Welcome to our FORGOTTEN HIGHWAY towns!
You can enter our route from north, south, east or west ...
Here are some quick tips and links to guide you on your way ...
Click HERE for an Intro to the Route: (with thanks to Karoospace!)
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Download our Stages Guide to the Route : PDF (230 kb)
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for accommodation options, try these websites:
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Lekkeslaap (Afrikaans) or Travelground (English)
The Forgotten Highway Towns
Tulbagh
celebrating the old Church Street
Tulbagh: Valley of Abundance (video)
Dust bugs travel: Tulbagh! (Video)
The tragic earthquake of 1969:
Die geskiedenis van Tulbagh (video)​
Ceres
Commemorating the old wagoneers​
The Transport Riders (Togryers) Museum
Matjiesfontein
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A tiny Railway village
with character and style
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Matjiesfontein: Step back in time
Two hours in the charming Matjiesfontein
Matjiesfontein exploring the moon
Willie Explore: Matjiesfontein and its ghosts (video)
Dustbugs: Matjiesfontein! (video)
SALT, stars and snow!
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Forgotten Highway: Sutherland (video)
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Mountain Passes South Africa - architectural snapshot (video)
Sutherland
Laying the foundation stone, NG Church, 1899
Fraserburg
Dinosaur footprints
and an old farm homestead
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The Karoo Space perspective on Fraserburg,
its diverse heritage, and its dinosaur footprints
Old_Parsonage_Museum,_Fraserburg ...
... and more tourist attractions ...
Just a Road Trip: Fraserburg to Sutherland (video)
Gert du Plessis: Fraserburg (video)
Dustbugs Travel: Fraserburg!
Fraserburg (video)
The Logan Theatre Festival in Fraserburg (video)
Kerkplaats - The first mission beyond colonial boundaries, 1797 (not open to the public) - video
Williston
Fruit of the old
almond tree mission station
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Williston tombstones and the remarkable Cornelius de Waal (tombstone artist)
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And Dustbugs again: Williston and Karoohuis (video)
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Barrier productions: Williston (video)
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Chris's motorcycle rides: Williston (video)
Loxton
tree-lined streets
and the iconic riverine rabbit
Karoospace captures the essence of Loxton
Stephanie Marthinus's blog about Loxton
A magical early-morning aerial view (video)
"Writers, rabbits, and rocks made of iron"
Here are the riverine rabbits! (Video)
Carnarvon
From ancient mission station
to gateway to the universe
The drama of early history in the district
Karoospace: "Ears on the Universe"
The Square Kilometer Array Radio Telescope
Karoospace: How SKA came to Carnarvon
The beauty of corbelled houses
Corbelled houses of Karoo (video)
Dustbugs Travel: Karoo! (video)
Weg! Besoek Carnarvon (video)
SCHIETFONTEIN
The old mission station 1858
Vanwyksvlei
The remoteness of the thirstland
An aerial perspective of a thirsty land
Dustbugs Travel: Vanwyksvlei! (video)
Karoo Explorer: Journey to Vanwyksvlei (video)
Karoo Drone: Vanwyksvlei (video)
Travelling through Vanwyksvlei (video)
Vanwyksvlei to Verneukpan (video)
the home of the
apollo theatre
Victoria West
Victoria West's Business and Tourism
Karoospace: Legends of Victoria West
Karoospace: Victoria West's unlikely airport,
and the local fighter pilot hero
The Apollo Theatre & the Hutchinson Railway Station
A glimpse of the past in Victoria West
Dustbugs Travel: Victoria West! (video)
Travelistic: Victoria West (video)
Pasella verken Victoria West (video)
Herbalists in Victoria West (video)
Victoria West, 1868
Vosburg
An oasis of tranquillity
Vosburg: The Jewel of the Karoo
Karoospace perspective on Vosburg
A birder's perspective of Vosburg
Dustbugs Travel: Vosburg! (video)
Bullrun at a Vosburg pan! (video)
Prieska
The orange river crossing
Niekerkshoop
Little village on the ghaap plateau
Griquatown / Griekwastad
The clear waters of KarRikamma, or Klaarwater
A quirky experience of Griquatown
Forgotten Highway: Griquatown (video)
Dustbugs Travel: Griquatown! (video)
The missionaries introduced their own currency - read more here
The Griqualand coinage (video)
McGregor Museum: The Griqua (video)
Danielskuil
Daniel in the lion's den -
or the farm of
the griqua daniel Pienaar,,. 1820
A Danielskuil heritage research project​
Download an Afrikaans book: Doreen Atkinson:
Danielskuil: 'n Skatkis vol Stories (PDF: 200 pages)
Doreen Atkinson: The Griqua heritage (video)
Dustbugs Travel: Danielskuil! (video)
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Wonderwerk Cave
step into deep time
A glimpse of the significance of Wonderwerk Cave
Wonderwerk - Research and Tourism
Traces of Ancient Fire (video)
SABC celebrates the fire at the Cave (video)
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Wildebeestkuil Rock Art Centre
ancient carvings etched in stone
Wildebeestkuil Rock Art Centre
McGregor Museum: Wildebeestkuil Rock Art Centre
Open Africa: Wildebeestkuil (video)
Griqua local knowledge at Wildebeestkuil (video)
Explore Wildebeestkuil (video)
SABC: Discovery of ancient rock art at Wildebeestkuil (video)
Postmasburg
"Blinkklip" or "Tsantsabane" -
place of shiny rockS
A quick snapshot of Postmasburg​
A brief history of mining in Postmasburg - a remarkable tale of "sibilo", iron and manganese (video)
Dustbugs Travel: Postmasburg! (video)
An aerial view of Kolomela Mine (video)
The remarkable "place of roaring sands" -
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Witsand
Travel Gigolo: Trip to Witsand (video)
Travel Gigolo: Witsand accommodation (video)
Fluid Films: Beautiful aerial footage (video)
The roaring sand of Witsand (video)
A weekend trip to Witsand (video)
Olifantshoek
Village at the foot of the LangEberg
A peek at Olifantshoek
Olifantshoek activities
Dustbugs Travel: Olifantshoek! (video)
Mountain Passes SA: The Langkloof Pass at Olifantshoek (video)
Ironvan: Witsand Nature Reserve (video)
Visiting Witsand, Olifantshoek and Kgalagadi (video)
Cannons in the Langberg campaign against the Tswana resistance, 1897
Kathu
Sishen, or Sisheng -
the town under the camelthorn treeS
Kathu's history and significance
Flying over Kumba Mine (video)
Dustbugs Travel: Kathu! (video)
Kalahari Golf Course, Kathu (video)
The Kalahari Country Club, Kathu (video)
The Sishen/Saldanha Railway Line (video)
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The fountain of water and the fount of christianity in the Kalahari
Kuruman
Quick glimpse of the Moffat Mission
​Dustbugs Travel: Kuruman! (video)
Large mines in Kuruman (video)
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Moffat Mission 1865
Deben / Dibeng
Quirky kalahari village
by the Gamagara River
Vanzylsrus
​kalahari town by the dry kuruman river
Vanzylsrus Hotel: An oasis in the desert
Dustbugs travel: Vanzylsrus! (video)
The Vanzylsrus Hotel (video)
Vanzylsrus campsite (video)
Leeupan Farm campsite (video)
Adventure Lifestyle: Vanzylsrus Hotel (video)
Vanzylsrus in the Kalahari Desert (video)
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