Category: Karoo

20 small towns for weekend getaways from Cape Town

3/6/2020

By Roxanne Reid
Small towns are special in many ways, from lack of congestion to country cool, from old buildings full of character to friendly people with time to chat. I’ve chosen 20 of my favourite small towns for weekend getaways from Cape Town. Read on to see if I’ve included your favourite.

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10 Karoo game reserves and nature reserves to visit

6/5/2020

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By Roxanne Reid
Karoo is a word that conjures dry landscape, the freedom of open spaces and big skies. One of the best ways of exploring these spaces is in Karoo game reserves and nature reserves. Here’s my pick of 10 places to go for a Karoo safari or immersion in nature.

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17 things to do in Barrydale on Route 62 in the Karoo

25/2/2020

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By Roxanne Reid
Barrydale lies in a fertile valley between South Africa's Langeberg mountains and the Karoo. Stay over for a couple of days to ease into the slower pace of life here and experience some of the many things to do in Barrydale on Route 62.

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Eastern Cape accommodation that’s budget friendly

12/2/2020

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Karoo accommodation: Lakeview Tented Camp, Cambedoo National Park, Graaff-Reinet

By Roxanne Reid
You know the feeling – you need a few days away but the budget is tight. If you’re visiting the ‘adventure province’, there are quite a few places where two people can stay without breaking the bank. Find out about some Eastern Cape accommodation that’s budget friendly.

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10 things to do in Beaufort West in the Karoo

6/11/2019

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Things to do in Beaufort West: heritage buildings

By Roxanne Reid
Too many people blow past Beaufort West on the N1 highway in a big hurry to get to Johannesburg or Cape Town. But we’ve long known the glories of this Karoo town in South Africa, thanks to our love for the Karoo National Park just 5km to the south. Next time, don't rush but make a stop and discover these 10 things to do in Beaufort West.

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Eastern Cape safari at Samara Game Reserve in the Karoo

11/9/2019

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Aardvark at Samara Private Game Reserve, South Africa

By Roxanne Reid
The Karoo in South Africa’s interior is well known as a place of wide spaces and opportunities to regenerate your mind and soul. You get all that as well as something even more special when you go on an Eastern Cape safari at Samara Game Reserve in the Karoo.

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Kliphuis at Sneeuberg Nature Reserve, Nieu Bethesda, Karoo

4/9/2019

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Kliphuis at Sneeuberg Nature Reserve near Nieu Bethesda, Karoo

By Roxanne Reid
Imagine a place of wide skies and open spaces, of solitude and tranquillity surrounded by nature. This is precisely what you’ll find at the Kliphuis at Sneeuberg Nature Reserve near Nieu Bethesda. It’s like a refreshing Karoo tonic, a reminder of the simple joys of following the rhythms of nature.

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Cape Nature reserves: Cederberg to Kogelberg and more

12/6/2019

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Cape Nature reserves and Cape Nature accommodation

By Roxanne Reid
What I love about Cape Nature reserves are their principles of conservation and ecotourism. Conservation comes first, but they recognise that ecotourism is an excellent way to introduce visitors to the amazement of nature that deserves to be conserved, and to bring in much-needed funds. Here are some of my favourites, from Cederberg to Kogelberg and more.

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Why to visit Lord Milner Hotel and Matjiesfontein, Karoo

8/5/2019

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By Roxanne Reid
Imagine the foresight it must take to see a bare patch of Karoo veld and dream up a fully fledged village and health spa in the middle of nowhere. This is what happened when Scottish railwayman James Logan founded Matjiesfontein in South Africa back in 1884. Discover why to visit Lord Milner Hotel and Matjiesfontein in the Karoo.

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Sleep in the Makkedaat Caves in the Baviaanskloof

27/12/2018

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By Roxanne Reid
Wondering what your Baviaanskloof accommodation options are when you visit this part of South Africa’s Eastern Cape? Would you like to sleep in a cave? Forget notions of dank, dark caves filled with smelly bats and sign up to sleep in the Makkedaat Caves in the Baviaanskloof.

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