Encounters in and around the Diamond City.

Road Trip adventures in the Upper Karoo.

Seven days in and around Flower Town.

Sauntering along the Diamond Coast of South Africa.

Adventures and dirt road encounters in the Karoo.

Exploring the small towns of the Eastern Cape Karoo

Serving Aces at Fish River, the curious Mountain Zebra and the legend of the Trekbokke

The Fish, the Show, the Club and the Marathon Man

The Eerie Cradock Cemetery, a treasure barn and a literary bent.

Karoo Style Churches, Legends, Festivals & Spinning Windpumps

The rural culture of Williston in the Upper Karoo section of the Northern Cape is all about stone craft and…

The Northern Cape town of Richmond is where modern art, literature, history and fine dining combine for a classic visitor…

A museum dedicated to windpumps is the star attraction in this Namaqualand village.

A Northern Cape frontier town where Karoo farm weddings are all the rage.

Norval's Pont links the Free State with the Northern Cape via a bridge on the Orange River.

Why is the little Northern Cape village of Fraserburg one of the most favoured destinations of the Karoo?

Summertime travel to Cradock, Karoo Heartland

Karoo Space visits Uniondale, deep in the Kammanassie Mountains of the Western Cape.

The sweet port wines and brandies are what lure thousands of visitors to Calitzdorp each holiday season.

Leeu-Gamka - which means "Lion-Lion".

The village of Aberdeen, lying south of Graaff-Reinet within sight of the Camdeboo Mountains, is best appreciated during an early…

People working in the Richtersveld diamond town of Alexander Bay used to be divided into Binnekampers and Buitekampers - those…

Augrabies village is near one of the most dramatic water drop-offs in South Africa - the Augrabies Falls.

Barkly West has a colourful diamond rush history - and they're still digging away for the precious stones out there.

Barrydale is one of those tucked-away mountain villages along Route 62 in the Little Karoo, the kind of place that’s…

Beaufort West is a Karoo oasis for travellers and truckers, a sort of halfway stop between Bloemfontein and Cape Town.

Bedford is a Frontier Karoo village full of charm, history and seasonal festivals that celebrate its fine gardens and special…

One of the most historically poignant yet delightful towns in the Free State is the southern settlement of Bethulie, near…

Brandvlei lies halfway between Calvinia and Kenhardt on the Great Pans of the Northern Cape.

Britstown is named after one Hans Brits, a local resident who used to travel with explorer David Livingstone.

Burgersdorp is an Eastern Cape town that knows how to preserve its history.

Calvinia is like a fine single-malt whisky. Once you let it settle on your palate, you are entirely charmed

Carnarvon is in the land of the corbelled house, the open horizon, the black-faced Dorper sheep, the wind pump and…

The rocky hills around Colesberg have seen a lot of action in millennia gone by.

The Karoo Midlands centre of Cradock lies on the Great Fish River and is the meeting place for farmers, travellers,…

De Aar once lay at the crossroads of travel in South Africa and held the second biggest railway junction in…

The Little Karoo village of De Rust lies in the crook of a bend in the road somewhere between the…

The Richtersveld village of Eksteenfontein is where you want to bring your travelling soul.

There are few towns in this world that are bisected by a railway line – Fauresmith in the southern Free…

Fraserburg, a little-known farmer’s town in the Northern Cape, actually punches well above its weight when it comes to local…

The Gamkaskloof Valley, also known as Die Hel, is one of the most extraordinary hideaways in the Western Cape Karoo.

There’s nothing quite like dipping your toes in the waters of Lake Gariep while sipping a sundowner – unless it’s…

Graaff-Reinet is the Karoo’s premier heritage town and the fourth-oldest settlement in South Africa.

Griquatown was once a centre for adventurers, stock thieves, farmers, lovers of Cape Brandy and outlaws.

Groblershoop lies directly on the twisting Orange River and its major income derives from the table grape industry.

The tiny settlements of Haarlem and Avontuur lie in the incredibly fertile Long Kloof area near Uniondale.

On a summer’s night late in the year, you might find yourself in Hanover with the skies turning black with…

Hofmeyr has one of the best farm stalls in the Eastern Cape.

Travellers love the misty seaside atmosphere of Hondeklip Bay.

That Kalahari town of Hotazel gets hot, but not that hot...

Jacobsdal, the village at the western extreme of the Free State’s Horizon Route, has the first wine cellar ever to…

The dusty little southern Free State dorp of Jagersfontein is the oldest diamond mining town in the world.

Jansenville, on the southern reaches of the Karoo Heartland, is brimming over with angora goats, mohair and country legends.

Kakamas in the upper Northern Cape snuggles into a fast-flowing Orange River and is today a place of vast table…

As you approach the Namaqualand village of Kamieskroon on the N7, it presents a picture of rural tranquillity that makes…

The vineyards and water wheels of Keimoes are world famous, and in a good year its raisin crops are exported…

The most remarkable feature of Kenhardt on the Karoo – Bushmanland border is the magnificent quiver tree forest just outside…

Khuboes is a small settlement in the eastern reaches of the Richtersveld, near the Ai Ais – Richtersveld Transfrontier Park.

Kimberley, known as the City of Diamonds, is a great destination for anyone interested in the colourful side of South…

Klaarstroom is a magic village in the Swartberg where time has taken a breather.

Visit Kleinzee for a great Shipwreck Trail and an insight into Old Namaqualand.

