Blog's - Karoo Rustigheid

03 Dec 2013

Outdoors family activities

Horse riding and plenty of outdoor activities at Sutherland At Karoo Rustigheid, guests can pet the sheep and give the lambs milk, feed chickens and sheep, and experience the farm life, and on a nearby farm , horseriding can be arranged.(Blesfontein) Hiking and biking trails on Karoo rustigheid guest farm...

10 Nov 2022

SEE AND DO ( IN AND AROUND SUTHERLAND)

See and do ( In and aroud Sutherland ) Sutherland on Foot – A historic excellent tour with Amanda du Preez from Visit Sutherland and Die Heks se Huis will share her passion about The town of Sutherland and surroundings with you. – Daily tours at: 09:00 and 11:00 –...

25 Jul 2022

Bird Watching

We have some of the best bird watching spots Whether you love big birds or smaller birds, you will have a great time here. We have some great species from large to small that will certainly keep you entertained for hours. Please don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity and...

03 Dec 2013

In the Beginning … a Brief History of Sutherland

In the Beginning … a Brief History of Sutherland Sutherland on Foot – A historic excellent tour with Amanda du Preez from Visit Sutherland info will share her passion about The town of Sutherland and surroundings with you. – Daily tours at: 09:00 and 11:00 – bookings are essential please....

13 Nov 2013

Cuisine

Wholesome Country Grub As you’ve realised by now, there’s much more to Sutherland and the Karoo than sheep. But when dinner time rolls around, it’s those sheep you’ll be thinking of. Enter the noble Merino sheep breed, which has long been the backbone of Karoo agriculture, producing wool and all manner of...

12 Nov 2013

Places of Interest

Stuff to Do, Places to Go Architecture Sutherland’s pioneers quarried the area’s distinctive grey stone for many of their buildings and architectural features, such as walls, gateposts and reservoirs. Building methods varied from dry packed stone to large dressed blocks, set in pointed mortar. Together with the use of corrugated...

12 Nov 2013

Culture

Inspirational Sutherland Maybe it’s the serenity. Or the remoteness. Or the stark beauty of the place. Whatever it is, the Karoo inspires writers and artists. Two Sutherland families, the Von Moltke Louws and the Esterhuyses, produced three of South Africa’s best-known Afrikaans poets, DC Esterhuyse, NP van Wyk Louw and his brother...

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