s most - [Middelburg - Winter Wool Festival: June](https://www.karooheartland.com/winter-wool-festival/) - The Winter Wool Festival hosted by Middelburg Tourism will take from the 14th - 16th June 2023 in and around Middelburg Karoo. The Karoo Winter Wool Festival is all about celebrating natural fibres and all things authentically Karoo! Come Dance the night away in a Karoo wool shed, run or ride through the beautiful Karoo - [Middelburg - Run the Karoo: March](https://www.karooheartland.com/middelburg-run-the-karoo/) - Run The Karoo entails a weekend of trail running in the heart of the Karoo from 11-12 March 2023! Experience authentic Karoo hospitality with braais, fresh farm bread, condensed milk coffee, koeksisters & craft beer amidst picturesque sunsets. Run the Karoo is not about crossing the finish line as quickly as possible but rather about - [Middelburg - Ride the Karoo 50 & 100 miler: March](https://www.karooheartland.com/middelburg-ride-the-karoo-100-miler/) - Ride The Karoo on a 100 Miler or 50 Miler journey through the beautiful Sneeuberg region experiencing wildlife, water point stops like no other to typical windpomp scenes along the way. The 100 Miler participants will be welcomed to a water point stop in the quaint village of Nieu Bethesda. Ride the Karoo presents a - [Nieu-Bethesda - Pump Palooza: March](https://www.karooheartland.com/the-nieu-bethesda-pump-palooza/) - The Nieu-Bethesda Pump Palooza is a celebration of everything Pumpkin. This annual charity event is in aid of the elderly in the areas of Nieu-Bethesda, Graaff-Reinet, Aberdeen and Middelburg. Come and enjoy time in the Village over Easter Weekend! You can look forward to a fun-filled family event! See the pumpkin exhibition & auction, do - [Cradock - Fish River Canoe Marathon: October](https://www.karooheartland.com/fish-river-canoe-marathon/) - The Fish is a two-day marathon, with an AR rating from Canoeing South Africa. In order to enter this race, you need to fulfill the CSA requirements for competency and proficiency. Please refer to the Rules page on the website for more information in this regard. The total distance of the marathon is 81,8km GUARANTEED - [Nieu-Bethesda - Garlic Harvest Festival: November](https://www.karooheartland.com/garlic-harvest-festival/) - Join in the fun at this annual community event as locals and visitors share their creative garlic dishes! Come and experience the likes of garlic rum, garlic ice-cream, garlic wors, garlic sushi, etc at Boetie’s Pub in Nieu-Bethesda. This event generally falls over the first weekend of November. Bring a cooked garlicky casserole-size dish infused - [Graaff-Reinet and Nieu-Bethesda - Stoep tasting: May](https://www.karooheartland.com/stoep-tasting/) - In May 2014, the very first Stoep Tasting Wine Weekend was held in Graaff Reinet – 5 wine producers graced 5 lovely stoeps in the town. 45 tickets were sold and it was the beginning of something truly wonderful. Today the annual Stoep Tasting Wine Weekend is one of the premier wine tourism weekends in - [Cradock - Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival: June](https://www.karooheartland.com/schreiner-karoo-writers-festival/) - The annual Schreiner Festival usually takes place in June in Cradock, where Olive Schreiner spent much of her childhood. Regarded by many as the first South African literary superstar, Olive Schreiner’s most famous work is The Story of An African Farm. Her home where she lived as a child is now curated as The Schreiner - [John Kepe, the Bandit of the Boschberg](https://www.karooheartland.com/john-kepe-the-bandit-of-the-boschberg/) - During the late 1940s and early 1950s a notorious vagabond called John Kepe had the town of Somerset East up in arms with a series of petty burglaries, incidences of stock theft and mountainside muggings on the locals. By the year 1950, local police were logging approximately one incident a week of stock theft and - [Spiced cauliflower with chickpeas, herbs & pine nuts](https://www.karooheartland.com/spiced-cauliflower-with-chickpeas-herbs-pine-nuts/) - The Karoo Heartland may be famous for its Karoo lamb, but there are more and more travellers with dietary requests. Vegetarians and vegans who don't eat meat, gluten intolerant travellers as well as other allergies. Having recently had a spate of vegetarian and vegan guests staying over at Angler and Antelope Guesthouse in Somerset - [Anne's Cupcakes](https://www.karooheartland.com/lowlands-cupcakes/) - Tea time at a Karoo guest farm isn't tea time without some cake or tart on offer with your afternoon coffee or tea. One of Anne Bowker's most popular teatime dishes when they ran a guest farmi was Cupcakes, decorated with slices of green fig preserve as leaves with tiny fresh briar roses. Cupcakes 125 - [CUSTARD PUDDING](https://www.karooheartland.com/custard-pudding/) - What is dinner at a Karoo guest farm without a lekker dessert? CUSTARD PUDDING 1 packet of Tennis Biscuits 1 tin Condensed milk 1 small tin of Crushed pineapple (440gr) 750ml Custard 1/3 cup Lemon juice Make custard, medium thickness Put a layer of Tennis Biscuits in a large glass dish Pour over hot custard - [Quick and Easy Macaroni Cheese](https://www.karooheartland.com/quick-and-easy-macaroni-cheese/) - Sunday lunch in the Karoo. Melt-in-the-mouth tender Karoo lamb roast and veggies with malva for pudding and chocolate cake for afternoon tea. Yeah, that sounds just about right. Sometimes you just want something a bit quicker to make. Maybe quick isn't the right word. How about beef and vegetable soup, homemade bread and Macaroni Cheese? - [Pecan Pie](https://www.karooheartland.com/pecan-pie/) - One of the desert favourites on a Karoo farm stay is Pecan Pie. Especially if nuts are grown on the farm. Bakers have been asked, actually begged, to give it to everyone who has tasted it. So here it is. It has an indecent amount of butter (margarine can also be used) in it, but now and - [Anne's Easy Cheese Puffs](https://www.karooheartland.com/annes-easy-cheese-puffs/) - Anne Bowker often made these Cheese Puffs as part of their breakfast when they ran a guest farm outside Cradock. There were usually nothing left afterward. And the name describes them to a T. Quick and easy to make. EASY CHEESE PUFFS Flour - 1 - [Robert Hart - Father of Somerset East](https://www.karooheartland.com/robert-hart-father-of-somerset-east/) - The early history of Somerset East and Glen Avon Farm is tied to the history of Robert Hart. When Robert Hart stepped off a boat at the Cape of Good Hope in 1795, he was 18 years old, a private in the Argyllshire Highlanders and penniless. Yet this young Scottish lad was destined to play - [Traditional Roly-Poly](https://www.karooheartland.com/traditional-roly-poly/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Most Karoo farmers’ wives probably bake a Roly-Poly pudding from memory. It’s no different with Carine van Kerken of DikkopVlakte Gasteplaas between Grahamstown and Bedford. She doesn’t have a specific recipe on paper but this one comes pretty close. INGREDIENTS 2 cups flour (500 ml) 3 teaspoons baking powder - [Sylvester the Lion - the Karoo escape artist](https://www.karooheartland.com/sylvester-the-lion/) - The Karoo National Park is famous for many wonderful reasons, however in 2015 the most famous reason would be the grand escape of Sylvester the lion. The story begins during the night of the 4th June 2015 when a 3-year-old lion escaped from the Karoo National Park, triggering a long and arduous chase lasting 24 - [John Sweet Distin - he who erected the first stock fences in South Africa](https://www.karooheartland.com/john-sweet-distin-he-who-erected-the-first-stock-fences-in-south-africa/) - The story of SA’s first stock fence There is a modest white gravestone in the old cemetery of the Eastern Cape town of Middelburg. This is the resting place of John Sweet Distin Esquire, formerly of Tafelberg Hall, a farm with its own distinctive “table mountain” on the outskirts of Middelburg. Few speak of Distin - [Herbert Hayton Castens - South African only national rugby and cricket captain](https://www.karooheartland.com/herbert-hayton-castens-south-african-only-national-rugby-and-cricket-captain/) - Did you know that Pearston in the Karoo Heartland is the birthplace of the only person who was captain of both the South African national rugby as well as national cricket team? Herbert Hayton Castens (23 November 1864 – 18 October 1929) was born in Pearston and went to England where he was educated at - [Thornsprings' Slow Cooked Leg of Lamb](https://www.karooheartland.com/thornsprings-slow-cooked-leg-of-lamb/) - When you ask people to think about food from the Karoo, the first thing most would come up with is Karoo lamb. It's because of this that we share with you a recipe for Karoo Leg of lamb, slow-cooked in Thornsprings pizza oven. 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[JANSENVILLE](https://www.karooheartland.com/jansenville/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Jansenville and surroundings” subhead=”Welcome to the Mohair Route” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”History of Jansenville” button_one_url=”https://www.karooheartland.com/history-of-jansenville/” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”26px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/jansenville_fort6_jm.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||361px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” animation_direction=”top” - [STEYTLERVILLE / WILLOWMORE / RIETBRON](https://www.karooheartland.com/willowmore-steytlerville/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Steytlerville, Willowmore & Rietbron” subhead=”Western gateway to the Baviaanskloof ” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”History of Steytlerville and Willowmore” button_one_url=”https://www.karooheartland.com/history-of-willowmore-and-steytlerville/” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”26px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Baviaans-scaled.webp” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||361px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” - 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[STAY](https://www.karooheartland.com/stay/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Stay in the Karoo” subhead=”Looking for accommodation in the Karoo Heartland? Here are a couple of options throughout the region.” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”WHERE TO STAY” button_one_url=”#topthings” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/756882.jpg” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” - [EVENTS](https://www.karooheartland.com/events/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f5f3ee” background_enable_image=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”bottom_center” custom_padding=”29px||29px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”52px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”df96b77a-cd4f-44a8-a771-2d6347592b53″ header_font=”Montserrat||||||||” header_text_color=”#473a32″ header_font_size=”42px” header_2_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#473a32″ header_2_font_size=”60px” header_2_letter_spacing=”-0.02em” header_2_line_height=”1.15em” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”-5px||-5px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” header_2_font_size_tablet=”32px” header_2_font_size_phone=”40px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”] Annual Events in the Karoo Heartland [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#fcf5e0″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column - 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Big Wild. ” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”WHERE TO STAY” button_one_url=”#topthings” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Samara-13.jpg” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||361px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” animation_direction=”top” hover_enabled=”0″ title_font_size_tablet=”60px” - [History of Cradock](https://www.karooheartland.com/history-of-cradock/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”History of Cradock” text_orientation=”center” button_one_url=”#topthingsgraaff” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Cradock.jpg” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”165px||363px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” animation_direction=”top” title_font_size_tablet=”60px” title_font_size_phone=”” title_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” subhead_font_size_tablet=”” subhead_font_size_phone=”20px” subhead_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” subhead_line_height_tablet=”” subhead_line_height_phone=”1.5em” subhead_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” - 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[NIEU-BETHESDA](https://www.karooheartland.com/nieu-bethesda/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Nieu-Bethesda” subhead=”Home of The Owl House, Karoo dinosaurs and outsider artists” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”History of Nieu-Bethesda” button_one_url=”https://www.karooheartland.com/history-of-nieu-bethesda/” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”23px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Nieu-Bethesda-church-7-scaled.webp” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||361px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” - [GRAAFF-REINET](https://www.karooheartland.com/graaff-reinet/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Graaff-Reinet” subhead=”Home to the Valley of Desolation, Camdeboo National Park.” