Greater Karoo

Miles of endless Karoo scrublands, that burst into delicate flowers after the first rains.  Hardy, fascinating succulents.  Sweet grasses.  Famous Karoo lamb and mutton: fat-tailed Merinos.  Black-faced Dorpers.

Vistas interrupted only here and there with a mini-oasis of tall trees that signals a farmhouse.  Or the steely, sunflower towers of  countless windmills.   

Then the small, isolated but very welcoming villages with a their distinct Karoo architecture and stately churches.  Colesberg is the quintessential overnight stop for travellers heading in every direction.  Hopetown - where the first diamond was discovered. 

The Karoo with its ever-changing hues and lights is a veritable magnet for artists who strive to capture its unique and stark beauty ...

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Top 10 Attractions:

• Doornkloof Nature Reserve
• Vanderkloof Dam (man-made)
• Orania, self-proclaimed Afrikaner volkstaat
• Khoisan Rock Art (Kareekloof)
• N12 Battlefields Route
• Stargazing at Britstown
• Carnarvon Corbelled Houses
• Ria Huysamen Aloe Garden at Prieska
• Doornkloof Nature Reserve
• House of Olive Schreiner, Hanover

For more info, visit Northern Cape Tourism