Set in a narrow valley bisecting the granite domes of the Klein Koperberge (small copper mountains), is the principal town of Namakwa, Springbok. The town is world renowned as the Namaqualand Flower Capital and a perfect stopover on the main N7 highway between Cape Town and Namibia.
Due to its perfect location, Springbok serves as the ideal stopover when travelling either Northbound to Namibia or Southbound to Cape Town.
- Goegap Nature Reserve which is 15km's away with its 600 indigenous flower species, 45 mammal species and 94 bird species.
- Visit the Blue Mine, Springbok’s first mine, it includes a walking trail offering views of the town from its western outskirts.
- Visit "Klipkerk" a Dutch Reformed Church built in 1921 a magnificent example of stone masonry.
- 4 x 4 trails on the Namaqua Adventure
- Namaqualand Museum
- Spinning & waving on display at Komaggas, 50km along the Kleinzee road.
- War graves from the Anglo Boer War
Originally known as Springbokfontein, after the many antelope that inhabited the region, the name was shorted to Springbok in 1911. Springbok was established in 1862 and developed around a small hillock in the middle of the narrow valley.
