Modern style house surrounded by electric fence and wilderness, situated at the bottom of a small mountain.
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Annie's Cottage is a splendid old manor house in Springbok, Namaqualand. Situated at the base of a rugged "koppie", t...
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With a beautiful garden to relax in, two sparkling pools and 17 modern en-suite rooms each with private entrances .
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Springbok is the ideal stop-over, as it offers easy driving to Upington, Cape Town, the West Coast, the Richtersveld ...
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With lots to do and see at Daisy, Springbok and the surrounding areas, this is a destination worth visiting over a fe...
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Kallabaskop Lodge surrounded by the Namaqua National Park, and is just a short drive from the Skilpad and Namaqua Nat...
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Who is Naries Namakwa Retreat?
Naries is a beautiful & romantic hideaway on the edge of the Spektakelberg between Sp...
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Jakkalswater is a beautiful eco-friendly guest farm located near Springbok. The farm is a new development located nex...
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Namastat Lodge has 25 camp sites and four Chalets set amongst the natural splendor of the Namaqualand and its koppies...
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Kleinplasie Guesthouse provides conference facilities, DStv, air-conditioners, Wi-Fi Internet access and safe parking.
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Pofadder Inn offers comfortable, modern air-conditioned en-suite self catering rooms. There is a restaurant & bar on ...
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Situated on the very popular R355, Platbakkies is the ideal stay-over for tourists exploring our very unique region o...
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Rated number one hotel on Tripadvisor, the Springbok Inn is conveniently located 2km outside Springbok, on Voortrekke...
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Boesmanland Guesthouse can be found in the quaint little town of Springbok in the heart of Namaqauland in the Norther...
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Kroon Lodge is situated at the foothills of the Kamiesberg Mountain Range in Kamieskroon and offers comfortable rooms...
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1 Large family farm house with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms(not en-suite), a fully equipped kitchen, enclosed stoep wit...
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Desert Rose is an up-market Guest House, situated in the heart of Namaqualand, Springbok, offering superb B&B and sel...
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Springbok Caravan Park is situated in the small town of Springbok on the N7 road between Cape Town and Namibia. Only ...
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Come and have the most wonderful and joyable overstay with us at the Nama White Guest House.
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Morewag Guest Farm is nestled on a picturesque farm with a view of the surrounding mountain and koppies, with a windm...
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This family unit consist of a living area, 1 bedroom with en suite bathroom. In the bedroom there is a double bed, be...
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The Springbok Hotel is centrally located in the heart of Springbok directly opposite its sister hotel The Masonic.
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Kamieskroon Cosy Cottage has two separate units that sleep 4 persons each (including the double-bed sleeper couch). B...
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The Kokerboom Motel and Caravan Park is situated 4.2 km outside of Springbok directly on the N7 highway between Cape ...
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Masonic Hotel is elegantly situated centrally in the heart of Namaqualand, Springbok. With warm wood interiors and el...
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Undulata Country Lodge provides accommodation in 18 spacious, beautifully decorated suites. We are centrally situated...
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Pedroskloof Farm Accommodation is situated on a beautiful, working farm located in Kramieskroon in the heart of Namaq...
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Sperrgebiet Lodge is situated on the farm Sperrgebiet, 10 kilometres outside Springbok (2,3 km from the N7), in the b...
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Perched high on a hill, the stunning Mountain View House overlooks the charming colourful historic town of Springbok ...
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Brandrivier is situated in Springbok, Namaqualand, Northern Cape and offers secluded, romantic, self-catering tented ...
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Mention Namaqualand to a visitor to South Africa and wild flowers comes to mind. Yet this spectacular transformation of barren fields to carpets of stunningly beautiful and diverse flowers every spring is not the only attraction in this arid region of the Northern Cape Province. Namaqualand has a fascinating history and the small towns and settlements are filled with colourful characters and their strange dialects and unusual customs. It’s a place where diamonds lie scattered on restricted beaches and once-productive mines have fallen to ruin, many overlooked by fortresses erected on hills during the South African war of 1899 to 1902.
The Cederberg Mountain range falls within the Namaqualand area, as does the Clanwilliam Dam, both regularly visited by holiday makers, boaters, mountain climbers and hikers. Further north, the teal-tinged hills give hints of copper rich rocks.
For a truly enriching experience, take the time to engage with the inhabitants, to enjoy their hospitality and allow them to enthusiastically show you the region’s many attractions.
Top 8 reasons to visit Namaqualand
1. The attractive Clanwilliam Dam is grassed to enjoy a picnic along the banks or on the dam in a leisure craft. While in the area, visit Clanwilliam to sample the snack foods typical to the region: rooibos tea, roosterkoek (bread baked over an open fire) and koeksisters (syrup coated dough).
2. Lovers of the outdoors will appreciate the Cederberg Wilderness Area, criss-crossed with paths leading through strange rock formations, and passing waterfalls, ancient rock art and refreshing rock pools. Be on the lookout for the rare Cape leopard.
3. The VOC Governor Simon Van der Stel travelled to the Okiep area in 1685 to assess a copper find and the shafts dug by his party are still visible on the Koperberg. Okiep has several examples of striking stonework buildings constructed by Cornish miners during the 1870s copper boom.
4. Take a tour of a diamond mine in Alexander Bay on the west coast. Also to be visited is an oyster farm and an area known as Lichen Hill, filled with bright orange and yellow lichen covering rocks and dead plants.
5. The Nieuwoudtville Waterfall Nature Reserve is an excellent stopover to cool off in the stream or just to watch the water cascade down 100m into the dark pool below.
6. Calvinia in the east has a fascinating museum housed in an old synagogue, the exhibits include a four legged ostrich! The town’s 6m post box, created to hide an unsightly water tower, is a common photo stop. Keep an eye out for the unique black Springbok on outlying farms.
7. Travel to the rugged and desolate Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, a world heritage site, to meet the Nama people, direct descendants of South Africa’s first nation, the San. Look out for the legendary halfmens (half-man), a thick cactus-like plant that could easily be mistaken for a human from afar. A 4x4 vehicle is required to visit the park.
8. A trip to Namaqualand is incomplete without buying a pair of Veldskoene (field shoes), handmade and built to last. Grab a pair at either the remote Wuppertal mission station or at the Strassberger Skoene factory in Clanwilliam.
Transport
Cape Town International Airport is the nearest international airport to Namaqualand. Both Springbok and Kleinzee have small airstrips for private charters. Car rentals are available at the airport and in Springbok, otherwise order a vehicle online. Taxi services operate in Springbok. Shuttle and tour operators in Cape Town offer transport services, however, a hired car is the best option and a 4x4 vehicle the most practical.
Did you know?
San (Bushmen) hunters would hollow out the branches of the kokerboom (quiver tree) to construct quivers for their poisoned arrows, thus the tree name.
The stem of the common daisy gives an indication of the amount of rain that fell prior to the daisy flowering. The higher the stem, the better the rains were.
