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Northern Cape Attractions

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Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park was proclaimed in 1931 mainly to protect migratory game, especially the gemsbok. During the late 1990's it was combined with the adjacent Gemsbok National Park in Botswana to form The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park - one of the first in the world and the first in Southern Africa. The Kgalagdi park comprises an area of over 3,6 million hectares which is one of very few conservation areas of this magnitude left in the world. Red sand dunes, sparse vegetation and the dry riverbeds of the Nossob and Auob show antelope and predator species off at a premium and provide excellent photographic opportunities.

Kimberley
Kimberley is the capital city of the Northern Cape of South Africa and is surrounded by five of South Africa's big rivers. Kimberley haves an average of 9.4 hours of sunshine per day throughout the year and receive an annual rainfall of about 450 mm. The city is situated almost in the centre of South Africa, halfway between Cape Town and Johannesburg.

The city of Kimberley offers modern-day activities such as cricket, tennis, bowls, squash, golf and a wide range of shopping facilities. Surrounding Kimberley are many memorials and sites of some important battles of the Anglo-Boer war, most notably the Siege of Kimberley in 1899 with the famous "Long Cecil" on display, and the battlefield site of Magersfontein where Boer General used trench warfare for the first time.

Alexander McGregor Museum
The original McGregor Museum was built in 1907 in memory of Alexander McGregor, a former mayor. Today, as a satellite of the McGregor Museum, it has excellent displays on South African mammals and birds.

William Humphreys Art Gallery
Situated in Kimberley it is one of the most important galleries in the country, housing a representative collection of South African works, 16th and 17th century Flemish and Dutch Old Masters, and British and European Masters.

Tswalu Private Desert Reserve
Situated in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, on the edge of the Kalahari desert, Tswalu is the largest privately owned game reserve is South Africa. Covering a MALARIA FREE area of over 100,000 hectares of harsh thorn bush, immense skies, monumental mountains and red rolling sand dunes. Tswalu has 40 different species of animals and over 250 different species of birds and owes its existence to the need to protect some of Africa`s most endangered species.

Enjoy game drives in open sided canopied Land Rovers with experienced rangers and trackers, horse back safaris, walking safaris, bird watching, star gazing and golf at nearby Sishen Golf Club. Enjoy sundowners on the crest of a lantern lit dune watching the magnificient Kalahari sunset and mountain dining at the Helderberg Mountain Platform with views of over 70 kms.

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