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Northern Cape Travel - Alexander Bay Travel Info
Alexander Bay Travel Info
Destination: Alexander Bay

After diamonds were discovered along the west coast in 1925, Alexander Bay was known for its mining activities. The resulting ‘diamond rush’ led to the Diamond Coast rebellion of 1928. At the mouth of the Orange River, the town is no longer a high-security area and no permits are needed....

Augrabies Guide
Destination: Augrabies

The small town of Augrabies and Marshand lie on the banks of the Orange River and are surrounded by lush green vineyards. The towns are mostly populated by workers on the vineyards.

Northern Cape Travel - Britstown
Britstown
Destination: Britstown

Named after Hans Brits, who accompanied David Livingstone on a venture to the interior and then settled on the farm, Gemsbokfontein. In 1877, an association of local men, headed by TP Theron, bought a section of the farm on which they built a community centre and a church. A private...

Northern Cape Travel - Calvinia
Calvinia
Destination: Calvinia

Founded in 1851 on the stunning Oorlogskloof River and named after religious reformer John Calvin, Calvinia lies at the foot of the dolerite-topped Hantam Mountains (Hantam being a Khoi word meaning ‘where the red bulbs grow’). It is the region’s key growthpoint and one of the country’s largest wool-producing areas....

Northern Cape Travel - Colesberg Travel Guide
Colesberg Travel Guide
Destination: Colesberg

Surrounded by koppies and flanked by the towering Coleskop, when the sun slips to the horizon, brushing the skies with brilliant hues, Coleskop’s former name, Toverberg (Magic Mountain), seems more appropriate. So named because, for the traveller, it is visible from 40km but appears to get no closer. In...

De Aar Info
Destination: De Aar

De Aar is the second most important railway junction in South Africa. When the railway line was built from Cape Town to Kimberley, the administration bought a large portion of the farm, De Aar, meaning, coincidentally, ‘artery’, after the underground water supply, envisaged as large, life-giving veins of water.

Northern Cape Travel - Hanover Guide
Hanover Guide
Destination: Hanover

Once part of the Graaff-Reinet district and known as Bo-Zeekoeirivier. As the farming community grew, a community centre was needed and, in 1854, the 8 656ha farm, Petrusvallei, was bought for 33 333 Rixdollars (R5 000). The former owner asked that the proposed town be called Hanover as his...

Northern Cape Travel - KakamasTravel Info
KakamasTravel Info
Destination: Kakamas

To some, the town’s name originates from the Khoi word, ‘gagamas’ (brown), referring to the red clay of the area with which women daub their faces. To most, though, Kakamas is a Koranna word meaning ‘poor pasture’ and ‘vicious, charging ox’. Legend has it that grazing in the vicinity was...

Northern Cape Travel - Kimberley
Kimberley
Destination: Kimberley

In 1871, diamond deposits found on a hillock dubbed Colesberg Kopje on the farm Vooruitzicht, owned by the De Beers brothers, led to a mad scramble for fame and fortune and the world’s largest, hand-dug excavation, the colossal Kimberley Mine or Big Hole. By 1872, the tents and shacks of...

Northern Cape Travel - Kuruman Info
Kuruman Info
Destination: Kuruman

On the Ghaap Plateau 1 131m above sea level, Kuruman is the principal town on the Kalahari section of the Namakwari Route. The origin of the town’s name is uncertain but it is generally accepted as being a variation of the name of an 18th-century San leader, Kudumane. Known as...

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