Klipplaat was once a major railway junction in the Karoo.

The Koffiefontein Diamond Mine today sports arguably the most eye-pleasing ‘big hole’ in southern Africa.

Ladismith, the elegant town on Route 62, is all about the wine, the fruit - and the cheese.

Laingsburg is a great centre for hiking, fossil hunting, geological studies and Anglo-Boer War memories, in the form of British…

'Lion Lion' is the correct name for this village on the N1.

Lekkersing - where the Richtersveld people have the sweetest voices.

Leliefontein, the Namaqua village in the Kamiesberge.

The home of a windmill museum, a riot of seasonal flowers and the spiritual quiet of Deep Namaqualand.

Loxton, the place you may never have heard of, is well-beloved by its locals and well-favoured by seasoned Karoo overlanders.

Marydale is most famous for its location, being near the almost-mythical old railway station village of Putsonderwater.

The first time you see Matjiesfontein, it should be at midday at the height of a Karoo summer, so it…

McDougall's Bay is a holiday haven for Namaqualanders, Capetonians and the odd long-distance Gautenger.

When you're in Merweville, you should look to the skies and admire the stars...

You’ll really like the people who live in and around Middelburg, the farming town set deep in the Karoo Heartland.

The privately-owned Middelpos village is a great Sutherland - Calvinia stop-over.

What gives Montagu its class and character are the old Cape Dutch and Georgian-style houses, a background of looming mountains,…

Murraysburg is all about Karoo outdoor adventures and open skies.

Nelspoort's famous rock engravings have given the area a degree of international prominence.

Nieu-Bethesda village is one of the most enchanting hideaways in the Karoo.

Nieuwoudtville, locally pronounced ‘Nowtville’, is a tiny village in the Bokkeveld mountains of the Northern Cape, a place internationally acknowledged…

Noupoort has a very rich Anglo-Boer War history - and possibly the finest British blockhouse in the southern hemisphere.

Oudtshoorn is the tourism hub of the Little Karoo - and one of South Africa's most colourful towns.

Okiep was once the centre of the South African copper mining industry.

A small but earnest group of separate-State Afrikaners live in the town of Orania.

Pearston is a small Karoo Heartland town with a rich farming heritage.

The elegant, sandy-toned Pella Cathedral still stands as a tribute to the men of the order of St Francis de…

Philippolis is a Free State gem, the kind of town you visit once and decide to live in for the…

Once you develop your ‘Karoo Eyes’, a way of visually sifting beauty out of apparent desolation, then Philipstown in the…

In spring, the Pofadder region becomes the ‘front door’ of Namaqualand’s northern reaches.

Port Nolloth, near the mouth of the Gariep River, built its fame on the once-fabulous store of diamonds that came…

Prieska got its name from 'Prieskab', the Koranna word for 'The Place of the Lost Goat'.

Prince Albert is one of the most stylish destinations in the Karoo - and a great venue for a summer…

Putsonderwater - the derelict ghost-village where travel journalists and photographers go rail-surfing.

Richmond's Booktown Festival and its cultural celebrations have put it firmly on the national travelling itinerary.

Deep in the Faraway Karoo, in a world of rocks, mountains and riverbeds, is the rural village of Riemvasmaak.

Welcome to one of the quietest villages in the Karoo: Rietbron.

Set on the Friendly N6 highway between Bloemfontein and East London, the little Free State town of Smithfield markets itself…

Somerset East, a short inland drive from Port Elizabeth, has heritage and history in full supply.

Come spring, the Namaqualand town of Springbok becomes Daisy Central.

If you like farm cricket and Anglo-Boer War relics, then Springfontein should be part of your travel plans.

If you were looking for an affordable country home to escape to, Steynsburg would be such a place to consider.

Steytlerville, the Noorsveld town near the Baviaanskloof, is the perfect spot to get your Slow Karoo mojo on.

The starry skies above Sutherland - and its dramatic winter snowfalls - make this Karoo village a magical hideaway.

Tarkastad is an attractive little Karoo town in the Winterberg Mountains.

Uniondale, set in the Kamanassie and Kouga Mountains, is a town of legends - it even has its own ghost.

The bustling Northern Cape town of Upington lies on the Orange River and is at the centre of the Gordonia…

Vanderkloof village is blessed with the second-largest dam in South Africa.

The north-western Cape Karoo town of Vanrhynsdorp is a succulent centre.

The mountain village of Vanwyksdorp has become one of the top hideaway destinations on Route 62 - the Little Karoo.

Vanzylsrus is all about its quirky country hotel.

Vanwyksvlei lies in the heart of the Thirstlands of the Northern Cape.

Venterstad is a quiet little town on the Gariep Route.

Victoria West, the stylish little town in the Upper Karoo, is all about history, heritage and a slow pace of…

Vosburg is a little Karoo town with a grand array of shade trees.

Come to Williston, taste the best milkshake west of the N1 and dance the heady Nama Riel.

Wolwefontein, the village at the southern edge of the Karoo.

Worcester, home of the Karoo National Botanical Garden.

Modern-day Willowmore still has the pace and the look of yesterday, of a slower tempo of life.

The mission station communities of Zoar and Amalienstein lie on the R62 at the entrance to one of the most…

Calvinia is a-bustle with eccentric surprises – if you know where to look...

Presenting Prince Albert's elegant Showroom Theatre.