INFO LETTER ARCHIVE
LATEST INFO LETTER
September 2025
- Introducing Karoo Heartland Routes
- Cross the Storms River Suspension Bridge
- Learn more about the Tafelberg of the Karoo
- Discover some facts about the Seal Point Lighthouse
- Did you know there’s a Masonic Lodge in Tarkastad
June 2025
- Enjoy a drink in the Hunters Pub in Storms River Village
- Learn more about the Cape Parrot
- Walter Battiss’ Father and Son in the Rocks painting
- Walk the J-Bay Spekboom Labyrinth
- Who was Nongqawuse?
May 2025
- Winston Churchill’s cousin and the Battle of Elands River outside Tarkastad
- Hyenas in the Addo Elephant National Park
- Two Harbours Walk – St Francis Bay
- King Proteas in the Tsitsikamma
- Exploring the Karoo with the Karoo Roads books
March 2025
- The big trees of the Garden Route National Park
- Visit the Tarkastad Dutch Reformed Church
- What was the big elephant hunt of 1919
- Aim the Sacramento Cannon in Port Elizabeth
- Where is the Kouga region?
January 2025
Karoo Heartland Museum Edition
- Reinet House in Graaff-Reinet
- Great Fish River Museum in Cradock
- Somerset East Old Parsonage Museum in Somerset East
- Owl House in Nieu-Bethesda
- Middelburg Cultural History Museum in Middelburg Karoo
November 2024
- Visit the Jansenville Dutch Reformed Church
- Walk on the Cape St Francis Wild Side
- Find out who’s the Grahamstown Settlers family
- Looking forward to the festive season in Rhodes
- Learn about the Compass Berg
October 2024
- Look at the Somerset East Dutch Reformed Church
- Explore the Three Anchors Shipwreck display in St Francis
- Discover The Amathole Museum in King William’s Town
- Learn about flowers and
beeshoverflies in Rhodes - We are the winner in the Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism Awards
September 2024
- Historic events at St George’s Park Cricket Ground
- Explore the Plaatbos Forest next to Storms River Village
- Learn more about the Norvalspont Concentration Camp site.
- The massive sand dunes of the Alexandria dunefield
- Visit Richmond House Museum in Port Alfred
August 2024
- A new home for the Humansdorp Museum
- Discover the Mzamba Fossils of the Wild Coast
- Did you know Karoo Lam now boasts a certificate of origin?
- Visit the on-site scale model of the Kouga Dam
- Learn more about Honeybush Tea in the Tsitsikamma
July 2024
- Discover the Somerset East Museum
- Visit the Langkloof town of Kareedouw
- Learn more about the 1820 Settlers at the Bathurst Toposcope
- Walk through the Arboretum in Hogsback
- Please note the recommended alternative route to Addo
June 2024
- Walk through the South End Museum in Port Elizabeth
- Find the ancient elephant migratory route in the Tsitsikamma
- Visit the Great Fish River Museum in Cradock
- Cross the historic Mackay Bridge over the Sundays River
- Lear about the Battle of Grahamstown of 1819
May 2024
- Visit the Mount Ingwe Anglo Boer War Museum outside PE
- View Grahamstown through the Observatory Museum
- Have you visited the Moravian Mission Village of Clarkson
- Enjoy the view of Cradock from Oukop
- Discover Rhodes Village in in the remote southern Drakensberg
April 2024
- Discover the historic cricket field in the frontier village of Salem
- Experience sand sledding down the Colchester dunes
- Learn about John Kepe, the Bandit of the Boschberg
- Stumble upon Storms River’s wheelbarrow succulent garden
- Do you know the history of Jeffreys Bay?
March 2024
- The Irma Booysen Flora Reserve in Cape St Francis
- Discover the South African Airforce Museum in Port Elizabeth
- Oudebosch Protea Farm Tours in the Tsitsikamma
- Marvel at the Roberts’ bird book illustrations in Graaff-Reinet
- Learn about the history of Joubertina in the Langkloof
February 2024
- Discover Eersterivier in the Tsitsikamma
- Complete the Eight Passes Challenge in the Eastern Cape Drakensberg
- Learn about the history of Gill College in Somerset East
- Visit the Bathurst Agricultural Museum
- Where is the oldest grape vine in the Eastern Cape?
January 2024
- Wander through the Cradock Four Garden of Remembrance
- Why is the water in the streams in the Tsitsikamma brown?
- Ever wondered about the little mill building in Somerset East?
- Learn about the bridges of Port Alfred
- Who was John Lister and why is there a memorial to him in PE?
December 2023
- Wander along the historic Storms River Pass
- Learn about the Sand River & Oyster Bay Dune System
- Why is an Arctic explorer buried in the Karoo?
- Why are there cattle on the Wild Coast’s beaches
- Who was Prester John and why is his monument in PE?
