kimberley meander 2014/2015
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Guided tours in and around KimberleyTRANSCRIPT
Initiated by the Northern Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry
053 831-1081
Guided Tours in and around Kimberley
www.kimberleymeander.co.za
2014/2015
The Kimberley Meander
Come meet some of the folk living next door to our miners.
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Welcome to Kimberley 1
The Kimberley Story 2
The Great Kimberley North Walk 4
Cecil Rhodes & the Mining Magnates 6
The Ghost Trail 8
Game Viewing and Eco-Tourism 10
The Eldorado Trail (CBD Walk) 13
Map of Kimberley 14-16
The Archaeological Route 17
In the Footsteps of Sol Plaatje 20
N12 Battlefield Route 22
The Seven Wonders of Kimberley 26
Business Directory 28
The Guesthouse & Hotel Guide 28
Restaurant & Pub Guide 29
Tourist Guides 29
Kimberley & Region Museums 30
This is a NOCCI / SwiftPrint Publication. Design and production: SwiftPrint.
Gratitude goes to Johan van Schalkwyk, Frances Baard Tourism, Northern Cape Tourism Authority, the Africana Library and SwiftPrint for making their photographs available free of charge.
A special word of thanks to Steve Lunderstedt for his contribution to the historical accuracy of this brochure.
COPyRIGHT: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents, neither NOCCI, the editor, SwiftPrint, nor the publisher can be held responsible for any omissions or errors; or for misfortune, injury or damages which may arise there from. This publication is copyrighted © 2014.
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Kimberley is proud to be one of the most authentic historical destinations in South Africa.
So with this in mind, we produced this publication to create an awareness of, and an interest in, some of the tourist highlights Kimberley has to offer.
At the same time, we packed this publication with valuable commercial information to assist you in doing some quality shopping in Kimberley.
We grouped together various attractions, for your convenience, in short and interesting tours built around themes which are exclusive to Kimberley and are very unique.
It is therefore our deepest desire that you will enjoy visiting these historic places and that they will generate many fond memories to share later with friends and family.
Please note that you will get much more out of all these tours by booking an accredited tourist guide to accompany you. In addition, we recommend that you visit the NOCCI Tourism Centre at the Big Hole (Tel. 053 830-4426) for a detailed tourist guide book and other relevant information.
Enjoy your stay!
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Welcome
Contents
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The title evokes thoughts of the early days, of boisterous diggers in one of the many saloons and pubs that studded the winding roads of the canvas and corrugated iron diamond town, swigging draughts and singing along with, dare one say it, scantily clad womenfolk.
Great fun indeed, these early days of New Rush
on the farm Vooruitzicht, except for the fact that the Colonial Secretary detested both the term New Rush – too vulgar – and Vooruitzicht – he could hardly spell it, let alone pronounce it!
So the problem of renaming the town was passed to Richard Southey, then Lt-Governor of Griqualand West, who in turn, passed it on to John Blades Currey, the government secretary.
A very worthy diplomat, Currey made very sure that the Colonial Secretary would be able to spell and pronounce the new name chosen for the town, by naming it after the secretary himself, Kimberley! The name was obviously approved by His Lordship, so Kimberley was born, but it can be certain that the diggers did not care two hoots at the time.
The new name was proclaimed on 5 July 1873, although the township was founded in 1871. The story of naming Kimberley is fairly well known, but what is not well known is who the Earl of Kimberley was, and what did he do that even today his name is as well remembered as that of his monarch, Queen Victoria?
John Wodehouse was born in Wymondham, Norfolk, on 29 May 1826, the eldest son of Harry and Anne Wodehouse, and a relative of Sir Philip Wodehouse, Governor of the Cape Colony 1861-1870. At the age of 20, while still a student at Oxford University, he inherited his grandfather’s title of Baron Wodehouse, his father having predeceased him. Five years later he was appointed Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, holding this post from 1852 to 1856, after which he became the British Ambassador to Russia.
In 1858 he resumed his former position until his promotion to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1864, a post he held for two years. Queen Victoria conferred an Earldom upon him in 1869. He and his wife, the former Lady Florence Fitzgibbon, were living at their country estate, called Kimberley House, in the village of Kimberley in Norfolk, hence the choice of title. The name Kimberley is derived from the Anglo Saxon word Cynburgh-leah, which means “women were entitled to own land”.
Two years later Lord Kimberley became a member of Gladstone’s first cabinet and from 1870 he served as Secretary for the Colonies. As his appointment coincided with the discovery of diamonds on the ‘dry diggings’ he was prominent in the dispute over the ownership of Griqualand West, and the negotiations for its annexation as British territory.
Although he resigned his post in 1874, he was re-appointed by Gladstone as Colonial Secretary from 1880-1882, one of his major feats during the period being the peace settlement after the battle of Majuba in 1881.
He lived long enough to hear about the siege and relief of the town named after him and died on 8 April 1902.
by Steve LunderStedt
The Kimberley Story
Jungnickel Guest House and Conference Centre
12 Park Road, Belgravia, Kimberley Tel: (053) 832 5630 Fax: 086 546 5640 Cell: 073 588 7600
E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.jungnickel.co.za* Walking distance from 3 hospitals, business centre and some historical
sites * Luxurious en-suite bedrooms with private entrances * DSTV, air conditioning, coffee/tea in
every room * Full English breakfast * Wheelchair friendly * Teagarden and meals on appointment * Secure parking
* Transport to and from airport or tourist attractions can be arranged
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Located in one of South Africa’s most historic cities, the Garden Court Kimberley hotel is just 2,5km from the famous Big Hole, the world’s largest man-made excavation, created by the diamond diggers who founded the city in the 19th century. The hotel is conveniently close to the city centre and airport, it’s within walking distance to shops and several historical places of interest.
120 Du Toitspan Road | PO Box 635 | Kimberley | 8300Tel: +27 53 833 1751 | Fax: +27 53 832 1814 | Email: [email protected]
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• Bedrooms have on suite bathroom• Free delicious breakfast• Breakfast on the go offer• Inviting pool terrace• Gym facilities
• Internet workstation• Mohawk Spur family-friendly serves lunch and dinner• Airport transfers and baby sitting services are available on request• Golf, squash and a fitness centre nearby
ConferenCe faCilities• 3 meeting rooms which can cater from 15 to 120 people• Day Conference Package R325.00 per person
FreeBreakfast*GREAT RATES
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Join us every Wednesday for our scrumptious buffet!
Earn 30 points in one visit anytime of the week and qualify for a complimentary buffet meal offer
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THE FLAMINGO CASINO SUPPORTS RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING. GAMBLING FOR PERSONS 18 YEARS AND OLDER. WINNERS KNOW WHEN TO STOP. NATIONAL RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING TOLL-FREE COUNSELLING LINE 0800 006 008. SUN INTERNATIONAL CASINOS ARE LICENSED CASINOS.
enJoy a three course meal on us every Wednesday
Join us every Wednesday for our scrumptious buffet!