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”History of graaff-Reinet” button_one_url=”https://www.karooheartland.com/history-of-graaff-reinet/” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” button_one_text_tablet=”top things to do” button_one_text_phone=”top things to do” button_one_text_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/valley_of_desolation_graaff_reinet_2.jpg” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ - 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[SMALL TOWNS](https://www.karooheartland.com/towns/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Small Towns” subhead=”Explore the unique small towns of the Karoo Heartland on a Karoo Crawl” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”view towns” button_one_url=”#topthingsgraaff” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” button_one_text_tablet=”top things to do” button_one_text_phone=”top things to do” button_one_text_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSC_0014-scaled.webp” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” - [CRADOCK](https://www.karooheartland.com/cradock/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Cradock – Nxuba” subhead=”Your gateway to the stories and literary legends of the Karoo” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”History of Cradock” button_one_url=”https://www.karooheartland.com/history-of-cradock/” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSC_0001-jpg.webp” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” - [WILDLIFE & NATURE](https://www.karooheartland.com/wildlife-nature-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Wildlife & Nature” subhead=”Eastern Cape’s gem for Big Five wildlife, national parks and biodiversity.” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”top things to do” button_one_url=”#topthings” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Camdeboo-National-Park-Meerkats.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” - 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[SELF-CATERING](https://www.karooheartland.com/self-catering/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Self-catering” subhead=”Stay awhile in the Karoo Heartland” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”WHERE TO STAY” button_one_url=”#topthings” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/756882.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||361px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” animation_direction=”top” - [TASTE](https://www.karooheartland.com/taste/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Foodie1.jpg” custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Tastes of the Karoo” subhead=”Eating out, food and drink experiences” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”top places to go” button_one_url=”#topthings” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.16.0″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karoocrawl.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Foodie2.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||361px|||” - 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[VIDEOS](https://www.karooheartland.com/videos/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Videos” subhead=”The best of the Karoo in Motion” text_orientation=”center” button_one_url=”#bedandbreakfast” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/jansenville-sunset.png” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||361px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” custom_padding_phone=”100px||359px|||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” animation_direction=”top” title_font_size_tablet=”60px” title_font_size_phone=”45px” - [STEYNSBURG / HOFMEYR](https://www.karooheartland.com/steynsburg-hofmeyr/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Steynsburg and Hofmeyr” subhead=”Small towns in the north-eastern Karoo Heartland” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”History of Steynsburg and Hofmeyr” button_one_url=”https://www.karooheartland.com/history-of-steynsburg-and-hofmeyr/” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”26px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/493277855_1256350556492162_7547660817891494502_n.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||357px|||” - [BEDFORD / ADELAIDE](https://www.karooheartland.com/bedford-adelaide/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Bedford and Adelaide” subhead=”Home of the Bedford Country Gardens Festival” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”History of Bedford and Adelaide” button_one_url=”https://www.karooheartland.com/history-of-bedford/” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”26px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bedford-2.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”165px||362px||false|false” - [TARKASTAD](https://www.karooheartland.com/tarkastad/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Tarkastad” subhead=”The town with the healthiest climate in the world” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”History of Tarkastad” button_one_url=”https://www.karooheartland.com/history-of-tarkastad/” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”26px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Tarkastad-header.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||357px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” - [ABERDEEN](https://www.karooheartland.com/aberdeen/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Aberdeen” subhead=”Victorian architecture, wide skies, and timeless charm” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”History of Aberdeen” button_one_url=”https://www.karooheartland.com/history-of-aberdeen/” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”26px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/aberdeen_cemeteries_aberdeen_history_01-1.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||357px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” - [ADVENTURE](https://www.karooheartland.com/adventure/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Adventure” subhead=”Unwind. Explore. Breathe in the champagne air. ” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”EXPLORE MORE” button_one_url=”#adventures” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/karoo-river-rafting5.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||361px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” - [KAROO LEGENDS](https://www.karooheartland.com/karoo-legends/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Sylvester-Court-Kuzuko-Lodge.jpg” custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Karoo Legends” subhead=”People, animals, history… the Karoo is filled with legends” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”READ MORE” button_one_url=”#bedandbreakfast” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.20.1″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karoocrawl.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sylvester.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||361px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” - [SIGHTSEEING](https://www.karooheartland.com/sightseeing/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DSC_0044-scaled.webp” custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Sightseeing” subhead=”Discover the wonders of the Karoo Heartland – great and small” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”EXPLORE” button_one_url=”#bedandbreakfast” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karoocrawl.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/die-groot-kerk-graaffreinet3_jm.png” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||361px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” - [ART EXPERIENCES](https://www.karooheartland.com/art-experiences/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Art Experiences” subhead=”Outsider art abounds in the Karoo Heartland” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”WHERE TO GO” button_one_url=”#bedandbreakfast” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.20.1″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Karoo-Heartland-16-jpg.webp” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||361px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” - [EXPERIENCE](https://www.karooheartland.com/experience/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” alt=”mountain biking” title_text=”mountain-biking-1-scaled” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mountain-biking-1-scaled.jpg” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Experience” subhead=”Be inspired. You’re in Big Sky Karoo. ” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”what to do” button_one_url=”#bedandbreakfast” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.16.0″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karoocrawl.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/lovers-romantic-silhouette-samara-karoo-south-africa.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” - [FOOD EXPERIENCES](https://www.karooheartland.com/food-experiences-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Food Experiences” subhead=”Tastes of the Karoo Heartland” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”WHERE TO EAT” button_one_url=”#bedandbreakfast” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Karoo-Food-Experience-1-jpeg.webp” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”153px||361px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” - [History of Bedford](https://www.karooheartland.com/history-of-bedford/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”History of Bedford and Adelaide” text_orientation=”center” button_one_url=”#topthingsgraaff” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/123863074_10223913859504554_4360139701061357939_n-jpg.webp” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”165px||363px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” animation_direction=”top” hover_enabled=”0″ title_font_size_tablet=”60px” title_font_size_phone=”” title_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” subhead_font_size_tablet=”” subhead_font_size_phone=”20px” subhead_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” - [MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES](https://www.karooheartland.com/museums-history/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/0a41e-dsc_0369.jpg” custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Museums and Historic Attractions” subhead=”Take a walk through history from ancient times to the last century.” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”WHERE TO GO” button_one_url=”#bedandbreakfast” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karoocrawl.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/reinet-house-museum.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ - [SOMERSET EAST](https://www.karooheartland.com/somerset-east/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ background_image=”https://www.karooheartland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/DSC_0198-Copy-scaled.jpg” custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Somerset East KwaNojoli” subhead=”A biodiverse oasis in the Karoo” text_orientation=”center” button_one_text=”History of Somerset East” button_one_url=”https://www.karooheartland.com/history-of-somerset-east/” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ title_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”5vw” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” content_text_align=”left” content_font_size=”32px” subhead_font=”Montserrat||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”27px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://www.karoocrawl.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Karoo-Heartland-1494-scaled.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_one_bg_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ed7a21″ button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”165px||361px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”100px|||” - 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It is the Kalkkop (“lime hill”) impact crater on the farm Bulrivier. The Smith family have been part of this 5,000 ha farm for seven generations. The original farmhouse was built in 1833. Just getting to this very remote, lonely, low limestone hill among the sandstones and mudstones - [Aberdeen Cemetery](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/aberdeen-cemetery/) - Aberdeen's cemetery is a true resting place. Well kept and shaded by Cypress trees, the area is a veritable walk through the history of the town. Looking at the many gravestones and memorials, one can see the periods of illness and those wars that struck the town. Adjacent to the Christian cemetery is the Jewish - [Middelburg historic buildings](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/middelburg-historic-buildings/) - The Mill House (Smidstraat) The mill originally belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church and was a Steam Roller Mill. In 1921 it was converted to a more modern mill, powered by an “oil machine” until electricity became available. The mill was taken over by Frikkie Wolfaardt, son of Lt Wolfaardt who was shot during the - [Grootfontein College of Agriculture](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/grootfontein-college/) - The history of Grootfontein dates back to the 1790s, when Klaas van der Walt lived on Grootfontein and the farm covered 3,800 ha. The first official registration only took place in 1836, when it was awarded to Hendrik van der Walt and his brother Nicolaas as erfpagland. The farm Grootfontein was originally divided into two - [Middelburg historic cemeteries](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/middelburg-historic-cemeteries/) - Middelburg Old Cemetery The cemetery lies at the junction of Van Reenen Street and Rosmead Street in the centre of Middelburg. It houses a number of graves from the Anglo-Boer War. The cemetery is no longer in use. The Van der Walt and Vorster Cemetery at Grootfontein The history of Grootfontein dates back to the - [P W Vorster Museum (Grootfontein)](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/p-w-vorster-museum-grootfontein/) - The PW Vorster Museum at the Grootfontein Agricultural Institute is housed in the original farm dwelling, erected in 1827 and extensively renovated in 1887, at which time an impressive gable was added to the building's exterior. The collection consists of Anglo-Boer