Find your slice of wild across the golden plains of the Karoo Heartland. Discover worlds within worlds of wildlife thundering, swooping, running free across vast national parks and game reserves. Cycle the silent back roads of the Karoo, climb to towering heights with sweeping views, paddle the ancient Fish River. Immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and tastes of our beautiful region, its history, art and culture.
Experience the Karoo Heartland
The history of Grootfontein dates back to 1781 when a certain Hendrik ...
The Cradock Four were a group of four anti-apartheid activists who were abducted ...
The Stone Folk is a new permanent outdoor installation of stone figures ...
We have 30km of single track trails running through the indigenous forest ...
Situated in the picturesque town of Nieu-Bethesda, and home of the famous ...
Tucked away behind the Verandah Coffee Shop where ladies might lunch on ...
The first Dutch Reformed congregation (and also the first church) in Cradock ...
The steel Lady De Waal Bridge outside Steytlerville was built in 1911/12 ...
On 4 September 1901, during the South African War, the famed British ...
Transkaroo Adventures offer a 3-day hike: Day 1 (12km), day 2 (19km) ...
Near the roadside between Aberdeen and Graaff-Reinet, in the middle of the ...
Koedoeskloof The Koedoeskloof 4×4 Trail provides a 7-kilometre drive to the top ...
The Somerset East War Memorial (also called the Delville Wood Memorial) is ...
The small Karoo town of Hofmeyr is located about 63km northeast of ...
The Glen Lynden Churches are located in the Baviaans River valley north ...
Whether you are a novice or a bundu bashing expert, you will ...
NB: No booking necessary as the trails are open during the normal ...
On 26 June 1902 the foundation stone of the new Town Hall ...
The first Dutch farmers settled in the Tarkastad district in 1795 and ...
The Groot Kerk is one of Graaff-Reinet’s best-known landmarks, but the town ...
The large erf at the southern extremity of Market Square, on which ...
4×4 Trails for both vehicles and motorcycles: follow us along some of the ...
The Gregg Price Art Gallery in Nieu-Bethesda was opened in December 2018. ...
Jansenville’s Museum, better known as the Sid Fourie House, stands on Brug ...
Motorists traveling along the N9 from the interior via Graaff Reinet and ...
Located 15km North-East of Pearston, the Buffelshoek pass is 3.9km long, and ...
The former Residency, situated diagonally opposite Reinet House at the end of ...
EERSTEKRANS HIKING TRAIL This area falls within the Cradock Town boundaries and ...
Welcome to Karoo River Rafting and Cabins. Set in the stunning surroundings of ...
The Cradock cemetery is probably one of the most interesting ones around. ...
Right in the north of the Karoo Heartland on the border between ...
The museum offers a literary and /or a historical walking tour of Old Cradock. The ...
Heritage Hike This walk takes approximately 1 and a half hours to ...
Join us on a guided mountain bike trail in the Camdeboo National ...
The Swaershoek Pass is an alternative road between Cradock and Somerset East ...
Austin Roberts’ The Birds of South Africa was first published in 1940 ...
Graaff Reinet’s first recorded church was in Church Street. Building of a ...
The Pearston Dutch Reformed Church in the village of Pearston near Somerset ...
The Crag Lizard Trail Duration: 45 minutes Difficulty: For all ages Cost: ...
The Graaff-Reinet Museum or “Reinet House”, formerly a Dutch Reformed Church parsonage, ...
The Great Fish River Museum is dedicated to showcasing the history of ...
Wild Fly Fishing in the Karoo has secured exclusive access to several ...
The Dutch Reformed Church in Aberdeen was constructed in two stages. The ...
Welcome to Die Tuishuise & Victoria Manor, award winning, authentic South African ...
The Museum Association was founded in 1983 with the prospect of establishing ...
Middleton is located near Cookhouse and was first established in 1879 as ...
Ganora Fossil Walk After a visit to the fossil museum, visitors are ...
The Somerset East Museum is nestled at the foot of the Boschberg ...
Walter Battiss was a master of oil painting and is still considered ...
The town of Steynsburg developed around the Reformed Church which was established ...
The Somerset East Dutch Reformed Church is the fourth oldest congregation of ...
Valley of Desolation – a geological phenomenon that is situated in the Camdeboo ...
Somerset East parkrun takes place every Saturday at 8:00am. Every week we ...
The Valley Of The Flags is located on the R329 outside Steytlerville. ...
Ganora Guest Farm is a sheep farm situated just outside Nieu Bethesda in the ...
Gather a different perspective of Nieu-Bethesda village life. Jakob van Staden has ...
Graaff-Reinet is one of South Africa’s oldest towns and boasts approximately 220 ...
In 1875, a commission appointed by the Graaff-Reinet Dutch Reformed Church, purchased ...
The Old Blackstone Power Station, which supplied the town with power until ...
The Camdeboo National Park is a 19000ha gem in the Karoo Heartland ...
Outside Steynsburg are two very well know Karoo landmarks. Koffiebus and Teebus, ...
On Ganora Guestfarm there is a wide range of landscapes to hike. ...
Olive Schreiner (1855-1920), was a political activist, feminist and author of the world-renowned ...
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