Helen Martins lay ill in her bed one night, with the moon shining throught the window, and considered how dull and grey her life had become. She resolved there and then, that she would strive to bring light and colour into her life. That simple decision, to embellish her enviroment,was to grow into an obsessive urge to express her deepest feelings,her drams and desires.......

The walls and ceilings of her home are coated with elaborate patterns of crushed glass imbedded in bands of brightly coloured paint.her quest for light and colour soon deveoped into a fascination with the interplay of reflection and space, of light and dark and different hues.

 Bushman paintings                      Fossils & Atrtefacts
Anglo-Boer War engravings            Fossil Walk
Hiking Trails                                 Bird watching
Mountain bike Trails                      4x4 Trail
Meerkat Rehab                             Climbing Compassberg

Woolshed visit

Day Excursions with farm-style meals available, groups are welcome.
Booking essential.

Please consult www.ganora.co.za for further info.

Touch Farm
Cold drinks and toasted sandwiches.
Curently on view..exotic parrots, Emu`s, Ducks, Chickens, Miniature Horses (Supervised rides only)
Hand-reared Springbok and Jackal
Guinea pigs and snakes (handling under supervision only)
"Food Parcels" will be available to feed the animals
Birds in Rehab

Tractor rides and Jumping Castle.

Mondays to Saturdays 08h00 - 17h00
Sundays                    By appointment only

Gather a colourful perspective of village life. Jakob van Staden has lived in Nieu-Bethesda all his life and has extensive knowledge of the area. He offers twenty minute guided donkey cart tours during which Jacob will share his knowledge of the history of the town and will tell you about his days as a student and how he started his business.

Hiking trails, including a "bossie" trail with typical Karoo plants
Bird watching
Tennis
Swimming
Horse riding
Volley ball.
Enjoy the tranquillity of the Karoo, whilest your children explore their safe surroundings.

Consult the web site for further info www.groenvlei.co.za

Touch farm (in season)
Quad bike trail ( your own bike)           4x4 Trail
Bird watching                                      Swimming in farm dam
Mountain climbing                               Mountain picnics
3 day Hiking Trail with overnight hut, lapa and braai facilities.
Working Farm

Valley of Desolation & Toposcope
Stunning views of the town and the Plains of the Great Karoo
Crag Lizard Trail

Game Viewing Area & Birding                     Koedoeskloof trail 4X4 Trail

Eerstefontein Day Hikes                            4 Picnic spots
Gideon Scheepers Trail
Droekoppe Overnight Trail

Water Sport
Nqweba Dam offers a variety of water sports, power-boating, skiing, yachting,canoeing, windsurfing and jetskiiing - controlled at the slipway by the Graaff-Reinet Boat Club.
Fishing is limited to an angling zone, with permits only

Please consult the website for entry fees and gate times www.camdeboo@sanparks.org

The Kitching Fossil Exploration Centre is situated next to the world famous Owl House in Nieu-Bethesda. The Centre tells the story of life in South Africa 253 million years ago.

The Centre depicts the setting in the area around Nieu Bethesda 253 million years ago during the Permian Period. The centre showcases the fossils found both in Nieu Bethesda and in other places in South Africa. The fossils date to a time 50 million years before the age of dinosaurs when the continents were merged in a supercontinent called Pangea.

A visit to the Fossil Exploration Centre will be a journey back in time to a world with unfamiliar plants and animals. There are life-size models of prehistoric animals that roamed the area and illustrations of the landscape without grasses, flowers, mammals and birds. This was the time when mammal ancestors called Therapsids were the dominant species on earth.

Reinet House Museum                      The Old Library Museum
The Laubscher Doll Collection             Fossil Collection
Porcupine quill house                        Stone Age Collection
Grape vine planted in 1870                Robert Sobukwe Exhibition
Mill House with water wheel                 Slavery + Road to Restitution Exhibition

The Old Residency Museum               Urquhart House Museum
Historical firearms Collection              Merino Room
William Roe photographic Exhibition    Farm implements
Music Room                                      Peach pip floor

The Military History Museum
Anglo Boer War (South African War)
Graaff-Reinet Commando ( World War 1)
Middelandse Regiment (World War 2)
Regiment Groot Karoo (Group 32)

For times and entry fees please consult www.graaffreinetmuseums.co.za

Kiddies Play Park