Being a Karoo traveller 200 years ago was a different kettle of fish.
Orange River
Water Stories of the Drylands
In the Kalahari and Karoo, water is treated with a reverence not found in moister climates. Here you will hear of the Watersnake, a creature that rules the watercourses.
Gordonia Road Trip: Into the River Pirates’ Lair
Where the hell is Gordonia? And where did the river pirates bury their treasure?
Augrabies, Northern Cape
Augrabies village is near one of the most dramatic water drop-offs in South Africa – the Augrabies Falls.
Groblershoop and Boegoeberg Dam
Groblershoop lies directly on the twisting Orange River and its major income derives from the table grape industry.
Kakamas, Northern Cape
Kakamas in the upper Northern Cape snuggles into a fast-flowing Orange River and is today a place of vast table grape vineyards and lucerne fields.
Keimoes, Northern Cape
The vineyards and water wheels of Keimoes are world famous, and in a good year its raisin crops are exported throughout the globe.
Khuboes, Northern Cape
Khuboes is a small settlement in the eastern reaches of the Richtersveld, near the Ai Ais – Richtersveld Transfrontier Park.
Orania, Northern Cape
A small but earnest group of separate-State Afrikaners live in the town of Orania.
