South African Tours - Tour 4.3

NAMAQUALAND FLOWER TRAIL
5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS

DAY 1. UPINGTON – SPRINGBOK 390 km

We depart from the Guest House around 8:30 via Keimoes, Kakamas to Springbok through the Bushmanland. We visit Tierberg at Keimoes and have a view over the Orange River Valley, stop at the old water wheel, in Kakamas and visit the Pienk Padstal.
Accommodation: Lodge / Guest House or Camping
Meals: Lunch, Dinner

DAY 2. SPRINGBOK

After breakfast, we depart from Springbok to Okiep, Concordia, and Nababiep for a beautiful view of the flowers.
Then we depart to Goegab National Reserve and Hester Malan Garden. Goegap is 1500ha and supports close to 600 indigenous flower species. We spend the whole day in the flower park and have lunch in the kiosk (own cost).
Accommodation: Lodge / Guest House or Camping
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 3. SPRINGBOK – KAMIESKROON 300 km

Depart from Springbok on a flower trail to Skilpads wild flower reserve in the Namaqua National Park. The park is situated in the worlds only arid biodiversity hot spot. Namaqua is the home to more than 6000 plant species, 250 bird species, 78 mammal species, 132 species of reptiles and unknown insects. This making the worlds most diverse arid environment park. More than 40% of these species are found nowhere in the world.
Accommodation: Hotel / Chalet
Meals: Lunch, Dinner

DAY 4. KAMIESKROON – NIEUWOUDTVILLE 358 km

Depart from Kamieskroon to Nieuwoudtville. Visit the Hantam National Botanic garden South Africa’s 9th National Botanical Garden. Matjiesfontein and Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve is about 6000 ha located in a transition zone between the Fynbos and Succulent Karoo Biomes. It also has an interesting variety of succulent plants. The reserve has a breathtaking view over the Knersvlakte, Mountsberg and Tierberg Mountains, Van Rhyns Pass, Kliensee and Oorlogskloof River gorge.

Accommodation: Hotel/Chalet
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 5. NIEUWOUDTVILLE – UPINGTON 510 km

After breakfast we visit the Nieuwoudtville Flower Reserve. It covers 115 ha and includes two vegetation types named, Tillite Renosterveld and Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Clay Renosterveld on the Dolerite ridges.
The reserve protects a great diversity of flowering plants and geophytes that transform the landscape into colourful kaleidoscope when the climatic conditions are right.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch