The Northern Cape Province of South Africa is the ideal place to take time out of your busy lifestyle - enjoy the freedom of the wide open spaces, the fresh clean air and the friendly, down-to-earth people.
Although the Northern Cape is a corridor province for those driving between Johannesburg and the Cape, it is in fact a region of great magnificence with plenty to offer. Whether you want to experience the beauty and tranquillity of the numerous nature reserves, the adventure and excitement of the 4x4 routes, hiking trails, or river rafting expeditions, the waterfalls, the world renowned flowers of Namaqualand or the richness of the diverse cultural heritage, the Northern Cape has something unique to offer you.
From a tourism perspective, the Northern Cape Province has been divided into five sub-regions. Namaqualand borders on the Western Cape before nudging up against the icy Atlantic, encompassing towns like Calvinia, Springbok and Alexander Bay, as well as the Richtersveld Desert. Adjacent to Namaqualand you will find the Karoo, an endless tableau of scrubland plains butting up against the Eastern Cape in the south and Free State in the east. Exhilarating adventuring is to be had along back roads linking delightful dorps such as Carnarvon, De Aar, Colesberg and Prieska.
Go desert-crazy in the unexplored Northern Cape Province, an arid region resplendent with ochre dunes, carpets of flowers bloom in springtime and quiver trees standing guard within remote mountain deserts. Space out on lunar rock formations, weird flora and expansive skies in any number of National Parks where the San bushmen once roamed, but make sure you do not miss Augrabies, Richtersveld and the Kamieskroon/Springbok area.
For those who express a desire to explore, the Northern Cape Province could be the ideal destination. The Karoo makes up much of the province, that consists of low growing shrubs and numerous species of succulent plants. The sheer size of the place, the clear skies, flamboyant sunsets, brilliant starry nights, mystical quality of the light, and the incredible silence is overwhelming. This is the kind of place that you want to take in slowly.
The Green Kalahari, unfolding around the main centre of Upington and the life-giving watercourse of the Gariep, is dotted with verdant orchards and vineyards, but travel north into the Kalahari Proper and you enter the land of the San Bushmen, a dry-as-dust desertscape where leeu-gras (lion grass) and gnarled acacias eke out an existence upon undulating red dunes. And finally, in the east, right up against the Free State and North West Province, you can explore the Diamond Fields, a small sub-region surrounding the mining town of Kimberley.
Discover the Northern Cape by visiting these attractions. The Orange River, Nossob River, Springtime flowers...
The Northern Cape Province of South Africa is the ideal place to take time out of your busy lifestyle - enjoy the freedom of the wide open s...
The history of the Northern Cape is as old as time, witnessed by the unique geological structures, vistas, valleys and rivers as you drive t...
The principal city of Kimberley is worth a visit. As well as many museums, monuments, art galleries and lovely old buildings. Nearby are som...
Every worthy journey needs to have a purpose, or a theme, like of the Voortrekker routes, or a river. Following a watercourse by definition ...
The San were the first people of the Northern Cape, who were gradually pushed out of the area by the arrival of Europeans and other African ...