Attractions IN/AROUND Marydale
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 ...
... 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 ...
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 ...
Cultural / Entertainment / Miscellaneous
Nama Riel Dance
Described as ‘dancing in the dust' and ‘more like a cactus tango or Jitterbug' the Nama Riel dance is in the grips of a revival that has brought it to the attention of visitors who can't resist the opportunity to see it in action. Riel or Rieldans has ...
Marydale as a destination
Also in the neighbourhood
Brandvlei, Britstown, Calvinia, Carnarvon, Colesberg, De Aar, Fraserburg, Gariep Dam, Hanover, Hopetown, Loxton, Middelpos, Nieuwoudtville, Noupoort, Prieska, Richmond, Sutherland, Three Sisters, Vanderkloof, Victoria West, Vosburg
Staying Overnight
Sweetfontein Boutique Farm Lodge
Sweetfontein Boutique Farm Lodge offers a tranquil stay and comfortable accommodation in Britstown in the Upper Karoo. The farm offers a wonderfu...
Die Prokureurshuis
Die Prokureurshuis provides Sutherland self catering accommodation in a typical Karoo Style house, which is one of the oldest properties in the a...
Tankwa Tented Camp
Tankwa Tented Camp offer Calvinia accommodation in permanent rip stop canvas tents and en-suite chalets. The original farmhouse (Hartebeeshuisie)...
Kampfontein Gasteplaas
Kampfontein Gasteplaas is a lovely guest lodge offering accommodation in De Aar. We offer six rooms with a double bed, five rooms with twin beds,...
Gariep Country Lodge
Gariep Country Lodge features is a comfortable and convenient retreat for travelers. This charming guesthouse is designed for guests seeking rela...
Heydays Guesthouse
Heydays Guesthouse offers accommodation in Noupoort, a small Karoo town just off the N9 national route. The guest house offers picturesque mounta...
Willemsrivier PersKussing
PersKussing is a two-bedroom farm cottage in Nieuwoudtville sleeping four guests. The bedrooms are furnished with two three-quarter beds. The roo...
Karoo Rustigheid House
Karoo Rustigheid House is a self catering holiday house in Sutherland located on a farm in Roggeveld, 50km from the town. A quick getaway from th...
Blomhuis Cottage
Willemsrivier Blomhuis Cottage offers comfortable accommodation in Nieuwoudtville at Willemsrivier farm. Expect the peaceful tranquillity of this...
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