the richtersveld cultural and botanical landscape - SAHRA

Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape World Heritage Site Nomination 131
programmes. The purpose has been to promote community-based tourism focused
on the interesting and appealing culture and the extraordinary floral character of the
area – particularly the annual flower display. Tourism is now blossoming in the
Richtersveld.
Several tourism-related initiatives have helped the Richtersveld, and the
Conservancy in particular, find its place on South African’s tourism map.
Tourism Information Centres (TICs), Museums and Facilities
There are two TICs in the Conservancy area, located in the towns of Kuboes and
Eksteenfontein. These TICs are strategically located on the western and south
boundaries of the Conservancy, to assist visitors arriving from either side of the
protected area. At each TIC, there is a tourism information officer who sells maps of
the Conservancy, books accommodation for visitors in the Conservancy’s
guesthouses and who in general assists visitors with orientation and plans for their
stay in the Conservancy. There are also local crafts and textiles for sale at the TIC,
which are produced by a local, women-run business. The tourism information officer
also collects entrance and camping fees from visitors. In addition, information is
distributed at the Rooiberg Guesthouse, located inside the Conservancy boundaries
and which also serves to collect entrance and camping fees from people accessing
the area from the East.
Additional information centres can be found throughout the region which distribute
information about the Conservancy and publicise the Conservancy’s
accommodation, activities and general cultural and biological wonders. These
include:
• Diggers Camp Multipurpose Resource Centre and Guesthouse (Alexander
Bay);
• Multipurpose Resource Centre (Hondeklip Bay)
• Port Nolloth Museum (Port Nolloth)
• Arts and Crafts Centre (Steinkopf)
• Richtersveld Municipality offices (Port Nolloth)