November 2023
- The water wheel of historic Glen Avon Mill turns again
- Discover the legend of the wreck of the Grosvenor
- Ride a Segway into the Tsitsikamma forest
- Learn the history of Cathedral of St Michael and St George
- The Karoo koppies called Mary and Martha near Tarkastad
October 2023
- Discover the Karel Landman Monument just off Route 72
- Watch the Churchill Dam near Kareedouw overflow
- Enjoy the town of Coffee Bay on the Wild Coast
- Find a Black Oystercatcher nest
- Gaze up at the Cockscomb Mountain
September 2023
- Visit the Olive Schreiner House Museum in Cradock
- Follow the Loerie Trail in the Tsitsikamma National Park
- Learn about Mazeppa Bay on the Wild Coast
- Go hiking or mountain biking on 3Rivers Trails at Thornhill
- Ancient earthquake fault lines in Port Elizabeth
August 2023
- Follow along the Nieu-Bethesda water furrows
- Walk on the Cape St Francis Wild Side
- Visit the Big Pineapple in Bathurst
- Where is the grave of Sir Percy Fitzpatrick?
- Learn more about the Lower Van Stadens Dam
July 2023
- Walk along the Nieu-Bethesda Labyrinth
- Discover the St Francis Bay Canals
- Learn about the Aberdeen bed grave
- Who was Jack the baboon?
- What and where is the Prince Alfred’s Guard Drill Hall?
June 2023
- Walk the Goesa Trail in Storms River
- Enjoy the view of the Valley of Desolation
- Who was Sarah Baartman?
- Discover a Oceanos Lifeboat at Schoenmakerskop in Port Elizabeth
May 2023
- Learn about the Bible Monument in Grahamstown
- Explore the Langkloof
- Go for a walk on the NMU Campus’ Grysbok Reserve in PE
- Meet Sylvester the Lion at Kuzuko Lodge
- Look up at the whale skeleton in Bayworld
April 2023
- Discover the Colchester sand dunes, part of the Alexandria Dune Field
- Cross the old Gamtoos River Bridge
- Visit the Quin Sculpture Garden in Alexandria
- Have you ever heard of the “Stoel Monument” in Middelburg?
- Venture onto the Van Stadens Railway Bridge
March 2023
- Learn about the Cape Hermes Lighthouse in Port St Johns
- Learn more about Steytlerville’s Family Crest Project
- Cross over the Bloukrans River Bridge in the Tsitsikamma
- The beautiful beaches of Port Alfred
- Nieu-Bethesda is open for business during the road works
February 2023
- Discover the village of Riebeek East
- Go on a Frog Safari in St Francis Bay
- Stretch your legs (and loose your clothes) on the Tsitsikamma’s Striptease Trail
- Marvel at the Dutch Reformed Church in Cradock
- Learn more about PE / GQ’s Donkin Lighthouse and Pyramid
January 2023
- Learn more about the Coelacanth, the living fossil fish
- Hike Port Elizabeth’s Sacramento Trail
- A UFO landing site at Rosmead in the Karoo Heartland?
- Spot the Queen Victoria Profile near Patensie
- Be surprised at the Great Fish Point Lighthouse on Route 72
December 2022
- Discover fossils at the Kitching Fossil Center in Nieu-Bethesda
- Experience the marine wonders of Algoa Bay
- Hiking the Assegaai Trails near Grahamstown
- A sneaky drive through the Bloukrans Pass in the Tsitsikamma
- Watch the Adventure Racing World Champs 2023 promo for the Kouga region
November 2022
- Somerset East, Expect the Unexpected
- Discover the South African Museum of Literature in Grahamstown
- Remember the Blaauwkrantz Bridge disaster of 1911
- Visit the Jeffreys Bay Surf Museum
- Encounter Waterfall Bluff, the waterfall that drops directly into the sea
October 2022
- Learn more about Colchester’s historic Mackay Bridge
- Discover the chess board edging in the Mountain Zebra National Park
- View rock art in the mountains around Rhodes
- Marvel at the Magwa Waterfall on the Wild Coast
- Explore the Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve outside Port Elizabeth
September 2022
- Stop at the Slagtersnek Monument near Cookhouse
- Walking up Lady Slipper Mountain outside Port Elizabeth
- Discover the Phillip’s Tunnel in Hankey
- The historic background of the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park
- Learn about the history of Port Alfred’s Kowie River
August 2022
- Walk the Jeffreys Bay Spekboom Labyrinth
- Visit St Patrick on the Hill in Hogsback
- Discover Harry Potter’s grave in Cradock
- Cruise the Sundays River with Addo Cruises and Sand Sledding
- Muir, the oldest English speaking boys’ school in SA turns 200
July 2022
- Go ghost hunting in the museums of Somerset East
- Enjoy the outdoors at Norm Hudlin outside Port Elizabeth
- Explore Kenton-on-Sea’s beaches and rock formations
- Surf Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay
- Stay at Arch Cabins Self Catering in Storms River Village
June 2022
- Encounter the spirit of the wolf at the Tsitsikamma Wolf Sanctuary
- Learn more about the Kouga Dam near Patensie
- Discover Somerset East’s Walter Battiss Art Museum
- Did you know that Nelson Mandela Bay is called 5 Biome City?