Earn 30 points in one visit anytime of the week and qualify for a complimentary buffet meal offer
Offer valid for Gold, Silver & Maroon • Offervalidforthemaincardholderpluspartner • Mealonly.Allextrasforownaccount
terms & conditions apply
THE FLAMINGO CASINO SUPPORTS RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING. GAMBLING FOR PERSONS 18 YEARS AND OLDER. WINNERS KNOW WHEN TO STOP. NATIONAL RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING TOLL-FREE COUNSELLING LINE 0800 006 008. SUN INTERNATIONAL CASINOS ARE LICENSED CASINOS.
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A fascinating and very informative historical walk that spans the City Centre and the Kimberley North suburb. Sites such as where the first traffic lights in Kimberley were erected, the Executioner’s yard, the pretty Victorian Kimberley Station, Cecil Rhodes’ De Beers Mining Company Boardroom and another big hole in Kimberley, the De Beers Mine, are visited.
The walk commences at the Savoy Hotel which opened its doors in 1892. Some 41 authentic sites are visited and the walk follows a four kilometre trail. A detailed guide book on the walk written by a well known Kimberley-based tourist guide is on sale at the Savoy Hotel.
1. Savoy Hotel.2. Siege Buildings.3. Traffic Lights.4. Market Square.5. The Market Shelter.6. The Kimberley City Hall.7. Electric Street Lights.8. 1890 Pioneer Memorial.9. The Kimberley Tram Depot.10. Standard Bank.11. Consolidated Buildings.12. Diamond Fields Advertiser.13. De Beers Benefit Society Building.14. De Beers Head Office.15. The Stables.16. Town Talk (The Grand Hotel).17. Griqualand West Supreme Court.18. Executioner’s yard.19. The Old Transvaal Road Police
Station.20. Memorial.21. Pioneer Cemetery.
22. No 9 Tapscott Street - built by George Church as a wedding gift for his son.
23. No. 22 Tapscott Street - murderess Daisy De Melker lived here when visiting her sister.
24. No. 25 Goodwin Street - built in 1900 for the chemist WH Helmore.
25. No. 19 Carr Street - built in 1897 and is a conservation worthy site.
26. Rugby House.27. Don McHardy Memorial Fountain.28. Victorian Railway Station.29. Transport Museum.30. De Beers Bridge.31. St Alban’s Church.32. The Vicarage.33. Gladstone School.34. De Beers Swimming Pool (now filled in).35. Cecil Rhodes’ De Beers Mining Company
Boardroom. (Closed)36. Thusong Children’s Home.37. The De Beers Mine.38. The Constance Hall.39. Cold Storage Building.40. Kimberley Athletics Club Grounds.41. Oriental Building.
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Mattanu Private Game Reserve is located in the Northern Cape Province, the biggest, safest and Malaria free province in South-Africa, approximately 50Km north west of the diamond digging city of Kimberley.
Nestled in the shade of indigenous Camelthorn trees, this family owned and managed business of fer unparalleled intimacy and seclusion in their luxury tents and is characterised by exuding warmth and
ef fortless hospitality.
The only reserve in South Africa where you can view breeding programs of Roan, Sable, Buffalo, Royal Oryx, Golden Oryx, Golden Gnu, Black Impala, Tsessebe and Livingstone Eland together on the same property.
Luxury Safari Tented accommodation • Thatch roof Family suite Game viewing by helicopter, vehicle or quad bikes
Conferencing, year end and wedding functions • Game capture safaris • Spa treatments
www.mattanu.com
Contact details: 083 235 1993 • [email protected]
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In the Footsteps of Cecil Rhodes and the MininG MaGnateS
An historic tour of Kimberley following in the footsteps of Cecil John Rhodes, Barney Barnato, Alfred Beit, Dr Leander Starr Jameson and other diamond mining magnates. The start off point is at the original De Beers Mining Company Boardroom where the imperialist Cecil Rhodes began his quest to control the diamond industry.
After viewing Rhodes’ Big Hole – the De Beers Mine – it’s off past Market Square and his first home, and then on to the famous Kimberley Club and the Africana Research Library to view Rhodes’ corner. Rhodes’ statue will be seen, and stories told of Beit, Jameson and the then Rhodesia. Rhodes’ tree where he sorted diamonds plus Rudd House are next in line before heading off for the Masonic Temple, the Halfway House and the Sanatorium. Stand in Rhodes’ footsteps at the grave of Neville Pickering, and finish the tour at the Head Office of De Beers Consolidated Mines, just down the road from the old Craven Hotel.
Situated in the heart of the Diamond Capital of the world, Mondior Manor offers our visitors a luxurious and comfortable stay in a tourist destination adored by millions of people around the world.
Our beautiful guesthouse combined with friendly and professional staff sets a wonderful and alive atmosphere which assures that your trip to our beautiful city will be one you will not soon forget!
Tel: 053 832 1971 | Fax: 053 832 1971www.mondiormanor.co.za | [email protected]
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FOR BOOKINGS
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EAT, PLAY AND RELAX. Protea Hotel Kimberley comprises 94 elegant rooms, a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as a bar for your convenience. Relax and unwind after a fun-fi lled sight-seeing day with a cocktail overlooking the Big Hole or cool off in our rather unique swimming pool. The hotel offers secure, modern, quality accommodation in a relaxed atmosphere with friendly and professional STAFF to look after your every need. Get the family together and enjoy our buffet lunch available every Sunday.
Kimberley. Some places visited could include the Kimberley Club, Rhodes’ Boardroom and Rudd House - an archetypal haunted house. The tour ends just before the clock announces the bewitching hour at the grave of the Frankensteins in the Gladstone Cemetery. There are several alternative Ghost tours available, including the recently launched Big Hole Ghost Walk as well as a visit to Magersfontein battlefield at night where perhaps one may see the swinging lanterns of the stretcher bearers and hear the ghostly bagpipes. Several battlefield graveyards are also visited on this unique tour.
1. Kimberley Club.2. Cecil Rhodes’ De Beers Mining Company
Boardroom.3. Rudd House.4. Frankenstein’s grave.5. Honoured Dead Memorial.6. Clyde N Terry Hall of Militaria.
For further info contact
Steve Lunderstedt: 083 732 3189 Jaco Powell: 082 572 0065
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Death on the diamond diggings and later during the Anglo-Boer War, gave Kimberley many haunted corners. So too did failed romance and other downright gory deaths, like a huge fire in the old De Beers Mine in which hundreds of miners perished. Today, the shivering facts and fallacies about ghostly visitations are packed in a fun and entertaining guided ghost trail.
Kimberley has many genuine stories of ghost sightings in haunted places. The trail starts at the imposing Honoured Dead Memorial. Heart-stopping facts - and fallacies - about ghostly visitations in the Diamond City are revealed during this entertaining guided night-time tour of Kimberley. Guides lead you to some of the reputedly haunted corners of
The Ghost Trail Tour
For elegance and comfort in the Diamond City, we offer 16 air-conditioned en-suite
bedrooms with full amenities.Cnr. Carrington and Oliver roads, Kimberley
Tel: 053 831 6448, Cell: 082 876 3990www.carringtonlodge.co.za
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maGarenG muniCipal areaThe name Magareng is a Setswana word meaning “The Middle”, and is derived from the fact that this region is literally in the middle of the country. Warrenton is an agricultural town located 70km north of Kimberley on the Vaal River and is the administrative centre of the municipality. Other towns include Ikhutseng, Windsorton Road and Warrenvale. Diamonds were first discovered in Warrenton in 1888, the town was originally known as Stanger`s Rest, then Fourteen Streams, but was finally named Warrenton after Charles Warren in 1880.
historic and natural attractions in the area include: • TheVaal-HartsDamlocatedontheVaalRiverjustEastofWarrenton
which was built as part of the biggest irrigation scheme in the SouthernHemisphere;
• The Class19D Train located at theMagarengMunicipality premiseswas one of the passenger trains used between Warrenton and Mafikeng;
• TranskaandWarrentonCulturalResortoffersbasicaccommodationon the bank of the Vaal River in Magareng and
• Spitskop Dam located on the Harts River just west of Warrentonwhich attracts large numbers of water birds.
