Attractions IN Sutherland
Landmarks / Mountain Passes
Ouberg Pass
Lying in the Northern Cape the Ouberg Pass descends into the town of Sutherland, the coldest town in the country and home to the biggest single optical telescope (SALT) in the southern hemisphere. Usually one reaches Sutherland via the Verlatekloof Pass ...
Attractions AROUND Sutherland
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 ...
Sutherland 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, Three Sisters, Vanderkloof, Victoria West, Vosburg
Staying Overnight
Jack of the Karoo
Jack of the Karoo is a beautiful Victorian house offering Karoo self catering in the heart of Sutherland. This home is perfect for overnight acco...
The Cedar Cottage
Cedar Cottage in Sutherland is located at an altitude of between 1400 to 1700 metres, with magnificent clear skies and expansive plains, Rogge Cl...
Stellar Dust Guest House
Indulge in a seamless stay at Stellar Dust Guest House. When you visit Sutherland you will enjoy the cleanest air in Southern Africa and you don'...
Rogge Cloof Stables
The Stables offers accommodation in Sutherland, ideal for two families or a large group. The Rogge Cloof Private Nature Reserve is a registered B...
The Oryx House
Oryx House in Sutherland is a spacious family unit, with a farm-dam pool and lots of room for adults to rejuvenate in the Karoo tranquillity and ...
The Blue Moon
Blue Moon Guesthouse is a family run establishment. Your hosts Jannie and Roelien welcome you with open arms and look forward to offering you ext...
Boorgat Manor House 1881
Boorgat Manor House 1881 offers self-catering accommodation in Sutherland in one of the oldest houses in town. The housesleeps six adults and two...
Perlman House
Offering accommodation in Sutherland, Perlman House is one of the oldest buildings in Sutherland. Perlman House offers two units which have loads...
Wolskuur Cottage
Wolskuur was the original shearing barn of the Rogge Cloof farm, hence the name 'Wolskuur' or ‘Woolshed'. The cottage is situated within the Rogg...
Kambrokind Guest House
In Sutherland's main road you will find the Kambrokind Guest House. Six en-suite rooms are available at Kambrokind of which one is a self-caterin...
Die Heks se Huis
Die Heks se Huis is an old carriage house (circa 1905) located in the heart of Sutherland. The cottage is within walking distance of restaurants ...
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...
Primrose Cottage
Having travelled around the world together, Denise and her husband David, amateur astronomer and retired tour manager at the Observatory, now wel...
Middelfontein Farm
Situated 1.3 km outside Sutherland is the Middelfontein Farm which offers three accommodation types: Fontein on the Farm, Fonteintjie on the Farm...
Blesfontein Guest Farm
Blesfontein Guest Farm is a large, working farm situated in the Roggeveld, 28 km southwest of Sutherland in the Upper Karoo region of the Norther...
Sutherland Guesthouse
Sutherland Guest House offers you a very warm and friendly welcome to the town of Sutherland in the Upper Karoo. The guest house offers accommoda...
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...
Alpha Self-Catering
Alpha Self-Catering is a two bedroom stone wall unit in the town of Sutherland. The unit has its own entrance. One room is furnished with a doub...
The Artist Cottage
The Artist Cottage is a cosy two bedroom house found in the lovely area of Sutherland. This peaceful area is popular for star gazing, snowy winte...
Rogge Cloof
The origins of the farm and dark sky reserve Rogge Cloof, meaning rye ravine, date back to 1756. Since then over more than 250 years, various own...
Boorgat Cottage 1881
Boorgat Cottage 1881 is a beautifully restored cottage attached to the main house. The Cottage sleeps two guests. The open plan bedroom is furnis...
The Waenhuis Homestead
The Waenhuis Homestead is a holiday home in Sutherland. There are two rooms furnished with King-size beds, one furnished with two single beds and...
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