War artifacts and a Post War collection as well as a large collection of - [Middelburg Mayor’s Garden monuments](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/middelburg-monuments/) - The Mayor’s Garden can be found on the corner of Meintjies Street and Loop Street. Here you will find the padlock with a code. Please WhatsApp Janine from Middelburg Karoo Tourism on 082 878 4142 for the code. Please lock the gate behind you and scramble the numbers. This space, where the garden is located, - [Middelburg Gereformeerde Kerk](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/middelburg-gereformeerde-kerk/) - The Gereformeerde Kerk is located next to the Methodist Church on the main street. They were built on the outspan, later to become Market Square. Ds Dirk Postma founded this congregation at Grootfontein in 1860. The church building was finished in 1862 and is the oldest “Gereformeerde Kerk” building in South Africa. The land was - [St Lawrence Anglican Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/st-lawrence-anglican-church/) - The St Lawrence Anglican Church situated at Tafelberg Station near Middelburg was built by J S Distin and consecrated by Bishop Webb of Grahamstown on the 15th February 1894. It was the first Anglican Church built in the area. Like many Karoo churches, it is slightly off the beaten track, but if history is your - [Driefontein Farm](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/driefontein-farm/) - Permanent settlement in the district began in 1778. The Van der Walt brothers moved into this area in 1779. One of the brothers, Nicolaas van der Walt, settled on a farm called Driefontein Farm. Van der Walt sold Driefontein Farm to Henning Johannes Hendrik Coetzee in 1836. In turn, he then sold it to his - [Rosmead](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/rosmead/) - The village of Rosmead near Middelburg wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the railway. Most people probably don’t even know it exists at all. Middelburg Road as it was initially called, was a Cape Government Railway station and was established around April 1883, when the Railway Line from Cradock was inaugurated. Due to its location - [Schoombee and Schoombeesklip](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/schoombee/) - Andreas Gotlieb Schoombee (born 1741) moved to the Cape from Konningsdal in Denmark in 1765. He had to flee his homeland as a young man because he had gotten into an argument with his brother and had thrown him from the top floor of the family's apartment building. He thought his brother was dead, which - [Middelburg Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/middelburg-museum/) - The Museum Association was founded in 1983 with the prospect of establishing its own museum. The former poor school, which later became the preparatory school, was unused. The association persuades the municipality to buy it from the Department of Education. The museum was officially opened on 30 November 1985 with Mrs Hettie v d Walt - [Mary and Martha](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/mary-and-martha/) - Throughout the Karoo, it's common to see flat-topped hills called Karoo Koppies along the horizon. Karoo Koppies hills are capped by hard, erosion-resistant dolerite sills. This is solidified lava that was forced under high pressure between the horizontal strata of the sedimentary rocks that make up most of the Karoo's geology. One of the best-known - [Millwood Manor - Klipplaat](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/millwood-manor-klipplaat/) - Millwood Manor is an established old farmhouse which was originally built in the late 1800’s and is nestled in the heart of the Angora goat farming community of Klipplaat, in the Eastern Cape. Millwood Manor offers a serene haven for peaceful relaxation. With some of the most breathtaking sunsets gracing the horizon, you'll find yourself - [Karoo Ridge Conservancy](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/karoo-ridge/) - Karoo Ridge Conservancy is an eco-rangeland where we restore and conserve our 5 000-ha landscape as a viable and sustainable wilderness area. With genuine nature conservation our passion, and “farming for biodiversity” as our mechanism, we manage the property’s natural resources and diverse inhabitants as sustainably and responsibly as possible whilst incorporating the farming aspect. - [Nieu-Bethesda Camino](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/nieu-bethesda-camino/) - The Nieu-Bethesda Camino is a 100km circular route that offers unique and varied views of the Karoo landscape. Prepare to embark on a captivating journey that commences at Kareelaagte Guest Farm, our starting point and base camp in Nieu-Bethesda. Over the course of five days, you’ll venture an average of 23km each day, requiring a solid fitness level. To ensure a serene and - [Gill College](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/gill-college/) - Dr William Gill was appointed District Surgeon of the newly founded town and district of Somerset in July 1829. Upon his death in 1863, he left the main portion of his estate to found and maintain an institution for higher education in the Eastern Cape. Interestingly, his will stipulated that no portion of the estate - [Somerset East monuments and historic buildings](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/somerset-east-monuments/) - Somerset East is rich in history and in addition to the monuments listed separately, other monuments include: Old Mill Building The little building on the corner of Paulet and Beaufort Streets draws a lot of comments and speculation about its origins. Information collected by Sheila van Aardt suggests it was used as a mill with - [The Walter Battiss Art Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/the-walter-battiss-museum/) - Walter Battiss was a master of oil painting and is still considered to be the best watercolour artist South Africa has ever had. He pioneered silkscreen printing in the country, was the best abstract artist of his day and drew with a mastery few can copy. Examples of all his techniques can be seen in - [Slagtersnek Monument](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/slagtersnek-monument/) - Back in the early 1800s this area was the eastern border of the Cape Colony. In 1815 a farmer from the district, Frederik Bezuidenhout, was summoned to appear before a magistrate after repeated allegations of his mistreating one of his Khoi labourers. Bezuidenhout resisted arrest and fled to a cave near his home where he - [Somerset East Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/somerset-east-museum/) - The Somerset East Museum is nestled at the foot of the Boschberg Mountain. It is one of the oldest buildings in town, the ground was originally given to the Wesleyan Missionaries for their chapel. The museum is laid out mostly as a residence to depict the lives of the Dutch Reformed Church ministers that resided - [Pearston Dutch Reformed Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/pearston-dutch-reformed-church/) - The Pearston Dutch Reformed Church in the village of Pearston near Somerset East was founded in 1859 with the town being established shortly after. Since 1850, locals have been receiving communion under a big pear tree by Rev John Pears, who had to travel the 48km from Somerset East. . At the time of the - [Karoo River Rafting](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/karoo-river-rafting/) - Welcome to Karoo River Rafting and Cabins. Set in the stunning surroundings of the Karoo, this perfect farm get-away combines the breathtaking beauty of the veld, expansive horizons, blue-grey mountains, wide-open skies and all-year-round exciting river rafting. Perched on the banks of the Great Brak River at the confluence of the Teebus, this idyllic spot offers - [Tarkastad Historic Buildings](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/tarkastad-historic-buildings/) - Tarkastad Freemasons Lodge This little stone building next to the Presbyterian Church in Tarkastad is the Tarkastad Freemasons Lodge. It was built in 1881 with stone that came from somewhere between Tarkastad and Cradock. The Lodge is called the White Hope Lodge because of Mr White, the then local pharmacist, and his continued hope for - [Sir Frederic Bridge (Jubileum Bridge)](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/sir-frederic-bridge/) - The Sir Frederic Bridge (also called Jubileum Bridge) dates back to 22 July 1897. It is accessible via Parsonage Street and Pienaar Street, and creates a quick shortcut to the other side of the village. It is suspended over the Gats River and is a great lookout spot. The footbridge was proposed in 1897 and - [Old Library Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/old-library-museum/) - While limited privately sponsored library facilities were available in Graaff-Reinet from about 1818, it was not until 1847 that the citizens of the town established a public library, subscribing funds to build the central portion of the present building in Church Street. The plot of ground was later donated by the Government. Although initially the - [Old Residency Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/old-residency-museum/) - 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. The erf on which the house was built originally extended the length of the block to Middle Street. The land - [Reinet House Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/reinet-house-museum/) - 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, the year in which the Rev. Andrew Murray, from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, became the resident minister. After - [Urquhart House Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/urquhart-house-museum/) - 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 in Graaff-Reinet. Greyling sold the property to Jan Cornelis in 1821 for 36 000 Gilden, which - [Military History Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/military-history-museum/) - The Military History Museum is the most recent addition to the Graaff-Reinet Museum Complex and was established in 2005. The building was built along the lines of a stable situated on the same premises, to ensure that it is in keeping with the architectural style of the rest of the buildings of the museum complex. - [Steytlerville Family Crests](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/steytlerville-family-crests/) - In 2003 flags were erected on the main street depicting the Family Crests of Steytlerville families and encompassing crests from all communities. As it was mostly the White community that had family crests, the African and Coloured communities without traditional crests were encouraged to design their own to identify their unique family clans. Some of - [The Windmill B&B and Conference](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/the-windmill-bb/) - The Windmill B&B and Conference offers comfortable overnight accommodation in the charming town of Middelburg in the Eastern Cape Karoo. This is an ideal option for both business and leisure travellers. This property offers a choice of 6 individually decorated rooms, each accommodating up to 2 guests at a time. These rooms are furnished with - [Steytlerville historic buildings and monuments](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/steytlerville-monuments/) - Steytlerville has a number of historic buildings, churches and monuments in addition to the main listings from the town on this website. These main listings can be found on the following links: Steytlerville to Willowmore cement road Steytlerville Museum and Open Air Museum Steytlerville Family Crests Lady De Waal Bridge The Valley of Flags Steytlerville - [Karoo360 Tours](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/karoo360-tours/) - Karoo360 is a tour operator based in Graaff-Reinet that offers unique local Karoo tours. Karoo360's personalised tours offer a unique blend of adventure, culture, and natural wonders, carefully curated to provide you with an authentic and enriching experience. Whether you're seeking thrilling wildlife encounters, exploring historical gems, or simply immersing yourself in the tranquillity of - [Cradock's Tuishuise and Victoria Manor](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/cradocks-tuishuise/) - Imagine being back in the 1840s. Clanking wagons roll through the river town of Cradock on their way to the hinterland. Hear the clatter of blacksmiths, the crack of the drovers’ whips, the chatter of last-minute traders as adventurers and their families prepare for their long trek across the Karoo. More than two dozen Tuishuise - [Delville Wood War Memorial](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/delville-wood-war-memorial/) - The Somerset East War Memorial (also called the Delville Wood Memorial) is located on the main street near the western entrance to town. The memorial was originally erected in memory of the men from the town who died during World War I and the plaque on the east side records the names of the fallen - [Jansenville Townhall and War Memorial](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/jansenville-townhall-and-war-memorial/) - In 1853 Petrus Fourie arranged for the layout and survey of about 80 erven for the establishment of a township named Alexandria in honor of Ds. Alexander Smith, NGK Minister at Uitenhage, who visited the congregation once a quarter. However, by the time the application reached the authorities at the Cape, another community near the - [Nieu-Bethesda water furrows](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/nieu-bethesda-water-furrows/) - Nieu Bethesda has a working network of furrows, with water supplied daily from a spring on the plateau above the village. Residents channel water into their gardens using smaller gated funnels. Visitors can hike along the furrows up to the spring. These ancient stone leivore date back to the early days of the village. Residents who - [Graaff-Reinet Golf Club](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/graaff-reinet-golf-club/) - The Graaff-Reinet Golf