Richmond Places of Interest, Northern Cape (original) (raw)

Attractions IN/AROUND Richmond

National Parks / Nature Reserves

Tankwa Karoo National Park

The 80 000 hectare Tankwa Karoo National Park, proclaimed in 1986 and still in a development stage, is at present in a veld recovery phase and it will be some time before the original vegetation re-establishes itself. Even so, after the occasional ...

... and a little further afield

Nature Reserves

Akkerendam Nature Reserve

Akkerdam Nature Reserve lies just outside the little town of Calvinia, which is found at the foot of the Hantam Mountain (mountain of the red bulbs) that towers over the town, roughly 400 kilometres outside of Cape Town. Akkerdam, also known as the ...

Cultural / Miscellaneous / Uniquely South African

Corbelled Houses

These dome-shaped stone dwellings look more like beehives or igloos, depending on what colour they are painted. Built entirely from stone they pepper the landscape only around the towns of Fraserburg, Carnarvon and Williston, in the Northern Cape - the ...

Landmarks / Miscellaneous

De Aar Solar Farm

South Africa's biggest solar plant lies just outside of the Northern Cape town of De Aar, Known as De Aar 3, the solar power plant uses 167 580 amorphous silicon thin-film solar photovoltaics that stand in long rows ...

Nature Reserves

Doornkloof Nature Reserve

Lying peacefully in the mountainous upper Karoo of the Northern Cape, just outside the little town of Colesberg, Doornkloof Nature Reserve is positioned at the top end of the southern shore of the Vanderkloof Dam - South Africa�s second largest water ...

Nature Reserves

Gariep Dam Nature Reserve

The Free State's largest nature reserve is a combination of the 36 487 ha Gariep Dam on the Orange River and an 11 237 ha game sanctuary on its northern shore. From the Gariep dam some 200 000 ha of land is irrigated, by means of a tunnel of 83,8 km, ...

Botanical Gardens

Hantam National Botanical Garden

Established in 2007, the Hantam National Botanical Garden lies on the Bokkeveld Plateau just outside the town of Nieuwoudtville. It is regarded as one of the world's most special biodiversity treasures, and forms the first National Botanical Gardens in ...

Game Reserves / Nature Reserves

Karoo Gariep Conservancy

Karoo is a �quenna� word meaning �dry and hard�. Gariep is also a �quenna� word meaning �big water�or river. The Karoo Gariep Concervancy is found on the Karoo �dry and hard� side of the Gariep �big river�. Like its name describes this is a very natural ...

Cultural / Uniquely South African

Karretjie Mense of The Karoo

The small historical town of Colesberg, on the N1 midway between Cape Town and Johannesburg, is where a series of tin shacks line the edge of a few public roads. These rudimentary homes are not part of the usual shanty town that lies ...

Landmarks / Miscellaneous

MeerKAT Radio Telescope

MeerKat is the precursor telescope to the SKA (Square Kilometre Array) project. It is a radio telescope - the largest and most sensitive of its kind in the southern hemisphere, until the SKA comes into being in ...

Landmarks / Mountain Passes

Molteno Pass

Said to be South Africa's first mountain pass, Molteno Pass links Beaufort West to Loxton, in effect joining the oldest town in the area to the Northern Cape. It lies in the Nuweveld Mountains on R381, completed in 1881 and named after the first Prime ...

Richmond as a destination

Also in the neighbourhood

Brandvlei, Britstown, Calvinia, Carnarvon, Colesberg, De Aar, Fraserburg, Gariep Dam, Hanover, Hopetown, Loxton, Middelpos, Nieuwoudtville, Noupoort, Prieska, Sutherland, Three Sisters, Vanderkloof, Victoria West, Vosburg

Staying Overnight

Guest House

Anra Rusgenot

Anra Rusgenot is guest house situated in Richmond, exactly halfway between Johannesburg and Cape Town on the N1, and is ideal for a stopover or l...

Self Catering

Die Kassier

Die Kassier is a self-catering apartment the old Volkskas Bank, located in situated in Richmond, exactly halfway between Johannesburg and Cape To...

Guest House

Karoo Manor Guesthouse

Len and Pat are the owners of this old world charm destination in the centre of Richmond in the Karoo. Richmond is a town situated next to the N1...

Guest House / Self Catering

Kliphuijs Guest House

Kliphuijs Guest House in Richmond is where guests can relax en-route to their holiday destination or just enjoy a break away from the hustle and ...

Self Catering

Be Blessed Self Catering

Be Blessed Self Catering is located in the peaceful town of Richmond, near to the N1, approximately halfway between Cape Town and Gauteng. Our se...

Self Catering

Die Bankbestuurder

Die Bankbestuurder is a self-catering apartment the old Volkskas Bank, located in situated in Richmond, exactly halfway between Johannesburg and ...

Self Catering

Seisoen @ Kliphuijs

Seisoen Holiday Home has two bedrooms, both en-suite. The first bedroom is furnished with a King-size bed and he second bedroom is furnished with...

Guest House / Bed & Breakfast

Three Birds Country House

At Three Birds Country House we offer spacious luxury suites and family rooms. Each room has an en-suite bathroom, a plasma TV with certain DStv ...

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