While we all go to the desert for the silence and the peace, there are many individual reasons for wanting to experience vast views and the timeless energy of untouched landscapes.

The Karoo desert, a vast and arid region in South Africa, is so breathtaking, that one would not be blamed for gawping awestruck at the splendour of its expansive scenery. This desert is home to a myriad of small and tiny life forms that have adapted to its extreme conditions.

When going hiking spotting a snake might possibly not be our favourite – and being shy creatures, sightings may be rare as they slither away at your approach. But nevertheless, the most exciting Karoo dweller we may be lucky enough to spot must be the handsome Cape Cobra.

There’s no doubt that Africa offers a splendid array of attractions and opportunities to explore the unique and the unusual. It presents a vast and diverse continent with a wealth of attractions that can definitely entice even the most seasoned explorer tourist. If...

It’s amazing what people miss in the Karoo. And astonishing what a difference it would make to your visit if you knew what you were looking at. It’s not easy to find out though, it’s like a kind of academic secret; you have to plough through wads of articles, papers...

You might see the Karoo as a vast vista of sand and nothing much. But in fact the desert is a vibrant environment for both fauna and flora – a fascinating encapsulation of the past and an enduring future. There is so much that has survived all the perils of...

The Karoo is a vast area in southern Africa. An arid to semi-arid region, it covers parts of the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces. In excess of 400,000 kms, the Karoo was once, 250 million years ago, a vast inland sea. Today, under the vast...

The Karoo Basin was formed over millions of years; deep in ancient times and under different climates when thousands of metres of sediments were deposited, and which now represent the Karoo rocks. This very age of the area gives the Karoo its mystery and fascination...

While wandering in the silence of the Karoo, viewing ancient hills against a vibrant sunset, wondering at the iconic rocky nubs of koppies under starlight, the mind turns to magic – all those strange myths and legends of the past, and the people who drew meaning from...

Sometimes you just want to get away, the further the better. Sometimes peace and quiet just isn’t enough – you want a wild place, desolate and slightly eerie. You want a place only disturbed by the wind, where the only change is cloud formation in a vast sky. You want...