Category: Namaqualand

Best South African holiday destinations and places to visit

26/3/2021

Best South African holiday destinations: Cape Town

By Roxanne Reid
If you were to compile a bucket list of places in South Africa you have to visit at least once in your life, what would you include? For me they’d need to offer something special in the way of nature, wildlife, beaches, culture and heritage, activities and experiences. Here’s a roundup of 20 of the best South African holiday destinations including a bucket list of places to visit if you haven’t already.

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Namaqua National Park guide: everything you need to know

2/9/2020

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Namaqua National Park: everything you need to know

By Roxanne Reid
Think carpets of spring flowers, giant rock formations, star-filled night skies and the pounding of the Atlantic Ocean. This is the Namaqua National Park south-west of Springbok in South Africa’s Northern Cape. Here’s a guide to everything you need to know.

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Why to love the Skilpad chalets in Namaqualand

3/5/2017

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By Roxanne Reid
There are just four chalets in the Skilpad section of the Namaqua National Park near Kamieskroon in the Northern Cape, but lots of reasons to love them.

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12 reasons to visit Namaqua National Park

19/4/2017

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By Roxanne Reid
If you hear the word Namaqualand, I'll bet the words ‘spring flowers’ will instantly pop into your head. But the Namaqua National Park near Kamieskroon in South Africa’s Northern Cape isn't just for spring visits. Here are 12 reasons to visit at any time of year.

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5 arid parks worth visiting in the Northern Cape

1/3/2017

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By Roxanne Reid
It may not be home to Table Mountain or the Kruger National Park – two of South Africa’s most well known attractions – but the Northern Cape is still one of my favourite places. It has open spaces and blue skies, mountains and semi-desert landscapes crammed with wildlife big and small. Here are 5 arid parks worth visiting in the Northern Cape.

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There ain't nothing like farm hospitality

3/6/2011

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Pedroskloof Farm, Kamieskroon, Namaqualand

Farmers in South Africa are a hardy but hospitable lot, happy to share a drink on their stoep as the sun goes down or go the extra mile to help a traveller out of a pickle.

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Anatolian dogs conserve wildlife in Namaqualand

29/5/2011

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When man and nature come into contact, both sides may lose. So imagine finding a way to turn the tables and produce a win-win alternative. That’s exactly what’s happening in Namaqualand in the Northern Cape, South Africa.

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Namaqua 4x4 eco-route in the Namaqua National Park

15/5/2011

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If you’re into wild and rugged roads on mountain passes or along the coast, into weather that can change from mist belts to sunshine in the twinkling of an eye, and having the whole world to yourself for a few hours, then the Caracal 4x4 eco-route in the Namaqua National Park is your kind of thing.

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More to Namaqualand than spring flowers

11/5/2011

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Skilpad camp chalet, Namaqua National Park, Namaqualand

When someone says the word Namaqualand,
not many people immediately think of a wild and unspoilt stretch of coastline. But it’s here nonetheless – and it’s beautiful. Blinded by mental pictures of carpets of spring flowers, few would be able to list Namaqualand’s other attractions either.

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Namaqualand in autumn

8/5/2011

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Think Namaqualand and you probably think spring flowers. Lots and lots of them spread like a richly coloured carpet across the landscape. But there’s more to Namaqualand than flowers.

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