Small Towns in Northern Cape

The biggest province in the country and the emptiest. Namaqualand turns orange in spring and most people never see it. The Karoo here is harder and drier than the Eastern Cape version. The Kalahari fringe runs along the top. If you want dark skies, solitude, and landscapes that make you feel genuinely small, this is where to come.

Northern Cape

Alexander Bay

Askham
Northern Cape

Askham

Calvinia
Northern Cape

Calvinia

Carnarvon
Northern Cape

Carnarvon

Colesberg
Northern Cape

Colesberg

Douglas
Northern Cape

Douglas

Fraserburg
Northern Cape

Fraserburg

Kleinzee
Northern Cape

Kleinzee

Loxton
Northern Cape

Loxton

Nieuwoudtville
Northern Cape

Nieuwoudtville

Pofadder
Northern Cape

Pofadder

Richmond
Northern Cape

Richmond

Northern Cape

Sutherland

Williston
Northern Cape

Williston

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