Paragliding
A well established Paragliding School not only offers a thrilling birds eye view of the Karoo landscape but hosts regular events attracting local and international paragliders. De Aar is famous amongst Paragliding & Hang-gliding pilots, worldwide as it holds 2 World records & many countries National distance records. De Aar is also the host to [...]
The Railway
It was initially named Brounger Junction, after William George Brounger, chief engineer of the CGR and the prime architect of the system’s growth from the time he arrived in Cape Town on 31 October 1857 until his retirement. The line from Beaufort West, aimed to connect Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and East London to Kimberley, [...]
Famous People – Olive Schreiner House
Historical Monument – Now Known As Schreiner Restaurant Olive Schreiner rose to international fame as the first major South African writer of fiction, as an eloquent advocate of feminism, socialism, pacifism and free thought, as a trenchant critic of British imperialism and racism. Perhaps best known for her novel ‘The Story of an African Farm’, [...]
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