Orange River Northern Cape Town
Douglas was founded in 1838 as a mission station on the farm Backhouse by the Reverend Isaac Hughes in the Northern Cape. In 1867, a group of Alabama settlers from Grahamstown signed an agreement giving them the right to establish a town.
The town of Douglas was named after General Sir Percy Douglas, Lieutenant Governor of the Cape Colony.
Near the confluence of the Orange River and its main tributary the Vaal River, Douglas is a thriving, fast-growing town surrounded by a wealth of agricultural and stock farming ventures. Visitors will be pleased to know that accommodation options are plenty, and those in search refreshment will find it at one of the town’s quaint restaurants or shops.
Visit the Douglas Wine Cellars – The cellar produces a wide variety of excellent table and dessert wines. For the fishing enthusiasts there is excellent freshwater fishing on the Vaal and river rafting on the Orange River.