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The Karoo is a very interesting place! Discover it from the comforts of our Historical Hotel!

In and around the Water

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Ensure you keep your valuables dry in the river!DO ALWAYS HAVE A PLASTIC CARRIER BAG screwed up in your pocket to bring litter back after each day out.

DON’T LITTER OUR WILDERNESS. FISHERMEN ESPECIALLY DO CLEAR UP STRAY BITS OF LINE AND TACKLE, HOOKS AND OTHER POTENTIAL DANGERS TO WILDLIFE.

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Wildlife Tips

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You'll find the Tortoise and the Hare here-abouts!DONT REMOVE TORTOISES. There are three kinds of tortoises in the Karoo in quite abundance: Berg or Leopard Tortoises (they are the big ones), Karoo Padlopers and Hingebacks (the smaller guys) are a delight to see but they are all territorial and moving them off their home ground is irresponsible and illegal. Lifting them up for photos can cause them to pee in fright and they can die of dehydration as a result.

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Outdoors

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The Karoo is Beautifull!All out-door activities will mean lashings of SPF plus plenty of sunscreen, hats and thin clothes with long sleeves, sunglasses. DO RESPECT OUR SUNSHINE, even in Winter!

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Pont Trivia

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  • When the soldiers of the Queen (or King) first set out to win an Empire,...

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  • Die befaamde "Heer" Harry Smith het 'n pragtige Spaanse bruid gehad, wat hy saam met...

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  • The correspondent to whom General Christiaan De Wet gave interview after the war was none...

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  • The sheep taken at Norval’s Pont during the War were despatched and cooked under the...

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