Die Blou Nartjie

In the 'hood, Calvinia as a destination

This attractive Karoo town lies in one of the largest wool-producing districts in South Africa, about half-way between Cape Town and Upington. The Calvinia Museum, housed in an old Art Deco synagogue in Church Street, focuses on farming, transport and the lifestyle of the early inhabitants. The Tourism Office in the museum arranges guided walking tours of the town's special places of ... cont.

other destinations in the Upper Karoo

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