The two main national roads that run through Magareng Municipality are the N12 from Johannesburg (Gauteng province) and N18 from Mafikeng (North West Province).
Discover the Jewels and history of the area• FourteenStreamsrailwaybridge• NazarethHouseMissionStation
phoKWane muniCipal areaPhokwaneembracesHartswater,PampierstadandJanKempdorporiginallynamedAndalusia.HartswaterishometoOlivesSouthAfricaandboastswitha variety of nuts and localwines fromHartswaterWine cellar. The townoffers accommodation, leisure activities andhistorical attractions such asthe burial site of Chief Galeshewe and the Women`s Memorial building. The town of Jan Kempdorp is site to two World War 2 concentration camps and lies in the heart of the Vaalharts Valley and irrigation area. You will also find the old German Soldier graves and a memorial in commemoration of women and children who died as result of domestic violence in this historical town.
Discover the Jewels and history of the area• VaalhartsMuseum• GanspanPan• TaungSkullheritageSite
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The Northern Cape offers wide-open spaces, unbelievable horizons, big skies and naturally functioning ecosystems.
It also offers peace, tranquillity and plenty of bird and wildlife. Close to Kimberley we have the Mokala National Park and also many game farms which offer helicopter, hunting, fishing, photographic safaris and game drives.
Our birdlife has to be seen to be appreciated! A truly remarkable sight is the communal nests of the sociable weaver - sometimes even adorning telephone poles!
Plants and animals in our area are superbly adapted to our conditions, for instance the Gemsbok can happily exist for months on end without drinking water – it gets enough moisture from the plants it eats!
For those with an adventurous spirit there are also many adventure trails such as river rafting, mountain biking, boating, hiking, abseiling, etc.
Game Viewing & eco-touriSM
200 Beds, Self-catering facilities, Lounge / TV Room & Swimming PoolPlayground / Jungle Gym / Wi-Fi
Old Diggers Restaurant
E-mail: [email protected]: www.gumtreelodge.com
Welcomes Inter- national and South African Travellers
Hull Street/ Old Bloemfontein Road Phone: 053 832-8577Fax: 053 831-5409
Host: Jeannette 076 371 0930
082 442 2555
Bultfontein Road, CBD 053 832-9912Monument Centre 053 831-2786
Surrounded by 30 of the most Historical sites in Kimberley. 1 Double Room, 1 Semi-Self Catering Cottage; Free
Wifi; Aircontioners; Pool; DSTV; BBQ Facilities. A continental breakfast,
served in the room, is includedYour hostess: heidi de Bruin
Cell: 082 224 3605 Fax: 086 614 6418E mail: [email protected]
www.belgraviabb.co.za
Situated in the Belgravia Historic Walk
Belgravia Bed and Breakfast
“... not all diamonds are found in the big Hole, come and discover Belgravia Bed and Breakfast”
Check in time BEFORE 20:00 on the day of arrival.
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DiKGatlonG muniCipal areaDikgatlong is a Setswana name meaning “confluence”, referring to the placewhere the Harts and Vaal Rivers flowinto one another. The hub of Dikgatlong Local Municipality Barkly West was found as a mission village in an area known asPniel “FaceofGod”; in1870Diamonddiggersproclaimedit the Republic of Klipdrift. Other towns in the area include Delportshoop, Longlands, Kutlwano, Sydney on Vaal, Ulco and Windsorton. Dikgatlong is home to the site of the first alluvial diamond digging in the region and is renowned for its excellentfly-fishingspotsandluxurygamelodgeswhereyoucan see many of the Big Five. The adventurous are encouraged togoinsearchoftheGong-GongwaterfallontheVaalwherethe quiet river suddenly tumbles into a gully and fills out into a tranquil pool
Discover the Jewels and history of the area • BarklyironBridgeandBarklyWestMuseum• CanteenKopje• StMaryParishChurch• NooitgedachtGlacialPaving• Gong-GongWaterfall
aCtiVities• Fly-Fishing:AtthelowerVaalRiverforallyourlargeand
small yellow fish • GAME VIEWING: The Good Hope and Mattanu PrivateGame Reserves offer excellent game viewing, uniqueflora, endless horizons and beautiful sunsets, not tomention conferencing facilities, helicopter safaris, quad bike tours and wedding venues.
Unleash the hidden jewels of Frances Baard
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DiamonD FielDs | northern Cape | south aFriCa
sol plaatJe muniCipal areaThismunicipality isnamedafter thefirst secretary-generalof theAfrican National Congress and writer, Solomon ‘Sol’ Plaatje. Atthe heart of Sol Plaatje Municipality, is the bright metropolis ofKimberley, the capital city of the Northern Cape. The municipality also includes the towns of Modder River, Ritchie, Riverton, Beaconsfield, Kenilworth, Ronald`s Vlei and Spytfontein.
Kimberley is a diverse city with a vibrant, colourful history. The city isrenownedforitsBigHole&MineMuseum,thelargestexcavatedhole on earth, and important archaeological discoveries; KamfersDam, a wetland that supports the largest permanent population of lesser Flamingos;Wildebeest Kuil RockArt Centre, a premier rockart centre with over 400 San rock engravings and the sprawling and vibrant Galeshewe Township, the first and oldest township in South Africa.
Discover the Jewels and history of the area• TheBigHoleandKimberleyMuseum• Diggers Fountain• VintageTram• GhostTrail• WilliamHumphreysArtGallery• McGregormuseum• HonouredDeadMemorial• KamfersDam• MokalaNationalPark• DronfieldNatureReserve• MaloofSkatePark• FlamingoCasino• KimberleyGolfCourse• FlamingoParkRaceTrack• WildebeestKuilRockArtCentreandDjaoCraftShop• TheAnglo-BoerWarRoute• NorthernCapeProvinciallegislature• GalesheweTownshipwith:- MayibuyeUprisingMemorial
- RobertSobukwe sLawoffice- AbantuHall- MariaLuluMwala sHouse- JamesDiphuko sHouse- RobertSobukwe sHouse- TheMalaycamp- SolPlaatje sHouse
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Kimberley Tourism Information Centre Tel: +27 (0)53 830 6779/6272/6271, e-mail: [email protected], www.solplaatje.org.zaPhysical address: 121 Bultfontein Road12
51 Jones Street Square Mall (opp Edgars) 1st Floor • Tel: 053 832-4992
Free Parking after 16:00 weekdays, Saturday all day.
