Karoo Heartland

Karoo Heartland is in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Graaff-Reinet and Cradock.

Graaff-Reinet

Graaff-Reinet is a town of 36,000 people in the Karoo Heartland. A touch of history wafts around the old houses, the small church and the busy main street of Graaff-Reinet.

Cradock

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Cradock is a town of 37,000 people in the Karoo Heartland portion of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, on the banks of the Great Fish River.

Mountain Zebra National Park

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The Mountain Zebra National Park is one of the smaller national parks in South Africa, but has a special, intimate atmosphere.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Somerset East and Middelburg.

Somerset East

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Somerset East, at the foot of the Boschberg Mountains, is a town of 19,000 people in Karoo Heartland that's known for its natural environment and for its provincial heritage sites and buildings.

Middelburg

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Middelburg is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, in the Great Karoo. It lies in the Upper Karoo, 1,279 m above sea level, with a population of 19,000.

Aberdeen is a small town in the Karoo Heartland region of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. With its numerous examples of Victorian architecture, it is one of the architectural conservation areas of the Karoo.

Camdeboo National Park

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Camdeboo National Park is in Karoo Heartland of South Africa. It is most famous for the Valley of Desolation, where breathtaking cliffs and columns of rock form a haven for dozens of birds species.