Namaqualand
At mention of the name Namaqualand, the image immediately conjured is of carpets of multicoloured flowers, but this area also incorporates the Richtersveld and the Diamond Coast (see below). This arid semi-desert area lies to the west of the Green Kalahari and is differentiated by unique geographical and ecological features that make it instantly recognisable in pictures – and not just for the carpet of flowers in certain months. The terrain is characterised by flat plains betweeen hilloc...
The winter rains transform Namaqua National Park into shades of pinks, yellows, oranges and just about any colour imaginable ...
Like the flowers in Namaqua National Park, luxury safari tents pop up during spring to charm and delight, before disappearing...
I’ve been dreaming about seeing the West Coast and Northern Cape flowers for years! Growing up in Jozi’s concrete wonderland...
If you'd enjoy spending a night or two along the Orange River banks, you'd probably be interested in the Namaqua 4x4 Eco-trail...
By day, explore the endless shoreline, coves and bays that characterise the coastal section of Namaqua National Park. At night,...
Shaen Adey discovers an irresistible combination - cycling the Richtersveld by the light of the fall moon. I'd been invited to ...
The Namakwa 4x4 trail in the Northern Cape is a best kept secret of beautiful desert scenery, isolation, starry skies and floral
In spring the MTB trails around Kamieskroon in Namaqualand make you think you have found your way to the Garden of Eden. MTB gem.
The wild flowers of the Cape West Coast and Namaqualand, in South Africa, are regarded as a botanical wonderland. Tourists ...
The Cape Wild Flowers are one of the natural wonders of the world. The arid areas of the Cape West Coast and Namaqualand are ...
A dramatic 4x4 trail along the West Coast in the Namaqua National Park offers abundant birdlife...
In the fourth article in a series on his Year in the Wild expedition, taking in 31 South African nature reserves, Scott Ramsay ...
The Richtersveld World Heritage Site protects a unique landscape, biome and people. Visit the WHS in your 4x4 and meet the Nama
Quaint Port Nolloth museums display the history, diamond mining & natural heritage of Port Nolloth and Namaqualand's Diamond Coast
Goegap Nature Reserve offers 15000ha of spring wildflower profusion, bat eared foxes and other small game, eagles and quiver trees
The 3 day Diamond Coast Hiking Trail opens up a pristine area of the north western coastline previously inaccessible to the public
The Richtersveld offers unique mountain desert biome, 'half-men' trees, life giving mists, and an incredible endemic biodiversity
De Beers offers 2 half day THETA guided 4x4 Tours into the beautiful, wild and publicly restricted Diamond Coast around Kleinzee
Felix Unite offer various canoe trails along the great Orange River as it flows through the magnificent Northern Cape Richtersveld
The Mountain Desert Tour is an off-road experience with a difference. The trail itself is quite gentle and carves its way ...
Groen Spoeg is a wilderness camping experience second-to-none in the Namaqua National Park, one of the wildest places...
Regular Leisure Wheels contributor PG Jonker is a 4x4 fanatic (though he isn't too fond of the tough stuff). He is also a bit ...
Wander through the edge of the cold Atlantic and meander through misty dunes in the Namaqua National Park.
Namqualand is the richest bulb flora region in the world. Found in Northern Cape, South Africa, it is a magnet for flower lovers.
Goegap Nature Reserve in the Namaqualand becomes a riot of flowers from August to October, attracting many opportunistic species
On the shores of the Orange River on BirdLife South Africa's Richtersveld Birding Route live a myriad of spectacular birds.
On the border of South Africa and Namibia is a transfrontier park that could be mistaken for the end of the world.
Endless fields of orange and yellow Namaqualand daisies, gazanias and pale blue or purple dainty flowers had brought us, like ...
On the border of South Africa and Namibia is a park that could be mistaken for the end of the world...
The heat was already starting to put a shimmering haze onto the horizon and it was only nine in the morning....