Trading Hours: Mon to Fri 8am to 10pm Saturday: 09 till late
Come out and enjoy an unforgettable experience at the
best restaurant in town!Pizzeria–Bakery–Coffee Shop– Restaurant Fully Halaal • Delivery services within
CBD area • 120 Seater
Conferencing, Birthdays and Weddings
1817 13
Tel: 053 831 5085Cell: 082 892 [email protected]
luxury accommodation • banque ting • a- l a- c arte restaur ant
An exceptional place in Kimberley
W E D D I N G & C O N F E R E N C E V E N U E
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QUALIFIED CHEFTel: 073 763 8230 / 083 297 6041
Fax: 086 546 4891 e-mail: [email protected]
NEW OWNER: HENNO VAN TONDER
eltevreden Guest Lodge20 km outside Kimberley
S A F A R I L O D G E
• Accommodation• Game Drives• Curio Shop• Conferences• Lion Viewing Mon-Fri: 09:00 - 16:00
Lion Feeding Sat: 08:00 - 12:00
• Private Functions• Kids Parties• Animal Farm
Tel/Fax: 053 833 7221Mobile: 083 447 2841 or 083 230 4663e-mail: [email protected]: www.tarentaalrandsafari.co.za
TOURISM GRADING COUNCILOF SOUTH AFRICA
1. City Hall.2. Market Square.3. Salvation Army building.4. Diamond Fields Advertiser.5. Bellevue Private Hotel.6. Evangeliese Gereformeerde
Kerk.7. William Pescod’s Church.8. City Club.9. Kimberley House.10. Rhodes’ Statue.11. Old Crescent Hotel.12. Queen Victoria statue.13. William Humphreys Art
Gallery.
14. Oppenheimer Gardens.15. Sir Ernest Oppenheimer.16. Peace Torch.17. Harry Oppenheimer House.18. Chinese Building.19. No 58 Currey Street.20. Old Baptist Church.21. Middle-Brooks Studio.22. St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral.23. Kimberley Club.24. Africana Library.25. Corner House.26. Alexander McGregor
Museum.27. Trinity Methodist Church.
28. Cuthberts.29. The Perm.30. Gowies Corner.31. Pembury Lodge.32. Presbyterian Church.33. Standard Bank.34. Consolidated Building.35. Red Cross.36. De Beers Benefit Society.37. De Beers CM Head Office.38. Masonic Hotel.39. Magistrates Court.40. Pioneer Memorial.41. Tram.
The Eldorado Trail (CBD Walk) is centred in and around the Central Business District, taking in well over 50 historic buildings and sites.
From diamond magnates Sir Ernest Oppenheimer and Cecil Rhodes to Kimberley greats Sol Plaatje and Bernard Klisser; from diamond sorting houses to diamond mining memorials; the famous Kimberley Club to the original Kimberley Public Library. If you have a tourist guide you’ll hear of many tales of individuals such as Old Cockolorum Jones and World War I flying ace Cam Kiddie, and where rugby was first organized in the country, to Mrs Jardine and her illustrious hotel, and much more besides. A fine mixture of architecture, characters, with a bit of myth and legend… the Eldorado Trail is all about where Kimberley first sprang into sudden prominence in the world.
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Kimberley’s brief history is but a fleeting blip in a local pageant which, as archaeologists have shown, reaches back deep into the past.
An introductory sweep through 3 million years of Northern Cape history - in fact, the story of humanity itself - is the subject matter of a comprehensive display at the McGregor Museum, called Ancestors. From here visitors may venture on to sites such as the Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Centre, where hundreds of rock engravings, more than a thousand years old, can be viewed.
The centre doubles up as the premier outlet for contemporary !Xun and Khwe San arts and crafts.
Canteen Kopje, and the Barkly West Museum, further out from Kimberley, tell the story of the early alluvial diamond diggings which also revealed one of the world’s most impressive Stone Age handaxe sites, possibly more than a million years old. An awesomely long sequence of human occupation, and record of cultural development, is documented by excavations at Wonderwerk Cave, near Kuruman.
This huge cave extends 140m into the hillside and dates back nearly two million years. This is the oldest evidence on earth for the use of a cave by human ancestors, making this one of the world’s most phenomonal sites.
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51 Jones Street Square Mall (opp Edgars) 1st Floor • Tel: 053 832-4992
Free Parking after 16:00 weekdays, Saturday all day.
Trading Hours: Mon to Fri 8am to 10pm Saturday: 09 till late
Come out and enjoy an unforgettable experience at the
best restaurant in town!Pizzeria–Bakery–Coffee Shop– Restaurant Fully Halaal • Delivery services within
CBD area • 120 Seater
Conferencing, Birthdays and Weddings
1817 13
Tel: 053 831 5085Cell: 082 892 [email protected]
luxury accommodation • banque ting • a- l a- c arte restaur ant
An exceptional place in Kimberley
W E D D I N G & C O N F E R E N C E V E N U E
NEW
QUALIFIED CHEFTel: 073 763 8230 / 083 297 6041
Fax: 086 546 4891 e-mail: [email protected]
NEW OWNER: HENNO VAN TONDER
eltevreden Guest Lodge20 km outside Kimberley
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• Accommodation• Game Drives• Curio Shop• Conferences• Lion Viewing Mon-Fri: 09:00 - 16:00
Lion Feeding Sat: 08:00 - 12:00
• Private Functions• Kids Parties• Animal Farm
Tel/Fax: 053 833 7221Mobile: 083 447 2841 or 083 230 4663e-mail: [email protected]: www.tarentaalrandsafari.co.za
TOURISM GRADING COUNCILOF SOUTH AFRICA
1. City Hall.2. Market Square.3. Salvation Army building.4. Diamond Fields Advertiser.5. Bellevue Private Hotel.6. Evangeliese Gereformeerde
Kerk.7. William Pescod’s Church.8. City Club.9. Kimberley House.10. Rhodes’ Statue.11. Old Crescent Hotel.12. Queen Victoria statue.13. William Humphreys Art
Gallery.
14. Oppenheimer Gardens.15. Sir Ernest Oppenheimer.16. Peace Torch.17. Harry Oppenheimer House.18. Chinese Building.19. No 58 Currey Street.20. Old Baptist Church.21. Middle-Brooks Studio.22. St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral.23. Kimberley Club.24. Africana Library.25. Corner House.26. Alexander McGregor
Museum.27. Trinity Methodist Church.
28. Cuthberts.29. The Perm.30. Gowies Corner.31. Pembury Lodge.32. Presbyterian Church.33. Standard Bank.34. Consolidated Building.35. Red Cross.36. De Beers Benefit Society.37. De Beers CM Head Office.38. Masonic Hotel.39. Magistrates Court.40. Pioneer Memorial.41. Tram.
The Eldorado Trail (CBD Walk) is centred in and around the Central Business District, taking in well over 50 historic buildings and sites.
