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Nearby Boegoeberg Dam
Groblershoop
120km southeast of Upington on the N8

Region:
Green Kalahari
Nearby Towns: Marydale, Kenhardt, Upington, Griquatown

Founded in 1936 and named after a former Minister of Agriculture, Groblershoop is a farming and administrative centre in the Orange River Valley, east of Upington.
  i Tourist Information
Municipality Oranje Str
Groblershoop 8850
Tel 054 833 9500
Fax 054 833 9505
 

 


activities and attractions
  Boegoeberg Dam
Completed in 1931, surrounded by the Kalahari’s red dunes and countless kokerbome (quiver trees), the dam is a watersports and anglers’ Mecca. Tel 083 257 4730

Eselkloupan
Fossilised track resembling donkey spoor. Viewing is by appointment only.

Orange River Wine Cellars
Co-operative Indulge in wine tasting before a tour. Tel 054 833 0147.

Roaring Sands
White dunes surrounded by typically red Kalahari dunes, ‘roar’ when the wind blows. Sand curios for sale. Tel 053 313 1061/2.

Water Turbine
On the farm Winstead, you can inspect a water turbine driven by solid-oak gears imported from England in 1910

 
activities and attractions

 

Featured Accommodation

1.
Headmaster's House
Tel:(054) 833 0757
Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Groblershoop

2.
Grape Vine Guest House
Tel:054 833 0833
Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Groblershoop

3.
Boegoeberg Dam Resort
Tel:05482 ask for 1430
Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Groblershoop

4.
Duin-in-die-Weg
Tel:082 336 9107
Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Groblershoop

5.
Kalahari Lodge
Tel:(054) 833 0445
Hotels and Lodges, Groblershoop

6.
Thuru Lodge
Tel:082 780 0104
Hotels and Lodges, Groblershoop

7.
Trans Boegoe Eco Resort
Tel:083 500 7180
Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Groblershoop


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