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Word of Mouth!
Recent testimonials from our visitors
Email from France
Hi! SA friends!
I am just a French historian preparing a paper to be read, next July, at PMB campus. Congratulation! You have a very nice and interesting website. It really makes one feel like catching the first aircraft and fly over!
I was last at Saldanha in 2002, when I read a paper at the Military/Navy Academy. I spent there a wonderfull day. I sincerely hope that your country (which, in my heart is also mine) goes better and better again.
Very kind regards.
- Michel R.
Président / Chairman CEEHGFAA
Historien - Onomasticien - Conférencier
February 2009
Letter from London
"I can't express in words how wonderful our stay at Papkuilsfontein was. The only problem was the brevity of our stay, oh how i wished we had booked a whole week..!"
- James and Ash. (UK)
February 2009
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"I had a great time. Did far more than I planned which was no bad thing after such a long journey - it would've been a shame just to sit by the pool for a week! There was possibly too much planned and I'd like to have had more time to do the same amount of stuff, but that was my schedule not yours. The whale trip was the best..."
- Nicky B. (UK)
October 2008
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Ganora, Nieu Bethesda, Camdeboo
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Ganora Guest Farm is an integral part of the diversity of the Great Karoo:
- Gondwanaland fossils,
- a sun-scorched landscape of wild eroded mountains and vast arid plains,
- extraordinary semi desert fauna and flora,
- a turbulent history with 5 cultures,
- a beautiful town known as the Gem of the Karoo
- and a night sky so dark that the Milky Way seems like a city of stars.
This is why interest in the Great Karoo has mushroomed and makes possible a dream of sustainable tourism with the emphasis on mutual respect between cultures and the creation of a better natural environment through an awareness of the past.
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The history of the Karoo surfaces in layers at Ganora and each, from the flinty rock that reveals ancient fossil as to the smooth sides of shelters painted by bushmen, is awaiting your inspection. "In one day, we can give you a lifetime experience starting 240 million years ago," says Hester Steynberg.
Accompanied walks can follow a visit to the museum to the fossil bed and to the sites of Bushmen paintings and engravings. Even the Anglo-Boer War features in Ganoras past. A bird lovers paradise. Guests are encouraged to walk, swim in the farm reservoir - "a genuine Karoo swimming pool" - and horse or bicycle rides. You're also welcome to get involved in daily family matters. Discover the farms previous lives from the flinty rock that reveals ancient fossils to the smooth sides of the shelter painted by Bushmen. A private museum featuring all the fossils and Bushmen implements found on the farm. The highlight of the collection is "Kompasia delaharpi", the only complete fossil of this fish in the world. Farm activities include quadbikes and flights on a microlight can be arranged. 4x4 trails, mountain biking and walking trails. Day trips to neighboring towns like Nieu Bethesda, Graaff Reinet, Cradock, Aberdeen, Middelburg and Somerset East.
All this is available to day visitors also (and groups are welcome too).
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Bespreek jou plek op die 3-dag Kaapstad Na Die Paarl Wynlande Outentieke Toer!
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Bespreek jou plek nou vir 2012 BLOMMEKYK-TOERE! (Weskus of Namakwaland)
Book your place now for 2012 Flower Tours (West Coast or Namaqualand)
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View pictures of a recent trip - 7 sightings!
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South Africa is now BIG 7 Country!

5 Big Land Mammals PLUS 2 Marine creatures, Whales and White Sharks
Already a BIG 5 traveller? Complete your BIG 7 experience at Gansbaai with a same day whales and white sharks interaction. Book your experience directly with the sustainable owner/operator for Whales and Great Whites!
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Support Cape Leopard Trust Sponsors!
Book at any of these Kontrei Traveller Portfolio members in the Cederberg who are active supporters of the Cape Leopard Trust:
Bakkrans
Keurbosfontein
Mount Ceder
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