History
The town’s origins can be traced back to the 1860s, when a small settlement formed a few kilometres further north from where the town stands now.
However, a narrow kloof left little room for the dorp to expand, and a decision was made in 1924 to relocate Kamieskroon to its present position. Today, Kamieskroon is renowned for its botanical diversity, and the town boasts both a thriving tourism and agricultural industry. Visitors descend on Kamieskroon in their hordes in spring, not only to see the wildflowers bloom, but also to explore the new Namaqua National Park.
For Creative Photography
There is a great story, rather too long to recount here, about how Kamieskroon, the little Namaqualand oasis became one of the world's hot spots for creative photography. You'll just have to go there to find out.
If you are headed north on the N7, whether to canoe on the Orange, bundli bash in the Richtersveld or lose yourself in Namibia, it's amazing how you always find the road is so much longer than you remembered. So pull over. Kamieskroon is the kind of place you stop for a sandwich and find it changes your life. Do chat with a local too; maybe they'll tell you the amazing story of Colla Swart, her very first camera (and the two-headed tortoise) and how it eventually put Kamieskroon on the international photographic map.