Posted on August 25th, 2010 by Ruth
Ganora is a sheep farm situated in the foothills of the Snow Berg Range. The surrounding rock formations and rich fossil beds on the farm are testimony to the events that contributed to the formation of this area.The farm museum has an extensive fossil collection, including rare examples found nowhere else in the country.
The farm also boasts various sites with well-preserved rock paintings and engravings.Hester will regale you with riveting talks and keep you entralled with stories from the past.
The activities offered on the farm are many, and it’s worth looking at their website to get an idea of what all you can do.
The original farmstead and outbuildings date back to the 1700′s and have been converted into guest accommodation.
Guests staying at Ganora will also enjoy traditional Karoo cooking like Karoo lamb, kudu, bobotie with spiced rice, organically grown vegetable dishes, koeksisters and melktert plus more.
Contact Details:
JP and Hester Steynberg:
Tel: +27 49 841 1302
Fax: 086 505 4184
Cell: 082 698 0029
Cell: 072 600 4220
E-mail: info@ganora.co.za
Website: www.ganora.co.za
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Posted on August 24th, 2010 by Ruth
In 1847 the citizens of the town established a public library, and although lack of funds hindered the growth of the library, it developed over the years into the town’s cultural centre.
By 1878 the southern wing was added and in 1926 the northern wing was added on the site of the old branddam.
A modern library was built in Parsonage Street in 1981, and the Municipality donated the old building to the Graaff-Reinet Museum which houses specialized collections. It was proclaimed a National Monument in 1987.
Some of their services:
- Museum Shop
- Africana Library
- Conference Facility
- Guided Tours
- Educational tours
- Second hand books for sale
Contact Details:
Email: info@karooheartland.co.za
Website: www.karooheartland.com
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Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by Ruth
The Kitching Fossil Exploration Centre tells the story of life in South Africa 253 million years ago during the Permian Period. With all of these wonderful fossils it is not surprising that many palaeontologists were born and bred in the area.
This centre is named after the internationally renowned palaeontologist, James Kitching who grew up in Nieu-Bethesda. He became internationally renowned for his ability to discover fossils and he later became professor in palaeontology at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Visitors to the Fossil Exploration Centre go on a short guided tour to nearby fossil-bearing rocks. The Centre has life-sized models of prehistoric animals which once lived in the Karoo as well as paintings by the artist Gerhard Marx depicting a time of no grasses or animal life. A laboratoy demonstates how fossils are prepared.
Contact Details:
Tel: +27 11 717 6682
Mobile: +27 84 500 3902
Email: witsgeoutreach@gmail.com
Websie: www.openafrica.org
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Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by Ruth
Nieu-Bethesda is set in a fertile valley of the Sneeuberg Mountains, and the Owl House has contributed to it being a tourist attraction that offers guest-houses, restaurants, coffee shops, a pub, and art galleries.
As Helen Martins lay ill in bed one night considering her dull life, she resolved to bring some light and colour into it, and what began as a quest for light and colour soon developed into a fascination and obsession with the interplay of reflection, space, light and dark and different hues.
Over a period of about twelve years, she and Koos Malgas created from her imaginings the hundreds of sculptures that are found in ‘Camel Yard’. Her favourite animals – owls and camels – predominate the fantastical figures, and even the arched entranceway from the street is watched over by a double-faced owl.
Helen Martin’s wish was that her creations would be preserved as a museum. Today her artwork, once ridiculed by the villagers, has become one of the most importants drawcards to the village of Nieu-Bethesda.
Contact Details:
The Owl House
Telefax: (049) 8411733
Email: theowlhouse@mweb.co.za
Wesite: www.owlhouse.co.za
Owl House Foundation
P.O.Box 7
Nieu-Bethesda
6286
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Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by Ruth
The museum was officially opened in 1966 by old state president C.R Swart and has an impressive collection of over a hundred various art works by prominent South African artists like Maggie Laubser, Johannes Meintjies and Ernst de Jong.
The art museum was originally a Dutch Reformed missionary church which was built in 1821. As time went by it was used for various other activities, and disued and dilapidated, Dr AntonRupert of the Rembrandt foundation arranged for the Historical Homes of South Africa to buy it in this state and restore it.
Upon completion the building was handed over to the Graaff-Reinet Town Council, and it’s now used as an Art Museum and named in honour of Dr Rupert’s mother.
If you are one of the many people who cherish the memories of yesteryear, then a trip to this Art Museum is a must.
Contact Details
Church Street
Graaff-Reinet
Tel+27 (0)49 586 1030
Websitewww.graaffreinet.co.za
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