From diamond magnates Sir Ernest Oppenheimer and Cecil Rhodes to Kimberley greats Sol Plaatje and Bernard Klisser; from diamond sorting houses to diamond mining memorials; the famous Kimberley Club to the original Kimberley Public Library. If you have a tourist guide you’ll hear of many tales of individuals such as Old Cockolorum Jones and World War I flying ace Cam Kiddie, and where rugby was first organized in the country, to Mrs Jardine and her illustrious hotel, and much more besides. A fine mixture of architecture, characters, with a bit of myth and legend… the Eldorado Trail is all about where Kimberley first sprang into sudden prominence in the world.
The Eldorado Trail(CBD WALK)
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Kimberley’s brief history is but a fleeting blip in a local pageant which, as archaeologists have shown, reaches back deep into the past.
An introductory sweep through 3 million years of Northern Cape history - in fact, the story of humanity itself - is the subject matter of a comprehensive display at the McGregor Museum, called Ancestors. From here visitors may venture on to sites such as the Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Centre, where hundreds of rock engravings, more than a thousand years old, can be viewed.
The centre doubles up as the premier outlet for contemporary !Xun and Khwe San arts and crafts.
Canteen Kopje, and the Barkly West Museum, further out from Kimberley, tell the story of the early alluvial diamond diggings which also revealed one of the world’s most impressive Stone Age handaxe sites, possibly more than a million years old. An awesomely long sequence of human occupation, and record of cultural development, is documented by excavations at Wonderwerk Cave, near Kuruman.
This huge cave extends 140m into the hillside and dates back nearly two million years. This is the oldest evidence on earth for the use of a cave by human ancestors, making this one of the world’s most phenomonal sites.
Archeological RouteTHE
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eltevreden Guest Lodge20 km outside Kimberley
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• Accommodation• Game Drives• Curio Shop• Conferences• Lion Viewing Mon-Fri: 09:00 - 16:00
Lion Feeding Sat: 08:00 - 12:00
• Private Functions• Kids Parties• Animal Farm
Tel/Fax: 053 833 7221Mobile: 083 447 2841 or 083 230 4663e-mail: [email protected]: www.tarentaalrandsafari.co.za
TOURISM GRADING COUNCILOF SOUTH AFRICA
1. City Hall.2. Market Square.3. Salvation Army building.4. Diamond Fields Advertiser.5. Bellevue Private Hotel.6. Evangeliese Gereformeerde
Kerk.7. William Pescod’s Church.8. City Club.9. Kimberley House.10. Rhodes’ Statue.11. Old Crescent Hotel.12. Queen Victoria statue.13. William Humphreys Art
Gallery.
14. Oppenheimer Gardens.15. Sir Ernest Oppenheimer.16. Peace Torch.17. Harry Oppenheimer House.18. Chinese Building.19. No 58 Currey Street.20. Old Baptist Church.21. Middle-Brooks Studio.22. St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral.23. Kimberley Club.24. Africana Library.25. Corner House.26. Alexander McGregor
Museum.27. Trinity Methodist Church.
28. Cuthberts.29. The Perm.30. Gowies Corner.31. Pembury Lodge.32. Presbyterian Church.33. Standard Bank.34. Consolidated Building.35. Red Cross.36. De Beers Benefit Society.37. De Beers CM Head Office.38. Masonic Hotel.39. Magistrates Court.40. Pioneer Memorial.41. Tram.
The Eldorado Trail (CBD Walk) is centred in and around the Central Business District, taking in well over 50 historic buildings and sites.
From diamond magnates Sir Ernest Oppenheimer and Cecil Rhodes to Kimberley greats Sol Plaatje and Bernard Klisser; from diamond sorting houses to diamond mining memorials; the famous Kimberley Club to the original Kimberley Public Library. If you have a tourist guide you’ll hear of many tales of individuals such as Old Cockolorum Jones and World War I flying ace Cam Kiddie, and where rugby was first organized in the country, to Mrs Jardine and her illustrious hotel, and much more besides. A fine mixture of architecture, characters, with a bit of myth and legend… the Eldorado Trail is all about where Kimberley first sprang into sudden prominence in the world.
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QUEENSPARK
GLADSTONECEMETARY
CARAVANPARK
CARAVANPARK
KIMBERLEYSHOW
GROUNDS
DUTCHSQUARE
McGREGORMUSEUM
DUGGINCRONIN
GALLERY
VANRIEBEECK
PARK
N.C.T.SPORTS
GROUNDS
ABSAPARK
STADIUM
PIONEERSCEMETARY
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WEST ENDCEMETARY
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Kimberley’s brief history is but a fleeting blip in a local pageant which, as archaeologists have shown, reaches back deep into the past.
An introductory sweep through 3 million years of Northern Cape history - in fact, the story of humanity itself - is the subject matter of a comprehensive display at the McGregor Museum, called Ancestors. From here visitors may venture on to sites such as the Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Centre, where hundreds of rock engravings, more than a thousand years old, can be viewed.
The centre doubles up as the premier outlet for contemporary !Xun and Khwe San arts and crafts.
Canteen Kopje, and the Barkly West Museum, further out from Kimberley, tell the story of the early alluvial diamond diggings which also revealed one of the world’s most impressive Stone Age handaxe sites, possibly more than a million years old. An awesomely long sequence of human occupation, and record of cultural development, is documented by excavations at Wonderwerk Cave, near Kuruman.
This huge cave extends 140m into the hillside and dates back nearly two million years. This is the oldest evidence on earth for the use of a cave by human ancestors, making this one of the world’s most phenomonal sites.
Archeological RouteTHE
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082 442 2555Map supplied courtesy ofAC BRABY (PTY) LTDTel: 031 717-4000 - Fax: 031 717-4001E-mail: [email protected] - Website: www.brabys.com
MOKALA PARK 80 km
GUM TREE LODGE
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The Kimberley Club Boutique Hotel
The Kimberley Club offers 21 en-suite bedrooms tastefully decorated with the ambience of a bygone era. Facilities include all the “modcons” one would expect of a 4 star boutique hotel. The Club boasts a member’s bar, lounge and dominoes room, an a-la-carte restaurant, a ladies bar, 3 dining facilities, a reading room and a billiard room. The Ideal venue for functions, weddings and conferences.
Tel: 053 832-4224 Fax: 053 832-4226 72 Du Toitspan Road, PO Box 622, Kimberley 8300 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.kimberleyclub.co.za
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24 Hour Select Shop, Fuel, Steers Diner, Clean Toilets and Shaded Parking
Tel: 053 840-0800 • Fax 053 840-0812E-mail: [email protected]
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200 Beds, Self-catering facilities, Lounge / TV Room & Swimming PoolPlayground / Jungle Gym / Wi-Fi
Old Diggers Restaurant
E-mail: [email protected]: www.gumtreelodge.com
Welcomes Inter- national and South African Travellers
Hull Street/ Old Bloemfontein Road Phone: 053 832-8577Fax: 053 831-5409
Host: Jeannette 076 371 0930
082 442 2555Map supplied courtesy ofAC BRABY (PTY) LTDTel: 031 717-4000 - Fax: 031 717-4001E-mail: [email protected] - Website: www.brabys.com
MOKALA PARK 80 km
GUM TREE LODGE
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The Kimberley Club Boutique Hotel
The Kimberley Club offers 21 en-suite bedrooms tastefully decorated with the ambience of a bygone era. Facilities include all the “modcons” one would expect of a 4 star boutique hotel. The Club boasts a member’s bar, lounge and dominoes room, an a-la-carte restaurant, a ladies bar, 3 dining facilities, a reading room and a billiard room. The Ideal venue for functions, weddings and conferences.
