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Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park |
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Kalahari Gemsbok National Park was proclaimed in 1931 mainly to protect
migratory game, especially the gemsbok. During the late 1990's it was
combined with the adjacent Gemsbok National Park in Botswana to form The
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park - one of the first in the world and the first
in Southern Africa. The Kgalagdi park comprises an area of over 3,6 million
hectares which is one of very few conservation areas of this magnitude
left in the world. Red sand dunes, sparse vegetation and the dry riverbeds
of the Nossob and Auob show antelope and predator species off at a premium
and provide excellent photographic opportunities. |
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Kimberley |
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Kimberley is the capital city of the Northern Cape of South Africa and
is surrounded by five of South Africa's big rivers. Kimberley haves an
average of 9.4 hours of sunshine per day throughout the year and receive
an annual rainfall of about 450 mm. The city is situated almost in the
centre of South Africa, halfway between Cape Town and Johannesburg. The city of Kimberley offers modern-day activities such
as cricket, tennis, bowls, squash, golf and a wide range of shopping facilities.
Surrounding Kimberley are many memorials and sites of some important battles
of the Anglo-Boer war, most notably the Siege of Kimberley in 1899 with
the famous "Long Cecil" on display, and the battlefield site
of Magersfontein where Boer General used trench warfare for the first
time. |
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William Humphreys Art Gallery |
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Situated in Kimberley it is one of the most important galleries in the
country, housing a representative collection of South African works, 16th
and 17th century Flemish and Dutch Old Masters, and British and European
Masters. |
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Tswalu Private Desert Reserve |
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Situated in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, on the
edge of the Kalahari desert, Tswalu is the largest privately owned game
reserve is South Africa. Covering a MALARIA FREE area of over 100,000
hectares of harsh thorn bush, immense skies, monumental mountains and
red rolling sand dunes. Tswalu has 40 different species of animals and
over 250 different species of birds and owes its existence to the need
to protect some of Africa`s most endangered species. Enjoy game drives in open sided canopied Land Rovers with
experienced rangers and trackers, horse back safaris, walking safaris,
bird watching, star gazing and golf at nearby Sishen Golf Club. Enjoy
sundowners on the crest of a lantern lit dune watching the magnificient
Kalahari sunset and mountain dining at the Helderberg Mountain Platform
with views of over 70 kms. |
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The Big Hole, Kimberley |
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150 years ago, the site of the Big Hole was a featureless, flat-topped hill. Then word spread that diamonds had been discovered. Soon thousands of prospectors, armed with nothing more than picks, shovels and hope, descended on Kimberley and created the largest hand-dug excavation in the world. Digging commenced at the Kimberley Mine site in 1871. By the time mining ended on 14 August 1914, the mine had yielded 2,722 kilograms of diamonds, extracted from 22,5 million tons of excavated earth.![]() |
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Richtersveld |
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Located in South Africa's northern Namaqualand, this arid area represents a harsh landscape where water is a great scarcity and only the hardiest of lifeforms survive. Though barren and desolate at first glance, closer examination reveals the area to be rich in desert lifeforms, with an array or unique species specially adapted for survival. The northern part of the area was proclaimed as a National Park in 1991 after 18 years of negotiation with the local Nama people, who continue to live and graze their livestock in the area.
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Augrabies Falls |
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The Augrabies Falls is a waterfall on the Orange River, South Africa, within the Augrabies Falls National Park. The falls are around 60m in height. The original Khoikhoi residents named the waterfall Ankoerebis, "place of big noises", from which the Trek Boers, who settled here later on, derived the name Augrabies. The gorge at the Augrabies Falls is 240 m deep and 18 km long, and is an impressive example of granite erosion.
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Alexander McGregor Museum |
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The original McGregor Museum was built in 1907 in memory of Alexander
McGregor, a former mayor. Today, as a satellite of the McGregor Museum,
it has excellent displays on South African mammals and birds. |
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Augrabies , Colesberg , Kimberley , Springbok , Upington
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