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ows of Victorian, typical Karoo and Cape Dutch houses and buildings that line the streets. ADVENTURE AND SPORT Hiking: The Graaff-Reinet area has many hiking trails. These include nature walks in the Valley of Desolation area, the Eerstefontein day walk that starts and ends at Spandau Kop and the Drie Koppe Hiking Trail, an overnight trail through the mountains. Paragliding and hang-gliding: Paragliding and hang-gliding from the hills outside the town and from a point near The Valley of Desolation is regarded as the ultimate adventure. Graaff-Reinet is one of the country’s most popular paragliding spots, because the thermal air currents take gliders up higher and keep them up longer than anywhere else in the country. The self-drive R63 Blue Crane Tourism Route: This route goes from Graaff- Reinet to the small town of Pearston and on to Somerset East, the picturesque town at the foot of the Bosberg Mountain Range, near the Bosberg Mountain Reserve. The self-drive R75 Mohair Route: This route starts in Graaff-Reinet, the centre of mohair (silky fleece of the Angora goat) farming area, crosses the Sundays River to Jansenville and goes on to Uitenhage, passing the Greater Addo Elephant National Park and the renowned Groendal Wilderness area. The self-drive R61 Mountain Zebra/Wapadsberg Tourism Route: This route links Graaff-Reinet and Cradock, passes through lovely mountainous areas with sweeping views and past the Mountain Zebra National Park. The self-drive Owl Route: This 50-km scenic route starts 28 km outside Graaff-Reinet on the N9 towards Middelburg and passes through the tiny village of Nieu-Bethesda, about 20km off the N9. Ganora farm, 7 km from the village, has some good examples of San rock art, engravings dating back to the Anglo-Boer War and a fossil walk. Water sport: Visit the Van Ryneveld Pass Dam for sailing, canoeing, skiing, rowing, board-sailing and angling. The dam is in the Karoo Nature Reserve. ARCHAEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY Fossils: Millions of years ago, mammal-like reptiles roamed the Karoo marshlands that only very much later evolved into the arid region it is today. As the animals died their remains settled into the sand and mud of this swampy basin that gradually hardened into stone, filling the basin with layer upon layer of fossil-bearing sandstone and shale, several thousand metres deep. Today, 200 million years later, the fossilised bones of these early - 43 -
inhabitants of the Karoo marshlands can be found on the slopes of the hills to the west of Graaff Reinet. Kalkkop Crater: A confirmed impact crater is found near Kendrew, approximately 48 km from Graaff-Reinet. This crater, a nearly circular 640-m diameter depression filled with crater sediment (limestone), is the third to be recognised in Southern Africa and is noted for its scientific value. ART AND CRAFTS Hester Rupert Art Museum: The museum is situated in a former activity centre, school and mission church dating back to 1821 that was saved by the Rembrandt Corporation in 1965 from demolition. The museum was named after the mother of Dr Anton Rupert, head of the Corporation. The cruciform building houses an amazing collection of contemporary South African art, the work of some 106 artists. Jan Rupert Centre: The centre comprises a cottage industry that concentrates on the spinning, knitting and weaving of locally-produced wool. CULTURAL/COMMUNITY TOURISM Robert Sobukwe Display: The Old Library Museum houses a display commemorating the role that Robert Sobukwe, who was born in Graaff- Reinet, played in establishing the Black Consciousness Movement in the 1970s. - 44 -
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Page 4 and 5: WILD COAST REGION .................
Page 6 and 7: Edward in the east. Most of the bea
Page 8 and 9: However, the Eastern Cape is not ju
Page 10 and 11: CLIMATE - 9 - The migration of diff
Page 12 and 13: KOUGA ROUTE (SYMBOL: SHELL) The Kou
Page 14 and 15: The Sundays River Valley, home to t
Page 16 and 17: - 15 - THE ROUTE FROM GRAHAMSTOWN T
Page 18 and 19: REGIONS The Eastern Cape area was p
Page 20 and 21: CACADU (WESTERN/TSITSIKAMMA) REGION
Page 22 and 23: The Cacadu Region also encompasses
Page 24 and 25: Today, Port Elizabeth is regarded a
Page 26 and 27: Sailing and other water sport: Algo
Page 28 and 29: tours, weekend tours and visits to
Page 30 and 31: Oceanarium: If you missed seeing do
Page 32 and 33: Snake Park and Tropical House: Situ
Page 34 and 35: Donkin Reserve: The reserve is an o
Page 36 and 37: (“leivore”) to each property. T
Page 38 and 39: Darlington Dam: The dam is a popula
Page 40 and 41: HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE Anglican C
Page 42 and 43: ENTERTAINMENT AND SHOPPING Big Pine
Page 46 and 47: FAUNA AND FLORA Van Ryneveld Pass D
Page 48 and 49: NATURAL WONDERS Spandau Kop: This i
Page 50 and 51: Khoisan hunter-gatherer in the Koug
Page 52 and 53: Grahamstown to Kenton on Sea. All t
Page 54 and 55: uildings in High Street are prime e
Page 56 and 57: CULTURAL/COMMUNITY TOURISM Kouga Cu
Page 58 and 59: Surfing: Jeffrey’s Bay is known a
Page 60 and 61: ADVENTURE AND SPORT Hiking, biking
Page 62 and 63: sculptures. The latter was made fam
Page 64 and 65: PATENSIE The name of the town is de
Page 66 and 67: ENTERTAINMENT AND SHOPPING Fish Riv
Page 68 and 69: cavalry should be produced here. Th
Page 70 and 71: one of the two Bosberg Hiking Trail
Page 72 and 73: activities, such as hiking routes,
Page 74 and 75: façade of the Old Drostdy. The Vol
Page 76 and 77: The primary economic activity of th
Page 78 and 79: in Smith Street that dates back to
Page 80 and 81: San rock art at Dinorbin: The farm
Page 82 and 83: Historic sites trail: Follow this 2
Page 84 and 85: ADVENTURE AND SPORT Golf: Enjoy a q
Page 86 and 87: found throughout the park, includin
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Three characteristic aspects of San
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MOLTENO Established on the farm Onv
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ART AND CRAFTS JC Marshall Art Gall
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San Rock Art: There are several sup
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Mountain Range, 1 385 m above sea l
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ing water to areas as far afield as
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AMATOLE (CENTRAL) REGION Eastern Ca
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when Fort Hare was built there. The
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Glen Lynden Church: This church, bu
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nouveau-style decorations of the sh
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EAST LONDON (including Gonubie and
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ADVENTURE AND SPORT Beaches and res
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FAUNA AND FLORA Amalinda Nature Con
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John Gately House: This house was o
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Fort Beaufort Historical Museum: Th
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HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE Haga-Haga
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continue high up the mountain to si
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HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE Gaika’s
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as several shops and a library, ind
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Bass-fishing, sail-boating and boar
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Mountaineering: Scaling the high cl
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Water sport: Wriggleswade Dam offer
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earning the coast its name of Wild
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frolic in the distance. A large sal
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ENTERTAINMENT AND SHOPPING Wild Coa
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LIBODE This town lies about 25 km e
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MATATIELE The town of Matatiele was
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green, indigenous forests, is the c
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on sale include handcrafted leather
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Luchaba Nature Reserve: This reserv
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