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Northern Cape Region
Northern Cape highlights
The Northern Cape's fascinating lunar-like landscapes, ancient cultures and incredible national parks make this a must-visit province for anyone that loves the great outdoors and has a sense of adventure. Explore the evocative Kalahari Desert or marvel at the magical Namakwaland's daisies.
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Galeshewe township, Kimberley
The story of South Africa from the diamond rush days is written in the streets of Galeshewe township, Kimberley. Dating back to 1871, this township was established when miners of every colour and creed made their way here to find work and perhaps make their fortune with a shining stone.
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Kalahari's black-maned lions
Your first encounter with the legendary black-maned lions of the Kalahari will be unforgettable. You’ll find them in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, the Kalahari Desert conservation area that links South Africa, Botswana and Namibia.
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Northern Cape
For a Northern Cape incentive experience with a difference, visit the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and discover the ancient ways of the bushmen as you learn how they survive in this harsh climate where food and water can be scarce commodities.
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Pofadder, Northern Cape
You’ll find mountains, sand dunes, sheep, succulents and roads that disappear into forever around Pofadder, a small town in the Northern Cape. The journey to this faraway place is an adventure worth ticking off on your ‘been there’ list.
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Canoe the Orange River
The Orange River offers plenty of canoeing, rafting and fly-fishing adventures for the intrepid traveller. Whether you seek a relaxing day out in the sunshine or a week-long white-water expedition, the Orange River is an exciting option.
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The Kalahari Desert
You can lose yourself or find yourself in the Kalahari Desert. This vast expanse extends across three countries and varies from dramatic red dunes to grassland and thorn trees. The Kalahari Desert climate is harsh, yet it sustains thousands of antelope and predators, making for amazing game viewing.
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Wildlife of the Kalahari
The Kalahari Desert is a magical landscape of metallic skies, waves of windswept red sand dunes, sun-drenched grasslands, ancient riverbeds and bleached mineral-rich pans. The desert is also home to a huge variety of animal and plant life superbly adapted to the dry conditions.
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Northern Cape
If you love wide open spaces, wild flowers or Africa’s big cats, you’ll love South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Among its many attractions, the Northern Cape is home to one of the world’s most important diamond mining towns, most impressive natural floral display, and famous black-maned lions.
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Sutherland, Northern Cape
Sutherland is a world-renowned astronomical centre in South Africa. The South African Astronomical Observatory is situated on a mountain top a few kilometres from the village and is known to be one of the best star-viewing destination in the southern hemisphere. Sutherland is also a great place from which to explore the Karoo.
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The Diamond Fields of the Northern Cape
Delve into the diamond fields of the Northern Cape and relive the days of the great and terrible diamond rush - when lives were ruined and fortunes were made - with a tour of historic Kimberley before heading off through the battlefields of the Anglo-Boer war and beyond, into the Kalahari sunset.
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Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape
The story goes that a man named Dawid who wasn’t born a king was made a king in the early 1900s by his people, the desert herders, known as the Riemvasmaak people, who saw in him the kind of man who could lead their mountainous desert kingdom.
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Namaqua region
The Namaqua region will entice you with spellbinding floral displays erupting from the dry lands of the desert; outdoor adventure activities, a variety of nature reserves, trails through landscapes resembling the face of the moon, rare plants, and unique watersports and fishing opportunities will keep you coming back for more.
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Karoo Highlands
The three towns of the Karoo Highlands offer an ancient, yet futuristic experience. This is a place where a huge telescope allows you to look back to the beginnings of our Universe 13 billion years, and where pre-dinosaurs roamed the Earth and the First People gazed up to the heavens.
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Karoo
Karoo attractions, far from being lost in the monotonous, inhospitable desert that you might suppose, are filled with hospitable, historic towns, incredible wildlife, fossils, and even a long and leisurely wine-route, not to mention countless opportunities for outdoors adventure activities, spectacular caves and an international festival of the arts.
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