- Meet Huberta the Hippo
May 2022
- The history of Bathurst’s Pig and Whistle Hotel
- Discover Somerset East’s Glen Avon Waterfall
- Learn more about Beervlei Dam near Willowmore
- Animals of the Eastern Cape – The Flightless Dung Beetle
- Crossing the Storms River Mouth suspension bridge
April 2022
- The history of Hankey in the Gamtoos Valley
- Visit the museums of Graaff Reinet
- Learn more about Darlington Dam
- Animals of the Eastern Cape – The Cape Ground Squirrel
- Discover Takazi Waterfall on the Wild Coast
- Video – Tour the Tsitsikamma forest on a Segway
March 2022
- Slide down the Rabbit Hole near Middelburg with food out of this world
- Marvel at Hogsback’s Madonna and Child Waterfall
- Visit Port St Francis, home to the chokka industry
- Learn about the Cape Morgan Lighthouse
- Crossing the Buffalo River in East London
- Video – Tsitsikamma, a world of diversity
February 2022
- Meet Samara Private Game Reserve tracker Klippers Pietersen
- The Dutch Reformed Church in Kareedouw
- Jump into the river pool at Jan se Gat outside Jbay
- Download the Amazing Addo wildlife checklist
- Find the cathedral mice in Grahamstown
- Video – Algoa Bay Whale Heritage Site
January 2022
- Discover Eersterivier, the Tsitsikamma’s beach
- Explore the dune fields along the Alexandria Hiking Trail
- Climb up to Hankey’s Bergvenster
- Learn more about the village of Rhodes
- Did you know Hofmeyr had a pink church?
- 10 Things to do in Coffee Bay
- All the must see places on the Karoo Heartland Bucketlist
- Video – Hike along to the Lower Van Stadens Dam
November 2021
- Explore the Shell Museum in Jeffrey’s Bay
- Marvel at the Tsitsikamma’s Big Tree
- Learn more about the town of Alexandria on Route 72
- Meet the Stone Folk of Nieu-Bethesda
- Have you heard of the Martello Tower in Fort Beaufort?
- SANParks announce the dates for this years SANParks Week
- Discover the #AmazingAddo region with a Bucketlist
- Video – Enjoy Nelson Mandela Bay’s brand new destination marketing video
October 2021
- Discover the secret cove at Shelly Beach in Kenton
- Walk the Waterfall Trail in the Tsitsikamma
- Taste honey at Pabala in the Gamtoos Valley
- A breakdown of all the Eastern Cape’s municipalities
- Your own Addo Elephant National Park game viewing area road map
- Learn more about the Wild Coast legend of Nongqawuse
- Explore Makhanda and the Frontier Country with a Bucketlist
- Video – The sights and sounds of the Karoo Heartland, the Eastern Cape’s big sky country.
September 2021
- The oldest cake in South Africa is found in Graaff-Reinet
- More information about Storms River Bridge
- St Francis Bay’s Seal Point Lighthouse
- The Diaz Cross at Kwaaihoek on Route 72
- Learn more about the history of Hogsback
- A Wild Coast Bucket List to plan a visit to this stunning area
- Video – Explore the Addo region with an #AmazingAddo destination video
August 2021
- Hiking and cycling trails in the Tsitsikamma’s Plaatbos forest
- Visit the Wild Coast to cross the Kei River by pont
- Swing by Egg Rock outside Cradock
- Enjoy the view from Sir Percy Fitzpatrick Lookout near Addo
- Discover the Old Thomas River Historical Village between Stutterheim and Cathcart.
- Tick off activities from the Route 72 Bucket List
- Video – Kouga Baviaans region
July 2021
- The legend of Hole in the Wall on the Wild Coast
- Bo fly fishing in the Karoo outside Somerset East
- Hiking in the Kabeljous Nature Reserve outside Jbay
- A little history on the Addo Elephant National Park that turned 90 this month
- Info on the labyrinth in Hogsback
- A travel Bucket List of the Tsitsikamma
- Video – Route 72 on the Sunshine Coast
June 2021
- The history of Storms River Village
- Information on the Baviaanskloof
- The historic Dutch Reformed Church in Nieu-Bethesda
- Learn more about the Sundays River
- A guide to hiking and the waterfalls in Hogsback
- An infograph on the Waters Meeting Nature Reserve outside Port Alfred
- Video – Wild Coast
May 2021
- The history of the Van Stadens bridges
- How water gets from Gariep Dam via the Karoo Heartland to Port Elizabeth
- Comprehensive visitor’s guide to Bathurst
- Meet the Big 7 with Addo Tourism
- Video – Discover the Tsitsikamma
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