Club was established in 1897 and has since moved to three different locations. Now nestling in the protective curve of the Sundays River with panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, including the spectacular Spandauskop, lies this hidden gem of the Karoo. This course is rated among the top ten 9-hole courses in - [Asemskep Guestfarm](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/asemskep-guestfarm/) - Breathe in pure Karoo air at Asemskep, in the heart of the Karoo. Asemskep is on a working farm 40 km outside of Middelburg (Eastern Cape) on the Richmond gravel road (R398). A picturesque gravel road runs from Asemskep to the famous Owl House in Nieu-Bethesda for about 50 km. 50 km further lies Graaff-Reinet, - [Middelburg Dutch Reformed Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/middelburg-dutch-reformed-church/) - The Dutch Reformed Church Middelburg-Karoo is the result of the merger on 13 September 2010 of the NG Gemeente Middelburg-Cape, which was founded on 19 May 1852 as the 10th congregation in the later Synod of the Eastern Cape and the 51st oldest congregation in the NG Church, with the congregation Middelburg-Uitsig. Middelburg-Cape was the - [Dassiedeur Tunnel](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/dassiedeur-tunnel/) - The Dassiedeur Tunnel, built in 1879, is an old disused 271-meter railway tunnel between Cradock and Cookhouse. It was constructed by a contractor named Mr W Forrest as part of the railway line that was completed in 1880. The railway line used to run along what was a steep (40-1) track leading up to the - [Our Heritage Arts Hub - Old Congregational Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/our-heritage-arts-hub-old-congregational-church/) - Arguably the oldest church in Cradock and definitely the oldest church building in Cradock, the Old Congregational Church is being transformed into a space to provide a platform for the incredibly talented Cradock region artist community, a monthly “Growers & Makers” market and a Heritage Hub that visually tells the story of the rich history - [Somerset East Golf Club](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/somerset-east-golf-club/) - Somerset East Golf Club is a charming and beautifully positioned 9-hole course set at the foot of the Boschberg Mountain, just outside the historic town of Somerset East. The setting immediately stands out: lush fairways framed by mountain slopes, open skies, and the peaceful atmosphere that the Karoo-border region is known for. It’s a course - [Cradock Golf Club](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/cradock-golf-club/) - Cradock Golf Club is a welcoming 9-hole course set along the banks of the Great Fish River. Its position next to the river gives the fairways and greens a steady water supply, creating a surprisingly lush, well-wooded environment in the heart of the semi-arid Karoo. The contrast between green, river-fed lawns and the wide, open - [The Crag Lizard Trail - Camdeboo National Park](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/the-crag-lizard-trail-camdeboo-national-park/) - The Crag Lizard Trail Duration: 45 minutes Difficulty: For all ages Cost: Entrance Fee to National Park / Free with a Wildcard Starts at the Valley of Desolation parking area and extends for about 1.5km via the Valley viewpoints. There is an information board along the path between the parking lot and the first viewpoint - [Nieu-Bethesda Cemetery](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/nieu-bethesda-cemetery/) - Take a walk around the Nieu-Bethesda cemetery and see graves both ancient and contemporary. With graves dating back hundreds of years, many of them unmarked save for their beautiful local stone; this is a peaceful and pretty place to spend quiet time. Graves date back to the late 1700s and the Anglo-Boer War. A number - [Trim Park Monuments](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/trim-park-monuments/) - Trim Park in Cradock has several memorials and a historic building that most visitors to the town usually miss out on. Great Trek Monument The Great Trek monument was erected in 1988 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Great Trek. The Great Trek was a mass migration of Dutch-speaking settlers, known as Boers, who - [Cradock Cemetery](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/cradock-cemetery/) - There are many stories – some sad, some wondrous, others downright weird – to be found at the Cradock cemetery. Here’s a simple black stone in the ground that only says: “Harry Edwin Wood – Astronomer”. Mr Wood, as recorded in history, was the official Astronomer and Timekeeper for the Union of South Africa. He - [St Peter's Anglican Church and War Memorial](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/st-peters-anglican-church-and-war-memorial/) - Bishop Gray's fIrst visit to Cradock was in 1848. After a brief stop at Somerset East he spent the night in his wagon, arriving at Cradock on 3 November 1848. He wrote, "I fInd here a Dutch Church, Wesleyan and Independent Chapels, but no English Church." Gray stayed the night with a Mr GilfIllan and - [Transkaroo Adventures 3-Day Hiking Trail](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/transkaroo-adventures-trail/) - Transkaroo Adventures offer a 3-day hike: Day 1 (12km), day 2 (19km) and day 3 (9km) hiking trails. The starting point is Wilgefontein, a fully equipped farmhouse that offers everything that you need for your hiking adventure, including beds with mattresses and safe parking for your vehicles in the barn. The 3-day hike is a - [Glen Avon Mill](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/glen-avon-mill/) - The history of Glen Avon is that of Robert Hart who was regarded as being the "Father of the 1820 Settlers". Who was Robert Hart? In 1795 he was an 18-year-old private in the Argyllshire Highlanders when the regiment disembarked at Cape Town. The regiment served for a while on the Cape frontier until Britain - [Oukop Hill Lookout and Boer War Edgings](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/oukop-hill-lookout/) - For the best panoramic view of the whole of Cradock you have to take a drive or walk up Oukop. The view from the top over the Great Fish River and Cradock is superb. About 20 meters from the road around the summit of the hill you can see various etchings in the ironstone, carved - [Stone Folk of Ongeluksloot](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/stone-folk-of-ongeluksloot/) - The Stone Folk is a new permanent outdoor installation of stone figures are carefully placed in the landscape of Ongeluksloot, on the farm Doornberg, outside the village of Nieu Bethesda. The Stone Folk are sculptures from rocks in the area masterfully created by Ryno Greeff and inspired by the stone figures placed in Kaokoland in - [Old Nieu-Bethesda Mill](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/old-nieu-bethesda-mill/) - The old watermill in Nieu-Bethesda was erected in 1860 by Mr B.J. Pienaar, on the original farm, Uitkyk. The Water Mill belongs to the Dutch Reformed Church and the income from the mill was used to pay the pastor's salary. With the help of the late Boet van Heerden from Doornberg, the mill was put - [Jacob's Donkey Cart Tours](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/jacobs-donkey-cart-tours/) - Gather a different perspective of Nieu-Bethesda village life. Jakob van Staden has lived in the village all his life and has extensive knowledge of the area. He offers twenty-minute guided donkey cart tours during which Jacob will share his knowledge of the history of the town and will tell you about his days as a - [Nieu-Bethesda Dutch Reformed Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/nieu-bethesda-dutch-reformed-church/) - In 1875, a commission appointed by the Graaff-Reinet Dutch Reformed Church, purchased a portion of the farm, Uitkyk in what is today Nieu-Bethesda and plots were sold off to interested parties. The Dutch Reformed congregation was established in 1878 and services were initially held in the house of Mr B.J. Pienaar. Later his old wagon - [Nieu-Bethesda Labyrinth](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/nieu-bethesda-labyrinth/) - The Gregg Price Art Gallery in Nieu-Bethesda was opened in December 2018. In the garden, is a stone labyrinth based on the design of the Chartres Cathedral in France built to honour the life of the Prices' son William. The Chartres labyrinth was built from limestone in the early 13th century and evokes Greek mythology of - [Kitching Fossil Exploration Centre](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/kitching-fossil-exploration-centre/) - Situated in the picturesque town of Nieu-Bethesda, and home of the famous Owl House, the Kitching Fossil Exploration Centre tells the story of life in South Africa 253 million years ago during the Permian Period. Visit the centre to hear the story for yourself. Kitching Fossil Exploration Centre invites you to join for an hour or - [Marette se Bankie](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/marette-se-bankie/) - Marette se Bankie is a viewpoint overlooking the village of Nieu-Bethesda at a bench erected by Yvonne (van Niekerk) du Plessis in loving memory of her 46-year friendship with Marette (Wolfaardt) Pienaar who passed away in 2007. From here, you can see the whole valley with the village on the far side and towering Compass - [Nieu-Bethesda Artists](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/nieu-bethesda-artists/) - This listing contains excerpts from The Art of Nieu-Bethesda by Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit posted on the Getaway Magazine website on 2 December 2021. Like its famous water furrows, a strong creative spirit flows through this Karoo settlement, connecting and inspiring all who come here. The little village of Nieu-Bethesda is one of the most - [The Owl House](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/the-owl-house/) - Weird to some, wonderful to others, the Owl House in Nieu-Bethesda is a work of outsider art created by Helen Martins between 1945 and 1976. Driven to despair by the dullness of her daily life, she took steps to transform her world with light, colour and texture. Helen used cement, glass and wire to decorate - [Nieu-Bethesda MTB routes](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/nieu-bethesda-mtb-routes/) - The area around Nieu Bethesda is good for either a leisurely ride or a challenging ride for serious mountain bikers. If you’re feeling lazy, hire a bike from the Outsiders B&B and cruise around the village. Alternatively, wake up early to conquer one of the three mountain bike routes in the area: Rietpoort, Ganora and - [Riad Maroc Guesthouse](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/riad-maroc-guesthouse/) - Discover the enchanting Riad Maroc in the heart of Nieu-Bethesda, where luxury self-catering accommodation meets serene tranquillity. This charming retreat offers three uniquely decorated rooms, each with private entrances that open onto a cosy patio complete with an outdoor dining table. One bedroom features a king-size bed, while the other 2 rooms can be effortlessly - [Stepping Stones](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/stepping-stones/) - Stepping Stones is situated in the small Karoo town of Tarkastad, about 75km from Cradock and 60 km from Queenstown. They are located just off the main road and have two units: a garden cottage and a rondavel. The garden cottage comprises a spacious bedroom with a queen-sized bed and a full en-suite bathroom with - [Whisky Tasting at Angler & Antelope Guesthouse](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/whisky-tasting-at-angler-antelope-guesthouse/) - Have you done the Whisky Scoffle? Well, if you haven't, it's time for you to visit the Angler & Antelope Guesthouse and try it. The Whisky Scoffle is a whisky and food tasting experience. Taste 5 different Malt Whiskies, paired with a five-course tasting menu prepared by Annabelle. You won't get to try all 80 - [Somerset East Dutch Reformed Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/somerset-east-dutch-reformed-church/) - The Somerset East Dutch Reformed Church is the fourth oldest congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church in the Eastern Cape and the 15th oldest in the entire South African denomination. The congregation was founded in 1825 but construction of the first church only started in 1830. Construction of the second (and current) church building started - [Graaff-Reinet monuments](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/graaff-reinet-monuments/) - Graaff-Reinet is one of South Africa's oldest towns and boasts approximately 220 listed national monuments, more than any other town in the country. Andries Pretorius Memorial The Andries Pretorius Memorial is located just inside the entrance to the Camdeboo National Park along the N9 highway towards Middelburg. The sculptor, Coert Steynberg, designed the memorial incorporating - [Van Aardt Family & Fine Wool Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/van-aardt-family-fine-wool-museum/) - The Fairworld Fine Wool Museum was established by Willem van Aardt to commemorate the History of a Century of the Fairworld Merino Stud. The Museum not only tells the story of Fine Wool breeding in South Africa in general, but also the History of the van Aardt family. For 219 years, from 1797 to 2016, - [Union Monument](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/union-monument/) - The Union Monument is located on the top of Magazine Hill. The monument is a big stone pyramid and commemorates the union of the four provinces of South Africa in 1910. Each side of the pyramid displays the name of one of the then provinces: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal and Natal. Directions – - [Hester Rupert Art Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/hester-rupert-art-museum/) - The foundation stone for this building was laid on 24 April 1821 to serve as a church and school for the “Graaff-Reinet Missionary Society for the Expansion of God’s Kingdom among the