Tel: 053 832-4224 Fax: 053 832-4226 72 Du Toitspan Road, PO Box 622, Kimberley 8300 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.kimberleyclub.co.za
Old World Charm Modern Luxury
24 Hour Select Shop, Fuel, Steers Diner, Clean Toilets and Shaded Parking
Tel: 053 840-0800 • Fax 053 840-0812E-mail: [email protected]
N12, Across Golf Club and Casino
GWK
MAP OF KIMBERLEY
200 Beds, Self-catering facilities, Lounge / TV Room & Swimming PoolPlayground / Jungle Gym / Wi-Fi
Old Diggers Restaurant
E-mail: [email protected]: www.gumtreelodge.com
Welcomes Inter- national and South African Travellers
Hull Street/ Old Bloemfontein Road Phone: 053 832-8577Fax: 053 831-5409
Host: Jeannette 076 371 0930
082 442 2555Map supplied courtesy ofAC BRABY (PTY) LTDTel: 031 717-4000 - Fax: 031 717-4001E-mail: [email protected] - Website: www.brabys.com
MOKALA PARK 80 km
GUM TREE LODGE
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The Kimberley Club Boutique Hotel
The Kimberley Club offers 21 en-suite bedrooms tastefully decorated with the ambience of a bygone era. Facilities include all the “modcons” one would expect of a 4 star boutique hotel. The Club boasts a member’s bar, lounge and dominoes room, an a-la-carte restaurant, a ladies bar, 3 dining facilities, a reading room and a billiard room. The Ideal venue for functions, weddings and conferences.
Tel: 053 832-4224 Fax: 053 832-4226 72 Du Toitspan Road, PO Box 622, Kimberley 8300 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.kimberleyclub.co.za
Old World Charm Modern Luxury
24 Hour Select Shop, Fuel, Steers Diner, Clean Toilets and Shaded Parking
Tel: 053 840-0800 • Fax 053 840-0812E-mail: [email protected]
N12, Across Golf Club and Casino
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Sol Plaatjein the FootStepS oF
Discover the history of Kimberley through the eye of a Tswana, Griqua or San person, all three indigenous to the region.
A mixture of first and third world, the tour takes you through historic Kimberley in the footsteps of one of the greatest Africans of last century, Solomon T. Plaatje, and where better to start than at his own house, now the Sol Plaatje Museum. Plaatje, famous for his literary efforts as an author and newspaperman, was also the first Secretary-General of the ANC.
A great orator, Plaatje travelled extensively around the world. After Plaatje House, it’s on to the McGregor Museum for the Ancestor’s Gallery, a drive around historical Greenpoint and Beaconsfield, and then, it’s lunch at Rhodes’ watering hole, the Halfway House Hotel. Time to continue the Plaatje trail by visiting pertinent historical sites of black cultural interest.
First, the William Humphreys Art Gallery, one of South Africa’s top art museums to view modern African art (and some old masters), then the largest collection of ethnographic photographs at the Duggan-Cronin Gallery adjacent to the McGregor Museum, and finally, the Northern Cape Legislative Assembly.
Continuing the trail of Sol Plaatje, we will take you to Galeshewe No 2, one of Kimberley’s historic townships where a tavern, Robert Sobukwe’s house, and other interesting sites will be visited.
A visit to a traditional Tswana hut is a must before visiting Sol Plaatje’s grave to pay your respects.
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Battlefields Route
The Anglo Boer South African War began on 11 October 1899, and within four days Kimberley was besieged by Boer soldiers. The unforgiving circle of Boers trapped the citizens of the town, including diamond magnate Cecil John Rhodes, who had taken up residence in the Sanatorium (now the McGregor Museum).
The siege was to last 124 days, over the hottest period of the year, and placed a great burden of boredom, ever-diminishing food and water, and danger from bombardment upon the towns-people. In the last weeks of the siege, food was rationed, and sickness was taking its toll.
It was deemed imperative to break the hold of the Boers on the town. To do this meant that British troops had to be moved smartly up from the south, using the existing railway, to Kimberley. The journey was not without its battles, as the Boer troops moved along the line to meet the British forces. At the Battles of Belmont, Graspan (Enslin) and Modder River, both forces gave a good account of themselves, but the Boers elected to fall back towards Magersfontein Ridge, where they entrenched. The citizens of Kimberley, knowing that the British were coming, waited anxiously for relief. Early on 11 December 1899, they knew that a heavy battle was under way. They did not know that the Boers would defeat the British, causing them to retreat to their Modder River encampment.
Kimberley would have to wait until 15 February 1900 before General French and his cavalry charged through Boer lines to relieve the town. The battlefields are largely unchanged from the days of the war. Field displays explain each battle, and the roads are well
sign-posted. Magersfontein, the site of the heaviest battle, boasts an interesting field museum, and includes something for the bird and animal lover as well. A restaurant provides refreshments. The story of the Relief of Kimberley is told in the Siege Rooms at the McGregor Museum.
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Kimberley “The City that Sparkles”
SOL PLAATJE MUNICIPALITYThe Sol Plaatje Municipality is one of the four local municipalities within Frances Baard District; it is named after Solomon Thekisho Plaatje who was a South African Intellectual, Journalist, linguist, politician, translator, and writer.
THE BIG HOLEKimberley is famous for the Big Hole, which is often called the worlds deepest man made hole, it is indeed a must see attraction. Some of the activities offered include Underground Mine Experience, Real Diamond Display, Viewing Platform, Pulsator Building, Exhibition Centre, Old Mining Town, Diamonds and Display Film.
KAMFERS DAMOne of only four wetlands in the whole of Africa where the spectacular Lesser Flamingo breeds, Kamfers Dam is currently the only breeding locality for Lesser Flamingos in South Africa, situated on N12 road North of Kimberley.
GALESHEWE MURAL ART ROUTESol Plaatje Municipality recognizes Cultural Tourism as a catalyst to economic growth. The Municipality boasts itself with the prestigious Mural Art project that emanates from the need to vigorously promote local tourism in Galeshewe.
For more information contact: Kimberley Tourism Information Centre@+27 (0)53 832 7298 or e-mail: [email protected] address; 121 Bultfontein Road www.solplaatje.org.za
For more information contact: Kimberley Tourism Information Centre @Tel: +27 (0)53 830 6779/6272/6271, Fax:086 568 6413e-mail: [email protected], www.solplaatje.org.zaPhysical address: 121 Bultfontein Road
1871 ThefirstPrivatePostalDeliveryService.1877 Thefirstprofessionaltrainingofnurses.1875 Thefirstdrive-inbar.1882 ThefirstcityintheSouthernHemisphere
toinstallelectricstreetlightingon2ndSeptember1882.TheelectriclightsofKimberleycameonbeforethoseofLondon.
