The Karoo Heartland highlights include the Karoo Mountain Ze

Karoo Heartland is the heart of the Karoo, South Africas vast central plateau. The Karoo Heartland is a land of wide open skies and for many South Africans, the true heart of our country. As an enviro-tourism destination, the Karoo is unsurpassed, with scenery that changes from dramatic, rugged mountains to arid, open plains. Malaria free game viewing, mountaineering, hunting, farm visits, bird-watching, water sports - theyre all here, alongside imposing historical buildings, mysterious rock art and ancient fossils.

Discover the endless silence of this semi-desert, gaze into the night sky were the stars all seem so close that the Karoo is considered the South Africas best stargazing destination.

The major towns of the Karoo Heartland include Graaff Reinet, Cradock, Nieu Bethesda and Sommerset East. You will find that they all radiate the same hearty hospitality that the Karoo has become so famous for.

Attractoins in the Karoo Heartland are the Valley of Desolation and the Karoo Mountain Zebra National Park

Accommodation in and around Knysna, Western Cape