Karoo Places explores all the routes through the Great Karoo as well as the little Karoo or Klein Karoo as it is commonly called. Karoo Places features places to go, places to eat, places to visit and places to stay in the Karoo region. The many places of interest spanning the Karoo form an integral part of this website as the Karoo has an intriguing history both socially as well as anthropologically. Historically, places of interest in the Karoo include ancient sites of pre-modern man as well as many war sites relating to the Anglo-Boer war of 1902.

The Karoo  region was a canvas upon which the history of South Africa was sketched  leaving a vast legacy of Karoo stories, Karoo culture, Karoo food, Karoo traditions and much more, all of which relate to places of interest in the Karoo today. These have now become popular places to visit in the Karoo and are featured on the pages of Karoo Places. We hope that this website will be both informative as well as educational as it reflects the true ethos and soul of a region many regard as barren and uninteresting.

Karoo means a place of little water, a dry place, a place of thirst. We hope to show that, despite this initial facade, the Karoo is a rich place and has many hidden secrets still to be discovered. Spend time in the Karoo and you will feel enriched, rewarded and rejuvenated by the earthiness and simplicity of Karoo life. It was in the hills of the Karoo that early man first started to develop in Africa. Perhaps it is this fact that leaves the visitor with a sense of belonging on a visit to the Karoo. Karoo Places aims at reinstating the importance of the Karoo as a destination for tourists and visitors both local as well as international. The Karoo is one of South Africa’s best kept secrets and is well worth exploring. Come with us as we cover all the routes through the Karoo.