Hi Wild people
We are going on a 10 day road trip to the Northern and Western Cape, all the places we will be visiting will be a first for all of us(me, Wife(Alet) and Bookworm)
Our plans are as follows:
19 Feb - Kuruman - 1 night
20 and 21 Feb - Upington - 2 nights(planning to visit Augrabies
22 Feb - Hondeklip bay - 1 night
23 to 27 Feb - St Helena bay - 5 nights
28 Feb - Colesberg - 1 night
1 March - home
Any suggestions of interesting places to visit will be welcome
10 Day road trip to Northern and Western Cape
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Re: 10 Day road trip to Northern and Western Cape
Why don't you stay in Augrabies instead of taking a day trip from Upington?
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Re: 10 Day road trip to Northern and Western Cape
Too expensive in Augrabies and other things to see in UpingtonMel wrote:Why don't you stay in Augrabies instead of taking a day trip from Upington?
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Re: 10 Day road trip to Northern and Western Cape
Kruger!harrys wrote:
Any suggestions of interesting places to visit will be welcome
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RP does it look like we are near Kruger ...whena you are a mampara neRichprins wrote:Kruger!harrys wrote:
Any suggestions of interesting places to visit will be welcome
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Re: 10 Day road trip to Northern and Western Cape
Nothing really to see in Upington , and Aughrabies falls warrants a couple hours visit on the way to Springbok . Of course , if you stay at Aughrabies , then you can also take a drive through the park , very rugged terrain , but spectacular .
Distance from Upington to Aughrabies and back is 250 kilometres , and cost of fuel could probably easily compensate for difference in cost for accommodation
From St Helenabay you can visit all the little villages along the coast , Velddrift , Laaiplek , Paternoster , etc ,
Note , its a mainly rocky coast ......this time of the year , the water is very cold for swimming
Why not cut your stay there by one day , and stay over one night at Karoo Nat Park in Beaufort West ......
Distance from Upington to Aughrabies and back is 250 kilometres , and cost of fuel could probably easily compensate for difference in cost for accommodation
From St Helenabay you can visit all the little villages along the coast , Velddrift , Laaiplek , Paternoster , etc ,
Note , its a mainly rocky coast ......this time of the year , the water is very cold for swimming
Why not cut your stay there by one day , and stay over one night at Karoo Nat Park in Beaufort West ......
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Thanks Okie ...bookings already done and paid for so no change possibleokie wrote:Nothing really to see in Upington , and Aughrabies falls warrants a couple hours visit on the way to Springbok . Of course , if you stay at Aughrabies , then you can also take a drive through the park , very rugged terrain , but spectacular .
Distance from Upington to Aughrabies and back is 250 kilometres , and cost of fuel could probably easily compensate for difference in cost for accommodation
From St Helenabay you can visit all the little villages along the coast , Velddrift , Laaiplek , Paternoster , etc ,
Note , its a mainly rocky coast ......this time of the year , the water is very cold for swimming
Why not cut your stay there by one day , and stay over one night at Karoo Nat Park in Beaufort West ......
Marakele day trips
KNP: May be one day again??
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Ok so we started our holiday on 19 Feb at 7:15 and after a very good drive we arrived in Kuruman in the rain , everything is green and beautiful.
Some photos
It rained the whole night and we slept like babys
Next... trip to Upington
Some photos
It rained the whole night and we slept like babys
Next... trip to Upington
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KNP: May be one day again??
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