18 Places of Interest in Diamond Fields
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Nature Reserves
Benfontein Nature Reserve
Benfontein Nature Reserve, which lies near Kimberley in the Northern Cape, roughly 430km from Johannesburg, is the one place in the country where you can see Africa's smallest cat - the black-footed cat. But you will have to do your sightings at night as ...
Landmarks / Memorials
Cenotaph
The Cenotaph on Du Toitspan Road is a memorial to 400 of Kimberley's men who died in the Great War (World War I) between 1914 and 1918. Designed by the local architect and artist William Timlin, it was ...
Popular Tourist Routes
Diamond Route
The motive for the route's design is to rehabilitate and conserve six hectares of land for every hectare the company mines, as a way to redress the balance between the use of natural resources and sustaining the ecosystem. Combined the route makes up ...
Memorials
Diggers' Memorial
The Diggers' Memorial depicts five life-sized miners holding up a diamond sieve, high above their heads. Their strength and power is seen as they work hard under the weight of the sieve. This is a working fountain, situated in the heart of the Ernest ...
Game Farms / Game Parks / Game Reserves / Nature Reserves
Dronfield Nature Reserve
Lying just off the N12, a mere 10km north of Kimberley, Dronfield Nature Reserve is on the De Beers Diamond Route. The game farm is a favourite with families who stay in the reserve whilst taking in other Kimberley, and surrounds, highlights - like the ...
Landmarks / Miscellaneous
Jasper Solar Farm
When it came online in late 2014 the Jasper solar farm, near Kimberley, was considered the largest solar project in operation on the continent of Africa. It was also the first renewable energy investment in Africa by search engine giant ...
Birdlife or Wildlife Sanctuaries / Nature Reserves
Kamfers Dam
Kamfers Dam is particularly significant for its being one of the very few breeding sites for the Lesser Flamingo, which is smaller and paler than its contemporaries. These beautiful birds can be seen in their tens of thousands as they feed and breed in ...
Airports / Landmarks
Kimberley Airport
The Kimberley Airport provides domestic flights into and out of the Northern Cape of South Africa. It's less than 10 kilometres from the centre of the capital city, making it accessible and convenient to those that have booked holiday accommodation in ...
Golf Courses
Kimberley Golf Club
With its famous 'Big Hole' where adventurous prospectors dug for diamonds, the town of Kimberley is steeped in history - and so too is the Kimberley Golf Club, which was established way back in 1890. Many famous names have played at the club. 1890 was ...
Museums
Kimberley Mine Museum
Situated next to The Big Hole, this open-air museum (one of the finest in the world) depicts Kimberley in its Victorian heyday during the diamond rush. It incorporates shops and houses, a church, diggers' tavern, Barney Barnato's Boxing Academy, and the ...
Heritage Routes / Landmarks / Memorials
Lodge Road
One of the most historically-rich roads in Belgravia, Lodge Road is filled with Victorian houses that are not only beautiful to look at, but incredibly interesting as well. Kimberley's emergence dates back to the diamond ...
Golf Courses
Magersfontein Memorial Golf Course
Magersfontein is situated near Kimberley in the Northern Cape Province and is known primarily for the Battle of Magersfontein, which was fought between the British and the Boers in 1899. However, it is also known (particularly amongst keen golfers) ...
Game Reserves / National Parks
Mokala National Park
Mokala is one of South Africa's newest National Parks, situated approximately 80km south-southwest of Kimberley, and west of the N12 freeway to Cape Town. Nestled in the hills, Mokala's landscape boasts a variety of koppieveld (hills) and large open ...
National Monuments
Nooitgedacht Glacial Pavements
The scour marks on rock at Nooitgedacht farm, just outside Kimberley, were eroded by glaciers 290 million years ago. Back then the continents looked nothing like they do today. This belt of the Northern Cape, which stretches ...
Landmarks / Religious
St Cyprian's Anglican Cathedral
This understated old parish dates back to 1871 when the congregation met in diggers' camps in the nearby New Rush on the Diamond Fields, later called Kimberley. Before long parishioners were meeting in a tin shanty, a wood and iron church, in Jones ...
Museums / National Monuments
The Big Hole
Kimberley developed around this huge hole in the ground, formerly a small hill known as Colesberg Koppie, where diamonds were discovered early in 1871. An observation platform provides a good view of the Big Hole, about 365 m deep and covering an ...
Lakes / Dams
Vaal-Harts Dam
The rather stodgy name of Vaal-Harts Storage Weir may explain why the Vaal-harts Dam is not high on the agenda for visitors. It is true that its sole purpose is to divert water from the Vaal River, after which it is named, to the Vaal-Harts government ...
Archaeological / Landmarks
Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Centre
More than a thousand years ago, the area that is now known as the Northern Cape Province was home to indigenous San tribes (also known as Bushmen). A core part of their culture was the rock art that they left ...
Diamond Fields as a destination
In the neighbourhood
Barkly West, Douglas, Hartswater, Kimberley, Warrenton
Staying Overnight
Mattanu Private Game Reserve
Mattanu Private Game Reserve is located just 50km from the diamond city of Kimberley and 17kms from Barkly West. Accommodation is offered on a Di...
Kimberley Anne Small Luxury Hotel
Kimberley Anne Small Luxury Hotel has accommodation where you can be at home in an exquisite work of art. All the suites have been designed with ...
Die Olyfhuis
Die Olyfhuis offers farm style accommodation in Barkly West. Choose from the seven luxurious double en-suite rooms with double beds or two single...
Sweet Dreams Guesthouse
Sweet Dreams Guesthouse offers comfortable accommodation in Kimberley. Each one of our double rooms has a King-size bed and an en-suite bathroom ...
Border Hotel
The Border Hotel in Jan Kempdorp is situated on an operational Pecan Nut Farm on the border of the North West and Northern Cape Provinces, just 4...
Cygnature Boutique Lodge
Cygnature Boutique Lodge offers accommodation on the Magersfontein Memorial Golf Estate in the lovely area of Modderrivier. Each room is equippe...
Nare Boutique Hotel
Situated 700m from The Big Hole, Nare Boutique Hotel features accommodation with a restaurant, parking, a bar and a shared lounge. The hotel has ...
Sonskyn Hof Guest House
Sonskyn Hof Guest House offers four rooms with en-suite bathrooms. Each room has a smart TV with DStv and Showmax, tea / coffee station, fridge, ...
Marrick Safari
Nestled in 3000 hectares of unspoilt savannah thornveld close to Kimberley, Marrick Safari offers accommodation in fully equipped cottages. The b...
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