1883 ThefirstStockExchangeinSouthAfrica.1889 Thefirsthotelwithelectricity.1889 ThefirsttowintheRugbyCurrieCup.1911 ThefirstpublicflightinthefirstSouth
Africanbuiltaircraft.1913 Thefirstairplaneaccident.1913 ThefirstairplanepurchasedbytheSouth
AfricanGovernment.1913 ThefirsttenpilotsintheSouthAfrica
DefenceForce.1913 ThefirstpilotsintheSouthAfricanAviation
Corps.1926 ThefirstIndustrialCouncil.1928 Thefirstdiamondcuttingfactory.1929 Thefirstwomantoplaytenniswithout
stockingsatWimbledon.1931 Thefirstofficialairportsafetyregulations.1931 Thefirstairporttoinstalllighting
equipment.1931 Thefirstnightlandingbyapilot.1931 Thefirstairporttooffer24hourservices.1932 Thefirstmunicipalresthouseand
aerodromeinAfrica.1934 ThefirstNationalAirRally.
1936 ThefirstSouthAfricanMuseumsConference.
1936 ThefirstSouthAfricaMuseumsAssociationconstituted.
1940 Thefirstfemalemunicipaltrafficwardens.1954 ThefirstStateSchoolforparaplegics.1954 Thefirststateschoolforphysically
disabled.1965 Thefirsttwelveyearoldtoholdaworld
recordinswimming.1967 ThefirstCommandoTrainingUnit.1967 Thefirstnationwidedirectdialling
telephones.1969 Thefirstwomanjudge:MissJustice
LeonoravandeHeever.1976 Thefirsthousingscheme,Ipopengin
Galeshewe,forblackemployees.1977 Thefirstremotecontrolledoretrainsin
undergroundoperations.1980 ThefirstSouthAfricantobeelectedtothe
worldswimminghalloffame-KarenMuir.1983 Firstelectedblacktowncouncil:
GalesheweinSouthAfrica.(30/11/1983).1983 Thefirstcolouredpriesttobecomea
bishop1983 Thefirstmanufactureofselfpropelled
overheadirrigationpivotsinSouthAfrica.1992 ThefirstCityCounciltoamalgamateall
groupareas.
Kimberley: City of firsts
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Kimberley “The City that Sparkles”
SOL PLAATJE MUNICIPALITYThe Sol Plaatje Municipality is one of the four local municipalities within Frances Baard District; it is named after Solomon Thekisho Plaatje who was a South African Intellectual, Journalist, linguist, politician, translator, and writer.
THE BIG HOLEKimberley is famous for the Big Hole, which is often called the worlds deepest man made hole, it is indeed a must see attraction. Some of the activities offered include Underground Mine Experience, Real Diamond Display, Viewing Platform, Pulsator Building, Exhibition Centre, Old Mining Town, Diamonds and Display Film.
KAMFERS DAMOne of only four wetlands in the whole of Africa where the spectacular Lesser Flamingo breeds, Kamfers Dam is currently the only breeding locality for Lesser Flamingos in South Africa, situated on N12 road North of Kimberley.
GALESHEWE MURAL ART ROUTESol Plaatje Municipality recognizes Cultural Tourism as a catalyst to economic growth. The Municipality boasts itself with the prestigious Mural Art project that emanates from the need to vigorously promote local tourism in Galeshewe.
For more information contact: Kimberley Tourism Information Centre@+27 (0)53 832 7298 or e-mail: [email protected] address; 121 Bultfontein Road www.solplaatje.org.za
1. THE BIG HOLE and the LADY 616One of the largest man-made holes in the world, the Kimberley Mine Big Hole was until recently the richest diamond pipe too. As a site of national treasure, the Big Hole has applied for world heritage status. View the world’s largest uncut diamond at the Mine Museum – the Lady 616.
2. THE BARKLY WEST TREASURES WILDEBEESTKUIL and NOOITGEDACHT, VAAL RIVER, CANTEEN KOPPIE, OLD BRIDGE 1884 and TOLLHOUSE
Barkly West is one of the region’s foremost attractions with literally hundreds of San (Bushman) rock art depictions at Wildebeestkuil and Nooitgedacht. These petroglyphs are from 200 to 2000 years of age. The magnificent Vaal River flows under the first bridge to cross the river, built in 1884, while the Tollhouse is now a museum. Canteen Koppie is a treasure of archaelogical finds as well as being the richest alluvial site from the 1860s.
3. HONOURED DEAD MEMORIAL and LONG CECILThe largest Anglo-Boer War monument in the world, the memorial is designed by Sir Herbert Baker and is a tomb to 27 British soldiers. The world-famous Long Cecil gun stands on the stylobate.
4. THE KIMBERLEY CLUBThe world-famous gentlemen’s Club was founded in 1881 by 74 signatories including Cecil Rhodes. It is a living memorial to not only Rhodes but also the mining
The Seven Wonders oF KiMberLey
magnates of a bygone era. A national monument.
5. MAGERSFONTEIN KOP and BATTLEFIELDThe Kop that stands overlooking the famous battlefield and its trenches has the stunning Highland Brigade Memorial on the peak. One can see over 50kms from the top of the kop. Drives, walks, a fine museum and a restaurant all supplement this destination.
6. WILLIAM HUMPHREYS ART GALLERYOpened in the 1950s, the Gallery boasts one of the finest collections of modern and old masterpieces from Europe and South Africa. A statue of Queen Victoria poses regally on the outside, while Rhodes’ equestrian statue is close by.
7. McGREGOR MUSEUM (THE SANATORIUM)Built in 1897 as a Sanatorium, this fine piece of Victorian architecture has in its time been a hotel, convent and the McGregor museum. Additions to the building have not detracted from its beauty.
PS: THE FLAMINGOESTry not to forget the Flamingoes on the Joburg Road! One of the largest gatherings of both Greater and Lesser Flamingoes in Africa, these magnificent birds have recently started to breed on man-made islands in the natural pan known as Kamfersdam (Diebel’s Vlei).
