Karoo Tourism
The Karoo is a vast arid area in the hinterland of four provinces: the Western
Cape, the Northern Cape, the Eastern Cape, and the Free State. In each of the
four provinces, it is an economically neglected zone, and development effort is
diverted away, towards the coastlines and the capital cities. This has the
unintended consequence of intensifying poverty in these areas, or encouraging
out-migration to the cities.
The KDF is in the process of setting up a project to help with the development of tourism in the Karoo. The purpose of this project is to develop the latent economic potential of the
Greater Karoo, so that it can influence future government planning and
expenditures. One of its potential assets is "desert tourism", based on nature
reserves, agri-tourism, small-town Victorian architecture, crafts, and heritage
(palaeontology and Khoisan paintings).
Several tourism service providers are now active in the Karoo.
Discover the Karoo
Discover the Karoo is a website which can help you find accommodation in the Karoo area.
Photos of Africa
PHOTOS OF AFRICA is South Africa's foremost roving film production unit which has already covered many regions of our country for leading South African and international organisations and companies. Karoo towns, businesses and attractions are welcome to contact Photos of Africa to be included in future films. Click here for a video clip of their latest film production on the Karoo". For further information, contact: www.photosofafrica.com or email info@photosofafrica.com.
Alive!PTL
Alive!PTL cc has been actively promoting community tourism development for 18 years, which makes is the oldest company in the Western Cape to do this. Click here for more information