Heathen”. With funds raised by the directors, it was the artisan members of the congregation who built the solid walls and gables with - [Draaikrans rock formation](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/draaikrans-rock-formation/) - Rising 61 meters high, the Draaikrans rock formation is a remarkable geological feature in South Africa's Eastern Cape. It formed about 60 million years ago when the Karoo region lay beneath the Algoa Sea. Deep underwater, intense heat and pressure rendered the rock layers pliable, enabling them to bend without breaking. As tectonic forces caused - [Steytlerville Pegasus Early Motoring Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/steytlerville-pegasus-early-motoring-museum/) - Tucked away behind the Verandah Coffee Shop where ladies might lunch on the stoep on a hot summer’s day, or inside when the Karoo chills set in, this motor museum is a respite in the wilderness for anyone who has any interest whatsoever in the history of the motor car. First off there are impeccably restored - [Hillston Farm](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/hillston-farm/) - Hillston Farm is a working farm in the Middelburg district situated in the northernmost part of the Eastern Cape. There is something magical about the vast semi-desert region known simply as the Karoo. Despite its frequent droughts and extremes of climate, the Karoo nurtures life in great abundance and its plains teem with animals of - [Hofmeyr's "Pink Church"](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/hofmeyrs-pink-church/) - The small Karoo town of Hofmeyr is located about 63km northeast of Cradock and was founded in 1873. The Dutch Reformed Church in Hofmeyr (then Maraisburg) was built in 1874, and rebuilt in 1933 when the congregation had grown so much that the original building had become too small. The new church was built in - [Pierre Ferreira Hiking Trail](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/pierre-ferreira-hiking-trail/) - The Pierre Ferreira Hiking Trail takes you through beautiful virgin Karoo veld, offering panoramic views over the charming village of Willowmore. This hiking trail will take you through beautiful Karoo veldt, which is rich in succulents. The circular trail passes two old forts dating to the Boer War. The Willowmore Town Guards used these forts - [Glen Harry Game Reserve](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/glen-harry-game-reserve/) - Glen Harry Game Reserve, outside Graaff-Reinet, offers an exclusive African wilderness experience, allowing guests complete freedom to explore the awe-inspiring landscapes of the Eastern Cape. The protected ecosystem bestows on our guests a truly authentic experience of the natural Karoo environment, up close and personal. Take a step back in time to a natural world - [Mountain biking on Glen Harry Game Reserve](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/mountain-biking-on-glen-harry-game-reserve/) - Glen Harry Game Reserve, outside Graaff-Reinet, offers an exclusive African wilderness experience, allowing guests complete freedom to explore the awe-inspiring landscapes of the Eastern Cape. The protected ecosystem bestows on their guests a truly authentic experience of the natural Karoo environment, up close and personal. Take a step back in time to a natural world - [18 on Mark](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/18-on-mark/) - Experience the true essence of Willowmore by staying at 18 on Mark. Their location offers the perfect blend of convenience and tranquillity, with shops and restaurants just a short stroll away. Dedicated to sustainability, 18 on Mark operates almost completely off the power grid. The units are designed with energy efficiency in mind. They don’t - [Willowmore historic buildings and monuments](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/willowmore-monuments/) - Willowmore has a number of historic buildings, churches and monuments in addition to the main listings from the town on this website. These main listings can be found on the following links: Steytlerville to Willowmore cement road Die Wonderboom The Old Blackstone Power Station Die Rooi Bruggie Other interesting places include: Willowmore Town Hall Willowmore's - [Die Rooi Bruggie](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/die-rooi-bruggie/) - The iconic “Rooi Bruggie” in Willowmore was erected as a pedestrian bridge over the Noodsloot. It was built by The Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company on instruction by the Cape Government around 1903. At the time, there was always water in the river and it was especially difficult to get across after big rains. Also, - [The Story Coffee Shop](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/the-story-coffee-shop/) - Tucked away in the heart of Tarkastad, The Story Coffee Shop is a true Karoo gem, offering visitors a warm welcome and a relaxed, country-style atmosphere. Known for its inviting antique décor and friendly service, this cosy spot is the perfect place to pause, recharge, and enjoy simple pleasures. Serving freshly brewed, bean-to-cup coffee and - [The Beauty Zone](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/karoo-comfort-zone/) - The Beauty Zone is the Health, Beauty and Wellness Centre situated at Die Tuishuise and Victoria Manor. Their massages and treatments are well-known among local residents and annual visitors. Enjoy a professional experience in a high-quality environment, where all treatments are performed by skillful therapists who love what they do. Please contact The Beauty Zone - [Adelaide Dutch Reformed Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/adelaide-dutch-reformed-church/) - The church was completed in 1862, for the astronomical amount at the time of £ 17,000. The imposing steeple is built in an unusual (for NG Kerke, at least) Norman-style, and dominates the town’s skyline. During the Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), the British forces defending Adelaide at the time commandeered the well-built Dutch Reformed - [A&A Adventures](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/aa-adventures/) - Africa, conjuring up thoughts of incredible experiences of wildlife, history and culture. This is where we come in. Let us take you on an experience in the Eastern and Western Cape of South Africa. Based in the Karoo, we share this area of vast plains, scenic beauty, and abundant wildlife, from a local's perspective. The - [Angler & Antelope Guesthouse](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/angler-antelope/) - The Angler & Antelope is nestled in the heart of Somerset East / KwaNojoli, a short distance from shops and restaurants in the town. You should, of course, enjoy Annabelle's hearty country fare that is served at the guesthouse, especially if you want to sample some of the Malt Whiskies in Alan's collection. The guesthouse - [Wild Fly Fishing in the Karoo Fly Tackle Shop](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/wild-fly-fishing-in-the-karoo-fly-tackle-shop/) - The Wild Fly Fishing in the Karoo Fly Tackle Shop in Somerset East / KwaNojoli is one of the best-stocked fly fishing shops in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. For those of you who remember the tiny shop in the Confessional at Angler and Antelope Guesthouse, the shop has moved, and you can now - [Wild Fly Fishing in the Karoo](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/wild-fly-fishing-in-the-karoo/) - Wild Fly Fishing in the Karoo has secured exclusive access to several dams and stretches of river in the Somerset East / KwaNojoli district for fly fishing. When you fly fish these exclusive waters, you will experience the majesty of the Karoo, with no interruptions – well, except maybe a trophy-sized trout at the end - [Valley of Desolation](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/valley-of-desolation/) - Located in the Camdeboo National Park outside Graaff Reinet, the Valley of Desolation is one of the natural wonders of South Africa. Sheer cliffs and precariously balanced columns of dolerite rise 120m from the valley floor against the timeless backdrop of the vast plains of Camdeboo. The product of volcanic and erosive forces, this cathedral - [Victoria Manor Restaurant](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/victoria-manor-restaurant/) - The Victoria Hotel as it was then known was advertised as early as 1852, but it had been in business for some time before that. The story goes that the original structure was a simple private dwelling built in 1848. The hotel has hosted the likes of General Haig, Olive Schreiner (herself a one-time Cradockian) - [Die Tuishuise & Victoria Manor](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/die-tuishuise-victoria-manor/) - Welcome to Die Tuishuise & Victoria Manor, award winning, authentic South African experience of Karoo Guest Houses and a historic Boutique Hotel! Conveniently situated in the heart of old Cradock, established in 1848, more than two dozen elegant, authentically restored, award-winning guest houses, known as Die Tuishuise, line Market Street. At the top of the street, - [Camdeboo Adventure Tours](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/camdeboo-adventure-tours/) - Camdeboo Adventure Tours in Graaff-Reinet offers the following: Valley of Desolation – a geological phenomenon that is situated in the Camdeboo National Park. Approximately 3 hours spent exploring the Valley of Desolation. The tour starts with an introduction to the Fauna & Flora of the Graaff-Reinet region. Game such as Kudu, Blesbuck, Spingbuck & Mountain - [Karoopark Guest House](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/karoopark-guest-house/) - Karoopark Guest House is located in the heart of historical Graaff-Reinet, with accommodation available in the Colonial-style manor house that was built at the end of the 19th century, or in the tranquil garden setting. It is an ideal location to soak up the relaxed ambience of the Karoo. Karoopark Guest House is situated within - [Transkaroo Adventures](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/transkaroo-adventures/) - Since 1993 Transkaroo Adventures have offered tourists and youth groups a unique opportunity to experience the most breathtaking and surprising scenes in the Upper Karoo. Transkaroo is situated about 750 km from Johannesburg and Cape Town – on the N10 route between Middelburg Eastern Cape and Hanover in the Northern Cape on the N10 route. - [Villa Reinet](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/villa-reinet/) - Villa Reinet is perfect for your much-needed break in the historic country town of Graaff-Reinet. From the birdsong of the early morning till the sun dips over the Valley of Desolation Mountains, discover the rhythm and beauty of the Karoo, whilst experiencing the tranquility and comfort we offer our guests. Villa Reinet is a proclaimed - [Samara Karoo Reserve](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/samara-karoo-reserve/) - Samara Karoo Reserve offers an unforgettable safari experience for discerning travelers. Set on 67,000 acres of heart-stoppingly beautiful restored wilderness, the reserve is one of South Africa’s most diverse safari destinations, comprising five vegetation biomes across strikingly varied topography, home to over 60 mammal species including the Big Five and cheetah, 225 bird species, as - [The Owlhouse Backpackers](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/the-owlhouse-backpackers/) - The Owl House Backpackers offers you a clean, bright, welcoming home from home in the heart of Nieu-Bethesda. It is on the main street, a five-minute walk from the Owl House. Sip sundowners in the garden and watch the sky fill with stars. Curl up next to the wood-burner and enjoy the carefully selected backpackers' - [The Water Tower](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/the-water-tower/) - A circular double-storey with an interesting past, the Water Tower sits in a pleasant garden in the heart of Nieu Bethesda. This quirky building was first a water tower and then a Buddhist meditation room. With whitewashed walls and wooden floors, it is a calm and clean space from which to enjoy the famous Karoo - [Allemann-se-Huisie](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/allemann-se-huisie/) - Small and self-contained, this cottage sits in a pleasant garden in the heart of Nieu Bethesda. Have a barbecue on the patio and watch the sunset before being dazzled by the starry night sky. We recommend you try some Nieu Bethesda free range lamb chops. On chilly winter nights, our genuine Karoo mohair wool blankets - [Elke's Guesthouse](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/elkes-guesthouse/) - Sunshine pours into this spacious self-catering house on the northern edge of Nieu Bethesda. Elke’s has great views of the Compassberg and surrounding Sneeuberg Mountains from the bedrooms, the lounge and the garden. Elke’s has 2 fireplaces, 2 bedrooms (1 en-suite), a well equipped open-plan kitchen, a dining and a sitting area and a large - [Snug Cottage](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/snug-cottage/) - Conveniently central, this Snug Cottage sleeps 3 and has all essentials. It shares a property with a larger family house listed separately. Secure onsite parking inside perimeter fence. - [Outsiders B&B](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/outsiders-bb/) - Outsiders has two stylish en-suite double rooms which are ideal for all your needs. Complete privacy is enjoyed, with each room having its own entrance and veranda. Make yourself comfortable on the porch and watch the “traffic” pass you by. If you feel the mood, you can take a stroll to the famous Owl House, - [House No1](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/houseno1/) - A home to remember in the town you'll never forget, House No1 lies in the the heart of Nieu-Bethesda, a magical town where getting a little lost is encouraged. This well-equipped home has 3 charming bedrooms and a big cosy living room with a wood-burning oven, essential for chilly Karoo Winters. The kitchen, with