Information Directory Page 8 of 87 Viljoenskroon ( in )
Founded by Hans Viljoen on the farm Mahemskuil in 1921, Viljoenskroon is located in the heart of the Maize Triangle. This small farming community generates a deep sense of peace and well being, which inevitably makes you hang around a little longer while Viljoenskroon w ... .... read more
Virginia ( in )
Known as the Goldfields ‘Nature Reserve’, Virginia lies on the R30 just 25 km from Welkom. The Sand River, flowing through the centre of town, provides opportunities for boating, waterskiing, fishing and swimming. As part of the ‘Golden Arts & Craf ... .... read more
Vredefort ( in )
Located only 15 km south of Parys is the small northern Free State town of Vredefort, known throughout the world for the Vredefort Dome, created by a massive meteorite, over 10 km3 in size, striking the earth to form a crater of about 200 km in diameter and 1 ... .... read more
Northern Cape Battlefields ( in )
Greater wars than the Anglo Boer War of 1899 – 1902 have pushed the conflict between Queen Victoria’s Empire and the Transvaal and Orange Free State Boer Republic into minor chapters of military history. The battles are over. The Battlefields, a legacy of a ... .... read more
KALAHARI GEMSBOK NATIONAL PARK ( in )
Information and Reservations The Kalahari Gemsbok National Park (9510 km2) borders the Gemsbok National Park (28 500 km2) in Botswana. Combined, they form one of the largest protected areas in ... .... read more
AUGRABIESE FALLS NATIONAL PARK ( in )
Information & Reservations The Khoi people called it ‘Akoerabis’, the place of the great noise, referring to the Orange River thundering it’s way downwards for 60 m in a spectacular waterfall. Pict ... .... read more
RICHTERSVELD NATIONAL PARK ( in )
Information & Reservations Rugged kloofs, high mountains and dramatic landscapes that sweep away inland from the Orange River divulge the fact that one is in the vast mountain desert of the Richtersveld. The park is ... .... read more
Hantam Karoo ( in )
Renowned for it’s unpolluted air and star studded night skies, the Hantam Karoo is a region of wide open plains, rugged mountains and majestic cone shaped koppies. This semi arid region, with it’s abundance of game and birdlife, beautiful wild flowers, hikin ... .... read more
OORLOGSKLOOF NATURE RESERVE ( in )
Information and Reservations The reserve comprises 4776 ha and is one of the most varied botanical areas in the Northern Cape History ... .... read more
Upper Karoo ( in )
This is an area of stark contrasts and ever changing moods. Bleak and barren during winter, the Karoo explodes into a multitude of colour with the onset of the summer rains, when millions of exquisite wild flowers cover it’s vast plains. ... .... read more
AGGENEYS ( in )
The mining village of Aggenys is situated 65 km west of Pofadder and, because of the abundance of trees, resembles an oasis. Prior to the discovery of large deposits of silver, zinc, lead and copper in the area in 1970, Aggenys consisted of only a collection of lone cot ... .... read more
Brandvlei ( in )
Brandvlei, 170 km north of Calvinia, lies next to a ‘Vlei’ (marsh) alongside to Sak River. Traditions has it that the town got it’s name from an incident in which a trek farmer, who had camped and rested his oxen alongside the vlei, accidentally set fi ... .... read more
Campbell ( in )
One of the earliest Christian settlement north of the Orange River, Campbell lies in an unspoilt valley at the edge of the Ghaap Plateau. Also known as ‘Knoffelvallei’ (valley of garlic) or Grootfontein, the village is located on the historical route to the ... .... read more
Carolusberg ( in )
Carolusberg, is home to the deepest copper mine in the southern hemisphere. The original mine shaft, sunk by Governor Simon van der Stel in 1685, has been declared a national monument, and can be seen 3 km south of the village. ... .... read more
Concordia ( in )
A small town 15 km north of Springbok, owing it’s existence to copper mining. The Orbicule Koppie, situated 22 km west of town, exhibits the best example of orbicular diorite in the country. This rare rock type was previously believed to occur ... .... read more
Deben ( in )
Deben lies on the banks of the Gamagara River and was named by the Tswana people. Deben (pronounced ‘Dibeng’) means ‘first drinking place’ or ‘place of the well’. The town also inherited the name sunflower town be ... .... read more
Black rock ( in )
Twenty five kilometers from Hotazel, Black Rock is Assmang’s underground manganese mining venture, offering sporting facilities and a chance to view a worked out manganese mine. The mine has it’s own landing strip. Time charts it’s slow passage over th ... .... read more
Griquatown ( in )
Griquatown, situated at the foot of the Asbesberge (‘asbestos mountains’), has quite a ‘wild’ and colourful history, and was once the capital of an independent state. The Xurikwa was a small Khoikhoi tribe living in the Piketberg area of the West ... .... read more
Henkries ( in )
Some 13 km north of Steinkopf the road turns off to the settlement of Henkries, which is home to South Africa’s first commercial date plantation. The plantation, of close to 5000 trees, produces dates of exceptional flavour and quality. It is said that during the ... .... read more
Hotazel ( in )
The two mining towns of Hotazel and Black Rock lies within 25 km of each other and are both the products of the exploration and mining of manganese ore. Hotazel and Black Rock offer a variety of sport facilities. There are swimming pools, mashie golf courses, squash and ... .... read more
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