…a land of sunshine and temperate climate all year round, wild-flower paradise in springtime from August through October and home to the quiver tree, half-man and other hardy botanical wonders of the desert fringes.

…a land of silence and far horizons dotted with pastel coloured inselberge, alternating with the rugged, mountainous topography of the Kamiesberg and Richtersveld through which the Buffels and Orange (Gariep) rivers wind their tortuous ways to the sea; of spectacular sunsets and star-spangled nights in open and endless space.

…historically, culturally and scenically part of the erstwhile Greater Namaqualand which included the southern half of Namibia from where the first discovery of coastal diamonds at Lüderitzbucht led to a diamond trail reaching ever further south through Oranjemund, Alexander Bay, Port Nolloth, Kleinzee and Hondeklip Bay to as far south as Doring Bay and the Olifants river mouth.

…surrounding the historical town of Springbok, its former glory as the hub of the biggest copper mining district in the country long gone, which is now increasingly catering for tourism with plentiful and varied accommodation as a popular stopover and cross-road to the scenic wonders of Greater Namaqualand.

…all about visiting Springbok as a starting point for:
- Goegap Nature Reserve  –  15 Km both 4x4 and car routes
- Namaqua National Park  –  90 Km on the way to Hondeklip Bay
- The Richtersveld National Park  –  300 Km via Port Nolloth and Alexander Bay
 - 200 Km via Eksteenfontein and Khubus
- Augrabies Falls  –  325 Km on the way to Upington
- Pella Mission (on Orange River)  –  150 Km on the way to Augrabies Falls
- Ai-Ais (Namibia) –  240 Km on the way to Fish River Canyon
- Fish River Canyon (Namibia) –  330 Km on the way to Keetmanshoop
- Orange River (rafting/canoeing) - 120 Km on the way to Fish River Canyon
- Skaap River Canyon  –  40 Km (20 Km west of Nababeep)
- Hondeklip Bay  –  135 Km via Namaqua National Park and Koingnaas
- Port Nolloth  –  140 Km via Steinkopf
- Alexander Bay  –  225 Km via Port Nolloth
- Oranjemund (permit required)  –  235 Km via Port Nolloth and Alexander Bay
- Kleinzee (permit required)  –  90 Km via Spektakel Pass
- 180 Km via Port Nolloth
- Orbicular Diorite - 15 Km at Concordia – Spectacular geological curiosity

Apart from the Richtersveld (4x4 and at least 2 days required), more than one of the above destinations can be covered from Springbok in an easy day's round-trip.   The historic copper mining towns of Okiep, Nababeep, Concordia and Carolusberg are all within 20 Km from Springbok, as are Simon van der Stel’s first copper workings (1683).

This information was provided by Annie's Cottage, Springbok