Activities

Namaqualand is a lovely region to visit throughout the year, although it is best known for the wildflower displays in spring. These may start as early as mid July and end as late as mid November. The duration of the display depends on the rainfall, temperatures and winds. The best time to visit is usually from mid-August to mid-September, but no two years are the same.

What to see:

Namaqua National Park: The Skilpad wildflower reserve is now part of the 80 000 hectare National Park. This unique area which is partly in the sandveld and partly on the hardeveld offers to the visitor beautiful scenery, animals, insects, reptiles and many plant species. The park is 21km from Kamieskroon and it is open throughout the year.

Bowesdorp: You can see the ruins of the first Dutch Reformed Church in Namaqualand in Bowesdorp, 8 km north of Kamieskroon.

Leliefontein, Nourivier and Rooifontein are among several small villages in the general vicinity of Kamieskroon. Leliefontein is 30km south east of Kamieskroon and can be reached via picturesque mountain passes. The Methodist Church and parsonage are National Monuments. In Leliefontein and Nourivier you can find traditional reed huts (matjieshuise) and some people still use the traditional ways to plant, harvest, make bread (outside oven) and to make reed mats.

Coast: You may drive from Kamieskroon (in the hardeveld) down Grootvlei and Killian Passes to the sandveld and continue to the coastal village of Hondeklipbaai which has an old shipwreck on the rocks and spectacular breakers behind the village. Approximately ten kilometers south is the beginning of the proposed coastal section of Namaqua National Park.