northern cape travel guide

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The Northern Cape is home to the ancient San people and their beautiful rock art. From the Kalahari Desert, the diamond mines of Kimberly, to the mighty Orange River, the Northern Cape is a place of wide open spaces, a rugged coastline and the extravagant beauty of Namaqualand's wild flowers.

The Northern Cape offers visitors an experience that is not available elsewhere in South Africa.

regions in the northern cape

  • Diamond Fields
  • Known for its diamonds around the world, this region is rich but not just in diamonds and diggings, but also in history, culture and agriculture. Kimberley?s diamond story and the Boer War siege are parts of only the most recent history of the region but the region has a rich...



  • Green Kalahari
  • A land of contrasts, where vast tracts of bleak, shimmering semi desert contrast dramatically with lush green vineyards valleys which follow the mighty Orange River through the surrounding red sands and black granite rock. The massive body of water meanders through a giant va...



  • Karoo
  • Isolated villages with distinct Karoo architecture and imposing churches rest in valleys between desolate, unique flat-topped koppies but like the country they live in, the hardy inhabitants of the Karoo make you feel immediately at home in their beloved countryside. Througho...



  • Kalahari
  • The sun drenched Kalahari, with its ancient, undulating landscape and endless horizons, evokes memories of a land before time. With mystical sunsets, red Kalahari sand dunes and uncluttered horizons, it seduces the visitor with its wealth of natural and mineral riches....



  • Namakwa
  • The land of the Nama is a land of mystery, magic and contrasts where each spring the dormant arid winter lands come alive with a flamboyant spread of wild flowers including many rare, unique and endangered plants. Adapting to a climate defying all life, they survive and thriv...



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