its - [Aandster](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/aandster/) - A bright, comfortable old Karoo house - Aandster is stylishly furnished, well equipped for self-catering and decorated with original art works. In it's previous life it was, amongst other things, a Nieu Bethesda home, a shop and Clive Laurence's sculpture studio, “The Rusty Lizard”. Some of Clive's original works remain in the Zen-inspired, walled garden. - [Harry Potter Grave](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/harry-potter-grave/) - JK Rowling, creator of the billion-dollar boarding school fantasy series, is famous for putting her hero Harry Potter in harm’s way. But does she know that he has been lying in a Karoo grave for nearly a century? In a strange time warp of fate, Cradock in the Karoo Heartland might well hold the secret - [Glen Avon Farm](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/glen-avon-farm/) - There is something very special about staying at Glen Avon. It's a visit in South African history, a sense of timelessness and a magical feeling of serenity that you will experience while relaxing on this unique and historic working farm. Glen Avon Farm is a 1820s family farm set in the heart of the Eastern - [Glen Avon Farm Hikes](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/glen-avon-farm-hikes/) - The following hikes are available to guests staying at Glen Avon Farm Heritage Hike This walk takes approximately 1 and a half hours to complete and is marked with red dots along the way. This gentle meander takes you down to the river via the family cemetery. Look for the start of the Red dots - [The original Roberts Birds of South Africa illustrations](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/roberts-birds-illustrations/) - Austin Roberts' The Birds of South Africa was first published in 1940 and has been in print ever since. It is the second best-selling book in South Africa after the Bible. In December 1935 the South African Bird Book Fund was formed to fund a complete and up-to-date new bird book for southern Africa under - [Bruno's at The Bethesda](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/brunos-at-the-bethesda/) - Established by Bruno Reolon, the pizzeria reflects Bruno’s eccentric Italian Swiss touch. Their Karoo pizzas are wood-fired, thin-based, made with local produce and topped with fresh herbs and greens from the garden. Seating is provided inside the converted ‘waenhuis’ (barn) and outside on the patio. Blackboard menu with Karoo options available. Includes Vegan Options and Gluten-free - [Rietbron ACVV Hall](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/acvv-hall/) - The Afrikaanse Christelike Vroue Vereeniging hall - ACVV - (Afrikaans Christian Women’s Association) hall was built in 1925 with money the women raised through egg sales. It was the only hall in Rietbron for many years and played an important role in the town. When a new church hall was built in 1953, it was - [Tafelberg](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/tafelberg/) - Tafelberg is one of the best known landmarks in the Middelburg district. The flat topped mountain is a striking mesa‑like mountain rising above the flat plains 21km south of Middelburg along the N10 in the direction of Cradock. Its name means literally "Table Mountain" in Afrikaans. Mesas in the Karoo: Tafelberg’s flat‑top profile is the - [Hartland Huis](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/hartland-huis/) - Hartland Huis offers sustainability-minded, activity-centred accommodation in the historic heart of Graaff-Reinet. The stylishly decorated units mix the classic Karoo charm with modern amenities and are within walking distance of local shops and cosy restaurants. The two self-catering units feature a private braai area each and a communal courtyard with a splash pool. Free Wi-Fi - [Mountain Biking with Karoo360](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/mountain-biking-karoo360/) - Discover a world of rugged beauty and thrilling trails. Get ready to pedal your way through vast open spaces, breathtaking mountain ranges, and winding dirt tracks that offer a true test of skill and endurance. As you navigate the diverse terrain, be amazed by the stunning landscapes, from dramatic gorges to expansive plains dotted with - [4x4 with Karoo360](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/4x4-karoo360/) - 4x4 and dirt road routes for both vehicles and motorcycles: follow Karoo360 along some of the best tracks and trails in the district. Guided and catered. - [Karoo 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/karoo-3-peaks-hiking-challenge/) - Join Karoo360 in hiking to the three highest peaks in the Sneeuberg surrounding Graaff Reinet and Nieu-Bethesda. You get to climb Toorberg, Nardousberg and Compassberg over three days while staying in comfortable accommodation and enjoying true Karoo hospitality. The three peaks are above 2000 metres and each offers a unique challenge and magnificent views. Compassberg - [Karoo Space Books](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/karoo-space-books/) - Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit are photojournalists, writers, publishers and teachers operating from their home base in Cradock. Under the Karoo Space banner, they specialise in telling stories from the Heartland of South Africa. In the past 20 years, they have travelled vast distances and built up a large network that spans more than - [Middelburg Stoel Monument](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/middelburg-stoel-monument/) - On 4 September 1901, during the South African War, the famed British army rebel hunter Colonel Harry Scobell trapped and captured Commandant J. C. Lötter, Lötter's right-hand man, Lieutenant Pieter Wolfaardt and most of the members of their commando south of Graaff-Reinet. Fourteen men were killed and 126 were captured. The men had been betrayed - [The Bethesda Guesthouse](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/the-bethesda-guesthouse/) - At The Bethesda, Ludolf and Carla Smit offer luxury accommodation in tranquil surroundings. Set in the heart of Nieu-Bethesda village on sprawling grounds, one is met by an expansive ‘stoep’ (verandah) facing the formal rose garden. Natural wooden floors lead to the spacious interior and charming en-suite rooms, featuring custom-designed and sourced furniture and textiles. - [Paardekraal Produce](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/paardekraal-produce/) - Tanya Kroon from Paardekraal Produce in Graaff-Reinet produces a selection of high-quality fresh farm produce, chicken eggs, pies, goat's cheese, chilli products, and more. Paardekraal makes a selection of Goat's milk products, all from the goats on the farm. Pies are another item made on the farm, and fresh eggs are regularly collected from Paardekraal's - [Onbedacht Farmstay](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/onbedacht_farmstay/) - Nestled at the base of an amphitheatre of mountains within the Camdeboo Conservancy and Great Karoo, lies the historic 1820 Onbedacht farmstead and cottage. The nearest town of Graaff- Reinet, the 4th oldest town in South Africa, is about 55km away. This picturesque working farm comprises of 2500 hectres of unspoilt nature and is home - [Karoo River Rafting Cabins](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/karoo-river-rafting-and-cabins/) - Set in the stunning surroundings of the Karoo, this perfect farm get-away combines the breathtaking beauty of the veld, expansive horizons, blue-grey mountains, wide-open skies and all-year-round exciting river rafting. Perched on the banks of the Great Brak River at the confluence of the Teebus, this idyllic spot offers inviting accommodation and first-class facilities. Perfect - [Old Drostdy - Graaff-Reinet](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/old-drostdy-graaff-reinet/) - What is a drostdy? It is the office or residence of a landdrost, a Boer magistrate in a rural district of South Africa prior to the establishment of British administration. The Old Drostdy in Graaff-Reinet has undergone many changes since construction began in 1804. Designed by Louis Thibault the building was completed in 1806 and - [Graaff-Reinet churches and historic buildings](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/graaff-reinet-churches/) - The Groot Kerk is one of Graaff-Reinet's best-known landmarks, but the town also has a number of other historic churches and church buildings worth taking note of and visiting. St James’ Anglican Church The oldest original church building in use in Graaff-Reinet is St James’ Church situated on Somerset Street. The original church consisting of - [Pieter Willem van Heerden's grave](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/pieter-van-heerden-grave/) - Pieter Willem van Heerden was born on 27 August 1859 and married Anna Cecilia Grobbelaar on 25 November 1885. Van Heerden farmed on Vaalvlei outside Tarkastad and he and Anna had 6 children, 4 of them sons. In 1901, during the Anglo Boer War, a British platoon was involved in a skirmish with Boers who - [Cookhouse](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/cookhouse/) - The Great Fish River that runs past Cookhouse formed the eastern boundary of the Cape Colony until 1819. Today, Cookhouse is located on what used to be part of the Roodewal farm. Frans Johannes van Aardt (born in the Somerset East district on 12 September 1777 and died at Roodewal in 1856) farmed at Roodewal - [Aberdeen Dutch Reformed Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/aberdeen-dutch-reformed-church/) - The Dutch Reformed Church in Aberdeen was constructed in two stages. The first stage of construction was completed in 1864, and the second in 1908. The church steeple is 50m tall and is the tallest out of all the Dutch Reformed Churches in South Africa. It's also the second-highest church steeple in the country after - [Aberdeen Bed Grave](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/aberdeen-bed-grave/) - Near the roadside between Aberdeen and Graaff-Reinet, in the middle of the veld, lies an old cast iron bedstead. According to legend this is the grave of a woman who took ill and died while the family was trekking by ox-wagon through the Karoo. They could have came from the Rietbron area so were too - [Glen Lynden Churches](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/glen-lynden-churches/) - The Glen Lynden Churches are located in the Baviaans River valley north of Bedford. The Dutch Reformed Church (NG Church) Glen Lynden (Bedford) is the 19th oldest congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa and the sixth oldest in the present Synod of Eastern Cape. It was founded on 17 July 1829 in - [Jansenville roadside gnomes](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/jansenville-roadside-gnomes/) - About 17km south of Jansenville stands a couple of gnomes surveying the landscape. Why are they there? Why not pull over and ask them. The story of the Karoo's konka gnomes along the R75 began 50 years ago when an actress married a Karoo farmer. The actress, Rijkie van Nijkerk, a native of the Strand, - [Camdeboo National Park](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/camdeboo-national-park/) - The Camdeboo National Park is a 19000ha gem in the Karoo Heartland that includes the Plains of Camdeboo, Nqweba Dam and the towering, magnificent Valley of Desolation. The vast spaces and big sky views are a humbling reminder of the geographic and cultural history of this special area of the Eastern Cape. The national park - [Compassberg](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/compassberg/) - The Compassberg (2502m) is the highest peak in the Sneeuberg range and also the highest peak in South Africa outside the Stormberg-Drakensberg massif. It was named by Colonel Robert Jacob Gordon when he accompanied Governor Joachim van Plettenberg on a journey to the eastern frontier of the Cape Colony in 1778. Compassberg together with its - [Boschberg Nature Reserve Trails](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/boschberg-nature-reserve-trails/) - The Somerset East parkrun has become a popular outdoor activity for both locals and visitors to this beautiful Karoo Heartland town. But the parkrun hasn’t just created a Saturday morning outing, it’s also created a fantastic safe hiking trail option for the town. What is better than one trail? Two trails, as you can do - [Eerstekrans Hiking Trail](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/eerstekrans-hiking-trail/) - EERSTEKRANS HIKING TRAIL This area falls within the Cradock Town boundaries and is administered by the Municipality. • There is no admission charged to hikers and no permit is required • The area is accessible 24 hours a day The approximate distance from Cradock. • +/- 5 km from the Town Hall to the start - [Mountain Drive parkrun - Graaff-Reinet](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/graaff-reinet-parkrun/) - Every Saturday at 7:00am (October - March) & 8:00am (April - September). Follow them on Mountain Drive parkrun Graaff-Reinet The event takes place on Mountain Drive, Graaff-Reinet The course is 5km long and is run entirely on gravel road. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, - [Somerset East parkrun](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/somerset-east-parkrun/) - Somerset East parkrun takes place every Saturday at 8:00am. Follow them on Somerset East parkrun on Facebook The 5km course starts at the Somerset East Golf Club, Somerset East and is run entirely on trail paths. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be - [Olive Schreiner Sarcophagus](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/olive-schreiner-grave/) - Olive Schreiner (1855-1920), was a political activist, feminist and author of the world-renowned novel, The Story of an African Farm Olive Schreiner, her husband, Samuel Cron Cronwright, their baby and their dog were buried in a sarcophagus on top of Buffelskop on the farm Buffelshoek, 24km south of Cradock, on the Mortimer Road. From the top of - [Buffelshoek Pass](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/buffelshoek-pass/) - Located 15km North-East of Pearston, the Buffelshoek pass is 3.9km long, and has an altitude variance of 330m. The pass lies on the R337, and links Pearston and Cradock. This rugged and beautiful pass offers sublime scenery towards the south over well wooded valleys and expansive plains packed with game. ​The R337 is a gravel - [Swaershoek Pass](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/swaershoek-pass/) - The Swaershoek Pass is an alternative road between Cradock and Somerset East for those who enjoy dirt road driving and beautiful Karoo scenery. For most of it, the 76km dirt road isn't really bad and a sedan can negotiate it comfortably without falling apart although a 4x4 or high clearance. The Swaershoek Pass itself is - [4x4 Camdeboo National Park](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/4x4-camdeboo-national-park/) - Koedoeskloof The Koedoeskloof 4x4 Trail provides a 7-kilometre drive to the top of the mountain, providing unique and spectacular views of the landscape. The trail can be completed – with a return journey following the same track – in about three hours but the Karoo tranquillity and scenic vistas beg for a full day outing. - [4x4 Mountain Zebra National Park](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/4x4-mountain-zebra-national-park/) - NB: No booking necessary as the trails are open during the normal operating hours of the Park. Only 4x4 vehicles may be used on the trails. Please note: The Juriesdam and Sonnerust trails are relatively easy drives while the Umgeni trail is more challenging. Trails may be closed in the event of wet weather or - [Cradock Mother Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/cradock-mother-church/) - The first Dutch Reformed congregation (and also the first church) in Cradock was established back in 1824, 10 years after the town received its name. The present Dutch Reformed Mother Church building, situated on the upper end of Church Street, was completed on the original site as the first church in 1868 at an apparent - [Adelaide War memorial](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/adelaide-war-memorial/) - The Adelaide War Memorial stands next to the town hall - [Our Heritage Museum - Adelaide](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/our-heritage-museum-adelaide/) - Our Heritage Museum in Adelaide is a national monument and consists of an old parsonage and its outbuildings. The Late Dutch reformed church dating from 1860 to 1964 has large grounds and exquisite gardens to wander around. Step inside this colonial era house and explore the many collections of clothes, porcelain, textiles, glass, silver and - [Waterford](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/waterford/) - The farm Waterford was owned by two Irish Immigrant brothers, John and Thomas Rafferty, who realized the potential of the erf; which although it was situated on the banks of the Sundays River, had a number of 'fountains' and rarely suffered from droughts. The village of Waterford lies on both sides of the Sundays River. - [Wolwefontein](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/wolwefontein/) - Legend has it that the early settlers in the area saw a wolf-like animal – possibly a hyena – drinking at the stream, and this gave rise to the name. This first hotel was built in the 1890s to host travellers and pedlars along this route. The railway station followed in 1896 and soon became - [St Andrews Anglican Church and Anglo-Boer War memorial](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/st-andrews-anglican-church-and-anglo-boer-war-memorial/) - The St Andrews Anglican Church in Pearston was built in 1907 and is a beautiful little church. The church is affiliated with the Anglican church in Somerset East and only has a service on the third Sunday of every month. Above the cornerstone is a plaque put up for the church’s centenary celebrations in 1907. - [Lootsberg Pass](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/lootsberg-pass/) - This lovely pass with its sweeping curves around the buttresses of the Lootsberg, lies in the heart of the Great Karoo some 70km North of Graaff Reinet on the tarred N9. It is the highest pass in the Karoo and was named after Hendrik Loots who died on the old pass, after his carriage overturned. - [Orange-Fish River Tunnel outlet](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/orange-fish-river-tunnel-outlet/) - One of the Karoo’s most obscure tourism attractions is 150 metres underground, smells faintly of fish and is open to the pubilc for only a few weeks a year. The Orange-Fish Tunnel is an engineering marvel. Here, under a distinctive flat-topped hill called Teebus between the small Eastern Cape towns of Steynsburg and Hofmeyr, is the - [Battle of Elands River graves](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/battle-of-elands-river-graves/) - Modderfontein is located about 23km outside of Tarkastad. It was here that the Battle of Elandsriver took place between the 17th Lancers and a Boer commando led by Commander Jan Smuts. On 17 September 1901, during the Second Anglo-Boer War, Jan Smuts, with a commando of about 250 men, was on a raid deep into - [Tarkastad War Memorial](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/tarkastad-war-memorial/) - The Tarkastad War Memorial was erected after the first World War with the names of the men from the district who lost their lives in the war and a plaque with the following: 1914 – 1918 THEY WHOM THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES WERE NUMBERED AMONG THOSE WHO AT THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY LEFT ALL - [Bulhoek](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/bulhoek/) - The first owner of Bulhoek was Douw Gerbrand Steyn, born in 1777 (son of Douw Gerbrand Steyn and Catharina Maria Potgieter). He married Alida Barendina van der Walt on 19 April 1795 (daughter of Tjaart van der Walt and Anna Martha Venter). She was born in 1780 and died on 2 August 1850. Douw Gerbrand - [1820 Scottish Settler Memorial Church and Thomas Pringle grave](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/1820-scottish-settler-memorial-church-and-thomas-pringle-grave/) - This Church was built by the local community in 1958, as a memorial to the Scottish Settler Party of 1820. It is situated on part of the original land allocation, and contains the remains of Thomas Pringle who was re-interred here in 1970, after his grave in Bunhill Fields in London had been earmarked for - [Glen Thorn Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/glen-thorn-church/) - Built in 1840, of plastered sandstone, this Presbyterian church is the oldest in the Eastern Cape to be still in use. The farm Glen Thorn, in the Mancazana Valley, was granted to John Pringle (brother of Thomas Pringle, an author and the leader of the Scottish Party) in 1824, and it was he who commissioned - [Gariep Dam](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/gariep-dam/) - The Gariep Dam is the biggest dam in South Africa. The dam was commissioned in 1971 and was originally called the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam. After the end of apartheid the name was considered unsuitable and changed to Gariep Dam in 1996. The word gariep comes from the Khoi San language and means “Great water”. It - [Hennie Steyn Bridge](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/hennie-steyn-bridge/) - The Hennie Steyn Bridge, spanning the Orange River between Venterstad and Bethulie in the Free State, is the second-longest bridge in South Africa. The arched D.H. Steyn Bridge (also called the Hennie Steyn Bridge) is 1,152 km long and 51,5 meters high above the river below. The bridge was built in the 1970s and was - [Venterstad](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/venterstad/) - Venterstad was laid out in 1875 and attained municipal status in 1895. Named after the owner of the land on which it was established, Johannes J. T. Venter. During the six years that it took to build South Africa’s Gariep Dam (1966 – 1971), the little Eastern Cape settlement of Venterstad became quite a cosmopolitan - [Oviston and the Orange-Fish River Tunnel inlet](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/oviston-and-the-orange-fish-river-tunnel-inlet/) - Oviston is a little town, 10 km from Venterstad, on the southern bank of the Gariep Dam. It was established in 1965 to accommodate workers on the Orange-Fish River Tunnel project. The name is derived from the Afrikaans Oranje-Vis-tonnel, ‘Orange-Fish Tunnel, that is situated nearby. The construction of the Orange-Fish Tunnel made the irrigation of - [Oviston Nature Reserve](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/oviston-nature-reserve/) - Littered with low-lying mountains, expansive grassland views and horizons that burst into flames as the sun sets behind them, the Oviston Nature Reserve is a protected area covering a distance of 16,000 ha on the southern side of the Gariep Dam. Home to a selection of antelope species as well as the Cape clawless otter, - [Pearston](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/pearston/) - The village of Pearston is situated in the shadow of the Coetzeesberge at the northeastern edge of the wide open Plains of Camdeboo. A stroll along the dusty streets of the town will reveal an array of typical Karoo architecture with small square cottages predominating. Notwithstanding its diminutive status, the village was the home of - [Bruintjieshoogte Pass](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/bruintjieshoogte-pass/) - The Bruintjieshoogte Pass lies on the R63 road about halfway between Pearston and Somerset East. Most of the R63 traverses fairly flat terrain just to the south of a long line of mountains. Bruintjieshoogte is the first significant change in altitude after leaving Graaff Reinet on this road. This region is rich in game farms - [Klipplaat](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/klipplaat/) - During SA’s golden century of rail travel, Klipplaat was a major junction. This was the point where the main Cape Town to Port Elizabeth line branched off towards Graaff-Reinet. The village grew up to house the railway facilities and the staff to man them. The first train to arrive at Klipplaat Station was on 3 - [Darlington Dam](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/darlington-dam/) - P.W.F. Weyers, a former hawker, who lost cattle in an attack by the Boers during the Anglo-Boer War, was said to have started Darlington farm in the Jansenville district. He always said that the Boers had shot his animals in the Bedrogsfontein Pass. Weyers settled on Darlington in the fertile Sundays River Valley in 1905 - [Rietbron Dutch Reformed Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/rietbron-dutch-reformed-church/) - The Dutch Reformed Church in Roetbron was built in 1910. At that stage the church was still served from Willowmore. A separate congregation was established in 1913. The first pastor, J. R. Alheit, was confirmed on 18 April 1914. The old church was demolished and the current church was built in 1953 after a fire - [Steytlerville Museum and Open Air Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/steytlerville-museum/) - As you enter Steytlerville there is an Open Air Museum to your left with an exhibit of farming implements and late nineteenth and twentieth-century everyday home equipment. Most of the exhibits on display were donated by local farmers. The nearby Steytlerville Museum is a small community-run museum established in 1967, which houses the history of - [Valley of Flags](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/valley-of-flags/) - The Valley Of The Flags is located on the R329 outside Steytlerville. The rocks next to the road are colourfully adorned with flags that have at some stage been national flags of South Africa. The first flag, the South African flag used between 1928 and 1994, was painted by farmer George Craven in 1982 using - [Lady De Waal Bridge](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/lady-de-waal-bridge/) - The steel Lady De Waal Bridge outside Steytlerville was built in 1911/12 to span the Groot River in the direction of Uitenhage. It was inaugurated in October 1913 by the first administrator of the Union, Sir Frederick de Waal who named it after his wife, Lady De Waal. During the 1916 floods, the bridge was - [Steytlerville to Willowmore cement road](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/steytlerville-to-willowmore-cement-road/) - The construction for the cement Road (R329) between Willowmore and Steytlerville commenced in 1952 and was completed in 1954. At the time of building the road, it was found that cement was more economical than bitumen, which had to be imported. It is a single strip with vehicles having to move onto the gravel verge - [Rietbron](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/rietbron/) - The town of Rietbron has its origins in a patch of reeds where it was observed that there was a permanent damp spot in the soil. A well was dug and a strong, sustainable underground water source was discovered. Thus the village was born with the Afrikaans name derived directly from the water source in the - [Steynsburg Dutch Reformed Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/steynsburg-dutch-reformed-church/) - The town of Steynsburg developed around the Reformed Church which was established in 1872 and was administered by a village management board under the Reformed Church. Steynsburg is named after Douwe Gerbrandt Steyn, grandfather of President Paul Kruger. The members of the Dutch Reformed Church from the district had to travel long distances (64km) to - [Koffiebus and Teebus](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/koffiebus-and-teebus/) - Outside Steynsburg are two very well know Karoo landmarks. Koffiebus and Teebus, two Karoo koppies (flat Karoo mountains) are visible from the R390 between Stynsburg and Hofmeyr. They got their names from the fact that people say they look like a big coffee pot