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Cell number: 083 283 5125
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sport, arts and cultureDepartment ofSport, Arts and Culture
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Business DirectoryAnnette’s Gift Shop The Rock Shop (t) 053 831-2681
Astra Travel (t) 053 832 1291
Big Hole Trading Store (t) 053 832-5388
Big Hole Complex (t) 053 839-4600
The Diamond Route (t) 053 839-4455
Flamingo Casino (t) 053 830-2600
Griqua Diamonds (t) 053 833-2601
GWK Properties (t) 053 832-0734
Kim-Kem Pharmacy (t) 053 833-3004 (t) 053 832-5750
Landzicht Jacobsdal: (t) 053 591-0164 Douglas: (t) 053 298-8314/5
Parsons Furnishers & Home Appliances (t) 053 832-9404
Shell Ultra City (t) 053 840-0800
Sport-in-Sight (t) 053 861-2346
Stuttaford Van Lines (t) 053 841-0339
The Guesthouse and Hotel GuideAletheim Guest House «««« 59 Milner Street, Belgravia (c) 082 553 1366 [email protected] www.aletheim.co.za
At Judy’s Guest House ««« 3 Zambezi Street, Rhodesdene (c) 082 051 5007 [email protected] www.atjudys.co.za
Belgravia B&B ««« 10 Elsmere Road, Belgravia (c) 082 224 3605 [email protected] www.belgraviabb.co.za
Bishops Lodge «««« 9 Bishops Avenue (t) 053 831-7876 [email protected] www.bishopslodge.co.za
Broadwater River Estate «««« (c) 082 332 2266 [email protected] www.broadwater.co.za
Carrington Lodge ««« Cnr Oliver & Carrington Roads (t) 053 831-6448 (c) 082 876 3990 [email protected] www.carringtonlodge.co.za
Dankie Pa Guest House «««« 1 Harvey Street, Rhodesdene (t) 053 861-1313 (c) 076 101 4570 [email protected] www.dankiepa.co.za
Da Riva Houseboat (c) 082 332 2266 [email protected] www.broadwater.co.za
Garden Court ««« 120 Du Toitspan Road (t) 053 833-1751 [email protected] tsogosun.com
Gum Tree Lodge & Backpackers «« & ««« Hull Street (Old Bloem Rd) (t) 053 832-8577 (c) 076 371 0930 [email protected] www.gumtreelodge.com
Jungnickel Guest House ««« 12 Park Road, Belgravia (t) 053 832-5630 (c) 073 588 7600 [email protected] www.jungnickel.co.za
Kalahari Lodge Cnr of Landbou & Memorial Road (N12) t) 053 831 5085 (c) 082 892 2622 [email protected] www.kalaharilodge.co.za
Kossan Private Game Reserve 38km West of Kimberley (c) 082 299 6502 [email protected] www.kossan.co.za
Langberg Guest Farm 22 km South of Kimberley on N12 to Cape Town (t) 053 832 1001 (c) 073 338 7314
Mattanu Game Reserve «««« 58km north-west of Kimberley (c) 083 235 1993 [email protected] www.mattanu.com
Marrick Safari (t) 053 833 7004 [email protected]
Mondior Manor 1 Kekewich, Monument Heights (t) 053 832 1971 [email protected] www.mondiormanor.co.za
Protea Hotel - Kimberley «««« The Big Hole, West Circular Road (t) 053 802-8200 [email protected] proteahotels.com/kimberley
Renosterberg Lodge 61 Jacobus Smit Street, Royldene (t) 053 832-1690 (c) 083 401 7595 [email protected] www.renosterberg.co.za
Tarentaalrand Safari Lodge ««« 20 km outside Kimberley (t) 053 833 7221 (c) 083 447 2841 or 083 230 4663 [email protected] www.tarentaalrandsafari.co.za
The Kimberley Club «««« 72 Du Toitspan Road (t) 053 832-4224 [email protected] www.kimberleyclub.co.za
The Nook B&B ««« Henry Schmidt Crescent, Labram (c) 072 116 8390 www.thenookbnb.co.za
Ubuntu Guest House ««« 49 Boshof Road, Ernestville (t) 053 832-7000 (c) 071 499 2211 [email protected] www.ubuntuguesthouse.co.za
Weltevreden Guest Lodge 29 km from Kimberley on the Petrusburg road (t) 073 763 8230 / 083 297 6041 [email protected]
Bookings for adverts in the next Kimberley Meander open 1 Nov. 2014. Please contact the NOCCI Office on Tel: 053 831 1081 Fax: 053 831 1082
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Veronica Bruce N12 Battlefield Route Tel: 053 831 5640 Cell: 083 611 6497
Frank Dippenaar Regional Guide Tel: 053 833 3540 Cell: 082 741 0134
Frank Higgo N12 Battlefields Route Tel: 082 963 6657
Steve Lunderstedt SA Military History; Battlefields; Kimberley & Provincial Guide Cell: 083 732 3189Jaco Powell Regional Guide Tel: 053 832 6359 Cell: 082 572 0065Scotty Ross Regional Guide Cell: 082 320 4380Pulane Setlhodi General Guide Tel: 053 872 1180 Cell: 083 398 8176
tourist GuiDes in KimBerleyThe Restaurant
and Pub GuideCafé Bacini’s 51 Jones Street, 1st Floor (t) 053 832-4992
Coffee @ The Hole Big Hole Complex, Tucker Street (t) 053 831-2681
Debonairs Long Street (t) 053 832 7598 Monument Centre (t) 053 831-2860
Die Pont Broadwater River Resort (c) 076 676 6733
Fishaways Bultfontein Road, CBD (t) 053 832-9912 Monument Centre (t) 053 831-2786
Harvest Charcoal Grill Flamingo Casino (t) 053 830 2654 / 2652
Kalahari Lodge Landbou Road (t) 053 831-5085
Old Diggers Restaurant (c) 082 442 2555
Romans Pizza Diamond Pavillion Mall (c) 087 802 0266
Cnr Memorial Rd & MacDougal Rd (t) 053 831 5468/9
Steers Monument Centre, Memorial Road (t) 053 832-0125 Bultfontein Road, CBD 053 831-2092
Steers - Diner N12, Shell Ultra City (t) 053 840-0800
The Kimberley Club 72 Du Toitspan Road (t) 053 832-4224
Open Daily from08:00 to 20:00Sat, Sun &
Public Holidays09:00 to 13:00 &
17:00 to 20:00DeliveryServiceS
Monument SuperSpar Centre
Memorial Rd, Kimberley
Tel: 053 833-3004 053 832-5750
Fax: 053 831-4154
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ALexAnDeR McGReGoR MeMoRiAL MuSeuM Chapel Street, Tel. 053 839-2722 Mon - Fri: 09:00 to 17:00; Sat & Sun: Closed
cLyDe n TeRRy HALL oF MiLiTARiA MOTH Centre, Tel. 053 832-7013 By Appointment
DuGGAn-cRonin eTHnoGRAPHic GALLeRy Tel. 053 839-2722 Mon - Fri: 09:00 to 17:00; Open on weekends and public holidays by appointment only
DunLuce 10 Lodge Road, Tel. 053 839-2722. By Appointment only. Max 15 persons in group
FG TAiT GoLF MuSeuM Kimberley Golf Club Johannesburg Road (N12) Tel. 053 841-0179 Tues - Sun: 08:00 to 20:00
KiMBeRLey Mine MuSeuM Tel. 053 830-4417 Mon - Sun: 08:00 - 17:00; Closed on Good Friday and Christmas Day.
McGReGoR MuSeuM Atlas Street, Tel. 053 839-2700 Mon - Sat: 09:00 to 17:00; Sun: 14:00 to 17:00; Holidays: 10:00 to 17:00RuDD HouSe 4 Loch Road, Belgravia Tel. 053 839-2722. By Appointment only. Max 15 persons in group
TRAnSPoRT MuSeuM Kimberley Railway Station Tel. 053 838-2376 Mon - Fri: 09:00 to 15:30
WiLDeBeeSTKuiL RocK ART cenTRe Tel. 053 833-7069 Mon - Fri: 09:00 to 16:00; Sat/Sun: 10:00 to 16:00
WiLLiAM HuMPHReyS ART GALLeRy Tel. 053 831-1724, Civic Centre
Mon - Fri: 08:00 to 16:45; Sat: 10:00 - 16:45; Sun: 09:00 to 12:00
MAGeRSFonTein MuSeuM Tel. 053 833-7115 Open daily: 08:00 to 17:00. Tours available
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Guided Tours in and around Kimberley
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The Kimberley Meander
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