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The quiver tree is symbolic of the province |
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Loeriesfontein
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120km southwest of Brandvlei and 63km northeast of Nieuwoudtville
Region: Namakwa
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Brandvlei, Nieuwoudtville, Calvinia |
Said to have been named after a Jewish travelling salesman named Lurie or alternatively it could be named after the Loerie bird (Turacu corythaix).
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Tourist Information
Tel 027 662 1119 /
083 218 4846 |
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Quiver Tree Forest
One of the world’s largest quiver (Aloe dichotoma) forests, they grow to 4m, store water in their trunks, resist drought indefinitely and live up to 400 years. The Khoisan’s use of their bark for quivers gave them their colloquial name.Spring Flowers
A myriad of species of spring wild flower display rivals that of neighbouring Namakwa.Windpump Museum
A unique windpump museum, of which there are only two in the world (the other is in the USA). There is also an interesting museum in the old Baptist Church. Tel 027 662 0016. |
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Featured Accommodation
| 1. |  | | Loeriesfontein Hotel | | Tel:027 662 1001
Cell: 072 264 5512 | | Hotels and Lodges, Loeriesfontein | |
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| 2. |  | | Noute Self Catering | | | Tel:(027) 662 1069 | | Self Catering, Loeriesfontein | |
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  | Nieuwoudtville | Location: 63km, SW on R357
Between 1700-1740, clashes between trekboers and indigenous people led... read more |
 | Calvinia | Location: 82km, SE
Founded in 1851 on the stunning Oorlogskloof River and named after rel... read more |
 | Brandvlei | Location: 121km, NE on R357
Brandvlei was developed near a Sak River ‘vloer’ in the heart of Bushm... read more |
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