and a thinner teapot next to each other. Throughout the Karoo - [Middleton All Saints Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/middleton-all-saints-church/) - Middleton is located near Cookhouse and was first established in 1879 as a train station to act as a layover point between larger towns. At the turn of the 20th century, the Middleton complex was developed by Mr George Webster, a blacksmith by trade. The site played a very important part in those transport days. - [Glen Avon Waterfall](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/glen-avon-waterfall/) - Somerset East lies below the Boschberg mountain which is anything but typical Karoo. The mountainside is covered in forest and they say that after good rains up to 16 waterfalls can be seen from town. Located in a hidden valley close to town is the Glen Avon Waterfall. The waterfall, the scale of which is - [Beervlei Dam](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/beervlei-dam/) - Motorists traveling along the N9 from the interior via Graaff Reinet and Aberdeen towards Willowmore would notice a huge empty dam on the right. It’s not empty because of drought though. The Beervlei Dam is supposed to be empty. The dam was completed in 1957 as a flood control dam to help protect areas downstream - [Mount Stewart](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/mount-stewart/) - The hamlet of Mount Stewart is located on a crossroads between Steytlerville (30km), Jansenville (32km), Wolwefontein (41km) and Klipplaat (17km). Mount Stewart was established as a railway station on the line linking Klipplaat and Port Elizabeth. With the demise of the local railway services, Mount Stewart has slipped into almost complete obscurity. The only building - [Roodewal historic site](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/roodewal/) - The Roodewal historic site next to the N10 near Cookhouse doesn’t just have one, but three separate heritage-related items all linked to the same place. Roodewal Farm. The site has a significant relation to nearby Cookhouse and the district in general. The first site, and the one pointed out by the road sign on the - [Graaff-Reinet's Black Acorn Grapevine](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/graaff-reinets-black-acorn-grapevine/) - Behind the Reinet House Museum in Graaff-Reinet, visitors will find a Black Acorn grapevine planted by Charles Murray in 1870 which is said to be the second oldest living grapevine in South Africa. The “trunk” of the vine used to be a lot larger than now but some years ago a big part of it - [Norval's Pont Concentration Camp Memorial](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/norvals-pont-concentration-camp-memorial/) - Right in the north of the Karoo Heartland on the border between the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape, you will find the Norval's Pont Concentration Camp Memorial. The Norval’s Pont Concentration Camp was established in November 1900 during the Anglo Boer War. Norval's Pont was seen as a model camp and was much better off - [World War I gun](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/world-war-i-gun/) - Tarkastad isn't a big town with many monuments even though there is a lot of history attached to the town. On the corner of Murray Street and Queen Street, a block away from the Tarkastad War Memorial stands an old gun with the following inspection. CAPTURED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 18 BY - [Tarkastad Dutch Reformed Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/tarkastad-dutch-reformed-church/) - The first Dutch farmers settled in the Tarkastad district in 1795 and the town was established in 1862. The name is believed to come from the Khoi-San word Traka (meaning women) and the Afrikaans word Stad (meaning city) The Tarkastad Dutch Reformed Church congregation was founded in 1863 and the cornerstone for the church was laid - [Karoo Origins – The Fossil Centre](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/karoo-origins-the-fossil-centre/) - The brand new Karoo Origins - The Fossil Centre in Graaff-Reinet is a remarkable palaeontological exhibition centre positioned in the Gem of the Karoo. The centre features all the fossils from the remarkable Rubidge Collection, comprising more than 850 fossil skulls. A large dynamic diorama showcases life-size reconstructions of the prehistoric animals that once - [The Grave of Reginald Koettlitz](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/the-grave-of-reginald-koettlitz/) - The Cradock cemetery is probably one of the most interesting ones around. You'll find gravestones of settlers, frontiersmen, nuns, soldiers who fell in the Anglo-Boer War and even one Harry Potter. Another interesting grave in the cemetery belongs to Reginald Koettlitz. What makes this grave different? The answer can be found in the grave's inscription. - [Egg Rock](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/egg-rock/) - Deep in the Karoo Heartland – along a dirt road and, seemingly, in the middle of nowhere – is an egg-shaped rock precariously perched on an unstable surrounding surface. Standing 10m high and weighing in at around 480 tons, you would have trouble cracking the mysterious “Egg Rock” to make an omelet! Egg Rock is actually located - [Spandaukop](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/spandaukop/) - Spandaukop is located right next to the Valley of Desolation and guards over the town of Graaff-Reinet from the south. It is said that the mountain was named in 1801 by a retired Prussian (German) soldier by the name of Werner, after the Spandau Citadel near Berlin, Germany. This was because the mountain appeared to - [Olive Schreiner House Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/olive-schreiner-house-museum/) - Olive Schreiner House at 9 Cross Street in Cradock is one of the houses in which Olive Schreiner (1855-1920), the political activist, feminist and author of the world-renowned novel, The Story of an African Farm, once resided. The house, one of the oldest dwellings still standing in Cradock, was bought by A.A. Mutual life and restored as a joint project with the town council - [Saltpeterskop chessboard etching](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/saltpeterskop-chessboard-etching/) - During the last 1800s, British soldiers created a chessboard on the top of Saltpeterskop, a 1514m high koppie in the Mountain Zebra National Park near Cradock. While hiding out during the Anglo-Boer War, they played chess with their fellow soldiers in the old fort in town, transmitting moves using a mirror, which had the official - [Ganora Private Fossil Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/ganora-private-fossil-museum/) - Ganora Guest Farm is a sheep farm situated just outside Nieu Bethesda in the foothills of the majestic Sneeuberg Range sixty kilometers north of Graaff-Reinet. The farmstead and guest cottages nestle deep in the slopes of a depression carved into the bedrock by ancient rivers in pre-historic times. The surrounding rock formations and rich fossil beds on - [Bedford Rosarium](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/bedford-rosarium/) - The Eastern Cape town of Bedford is famous for its annual Garden Festival but has another floral attraction – a rosarium. Here the heritage of old roses, ancestors of our modern cultivars, have been preserved and are thriving in an arboretum of tall trees. South Africa’s old roses have particularly interesting stories to tell. Cape - [Graaff-Reinet Town Hall and War Memorial](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/war-memorial/) - On 26 June 1902 the foundation stone of the new Town Hall in Church Square named “The Victoria Hall” was laid but building operations only started in April 1910. The town hall was designed along Flemish Renaissance lines. The building consists of a Main Hall, Council Chamber and Banqueting Hall. Victoria Hall was officially opened - [Old Powder Magazine](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/old-powder-magazine/) - The old Gunpowder Magazine was constructed on the crest of a barren hill to the north of the village in the 1830s in order to store gunpowder, resulting from the passing of an ordinance by the Colonial Administration regulating the safe storage of this volatile explosive. Charles Lennox Stretch, the Government Surveyor at Graaff-Reinet, surveyed - [Jansenville Dutch Reformed Church](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/jansenville-dutch-reformed-church/) - The Dutch Reformed Church in Jansenville is unusual in that the bell tower is separate from the church. The church is of typical Victorian-era design, complete with decorative plaster quoins on the corners of the exterior walls. The building was designed by prolific ecclesiastical architect Carl Otto Hager, whose plans were later revised by A.H. - [Great Fish River Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/great-fish-river-museum/) - The Great Fish River Museum is dedicated to showcasing the history of the hard lives led by pioneer settlers in the area dating back to the early 1800s. The museum is located behind the town hall / municipal buildings in Cradock and housed in the second Dutch Reformed Church Parsonage, built in 1849. The building - [Die Wonderboom](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/die-wonderboom/) - Approximately 12 km from Willowmore, the "Wonderboom" or "Wonder Tree" is found. Here, two trees namely the Ghwarrie tree (Eudea undulate) and a Shepard's Tree (Boscia Oleolides also called a witgat) grow next to each other. What makes this "Wonder Tree" unique, is the fact that the Shepard's Tree has three stems coming up out - [The Old Blackstone Power Station](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/the-old-blackstone-power-station/) - The Old Blackstone Power Station, which supplied the town with power until 1984, is open to visitors. A key to this facility is available at the Baviaans Tourism Office on the main Road. Tel: 044 923 1702 Willowmore first started generating electricity in 1938. In the building of the old power station are six Lister - [Mohair Experience Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/the-mohair-museum/) - The Mohair Experience Museum was built next to the Jansenville Museum (Sid Fourie House) and officially opened in November 2009 with the International Mohair Summit held in Jansenville and Graaff - Reinet. It is an experience to watch the processes of mohair - from the goat to the garment or fabric. There is also a - [Anglo Boer War Fort](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/the-old-fort/) - Soon after the first shots were fired between the Boers and the British on the 11th October 1899; the repercussions of loyalties were felt in Jansenville. A number of inhabitants were loyal to the British Government, however, the majority favored the cause of the Boers, with the result that Martial Law was proclaimed, and the - [Sid Fourie Historical House Museum](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/sid-fourie-historical-house-museum/) - Jansenville's Museum, better known as the Sid Fourie House, stands on Brug (Bridge) Street, the main north-south road through town. Sid Fourie, a true son of Jansenville, was born in 1896 of an Afrikaans father of Huguenot descent and an English mother. On leaving school he dug wells and rode transport due to the lack - [Die Groot Kerk](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/die-groot-kerk/) - Graaff Reinet's first recorded church was in Church Street. Building of a church started in 1792 but was destroyed by fire in 1799 before it could be completed. A second church was completed in September 1800 on the site of the present Dutch Reformed Church or Groot Kerk at the northern end of Church Street. - [The Cradock Four Monument](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/the-cradock-four-monument/) - The Cradock Four were a group of four anti-apartheid activists who were abducted and murdered by South African security police in June 1985, named as such as all four were from the town of Cradock, Eastern Cape. The South African apartheid government denied that they had ordered the killings, but a document leaked to the press years - [Quince&Cottage](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/quincecottage/) - Ideal for families or friends looking for a break from city life, Quince&Cottage looks onto the fields and surrounding koppies. Guests looking for a relaxed getaway and authentic Karoo feeling will love this old home. This traditional old Karoo house has three bedrooms, 2 with double poster beds and a third family room with a - [Mountain Zebra National Park](https://www.karooheartland.com/listings/mountain-zebra-national-park/) - Prepare to be awed by our Big Sky Karoo on display at the magnificent Mountain Zebra National Park. At 28 000ha, the park has become a perennial favourite with national park travellers for its craggy mountains, rolling plains and the exquisite Cape mountain zebra, amongst many other species. These zebras differ from the plains or ## Categories - [Karoo Legends](https://www.karooheartland.com/category/karoo-legends/) - [Recipes](https://www.karooheartland.com/category/recipes/) - [Events](https://www.karooheartland.com/category/events/) ## Categories - [Bed & Breakfast](https://www.karooheartland.com/listing-category/bnb/) - [Game Reserves & Lodges](https://www.karooheartland.com/listing-category/gamelodge/) - [Backpackers](https://www.karooheartland.com/listing-category/luxury/) - [Farmstay](https://www.karooheartland.com/listing-category/farmstay/) - [Guesthouse](https://www.karooheartland.com/listing-category/guesthouse/) - [Hotel](https://www.karooheartland.com/listing-category/hotel/) - [Camping & Caravaning](https://www.karooheartland.com/listing-category/camping/) - [Self-Catering](https://www.karooheartland.com/listing-category/self-catering/) - [National Park](https://www.karooheartland.com/listing-category/national-park/) - [STAY](https://www.karooheartland.com/listing-category/stay/) - 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