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Mountainous terrain with approximately 40km of dirt
tracks and offers outdoor 4X4 real bush camping among game such as
Springbok, Gemsbok, Eland, Ostriches, one Zebra and other wildlife.
Other facilities include quad bike trails (near rivers); mountain bike
trails; hiking trails and a variety of wild game to view in an unspoilt
environment with interesting historical features.
Historical features include the well-known Burkes Pass,
which historically, was the only route from the north to the south
followed by the Voortrekkers. Also on the farm is the “Raadsboom” which
was the first meeting place for the district Council Meetings in early
1900’s. Other historical features of importance is a brick-built oven
where travellers baked their bread while travelling through Namaqualand
and Boesmanland. The earlier farmers used the “trekroete” through the
farm for their sheep and cattle in the winter to the West Coast,
returning during summers to the Boesmanland.
The Buffels River was known to be the former Northern
Boundary of the Cape Colony until 1804 and runs through the southern
part of the farm for approximately 6km and the Brand River runs through
the western part of the farm, along the N7 Highway, for approximately
8km.
This area is, as the rest of Namaqualand, famous for its
wild flowers display in spring when thousands of tourists enjoy this
spectacular phenomenon. This is a favourite tourist attraction for South
African as well as overseas tourists.
Other sightseeing attractions in the area are the diamond
operations on the West Coast and the picturesque towns of Hondeklip Bay,
Port Nolloth, Mc Douglas Bay, Alexander Bay and the most idyllic place
called Noup near Koiinaas. |
