About Kamieskroon

DISTANCE SPRINGBOK TO KAMIESKROON: 67 km

A small village set amongst enormous granite mountains known as the Kamiesberg, Kamieskroon was originally a descendant of a former town, Bowesdorp.

The former settlement founded in 1864 as Namaqualand’s first church centre was named after Dr Henry Bowe, the local district surgeon at the time. Due to the narrow confines of the valley, the town was demolished in 1924 and re-established in its present position.

It was renamed Kamieskroon after the Nama name Th’amies meaning “jumble” and Kroon meaning “crown”. The “crown” referring to the tip of the Kamieskroon Mountain, a prominent peak with an enormous cleft on the apex.

Kamieskroon is world renowned for its annual spring flower spectacular when Mother Nature puts on the finest show of wild flowers in this otherwise dry, rugged and arid region.

Attractions, Kamieskroon

• HIKING TRAILS
  Guided hiking trails.
• KHARKAMS
  A settlement south of Kamieskroon where flowers carpet the veld in season.
• LELIEFONTEIN
  A nearby mission station where you can set your watch to the sundial given to its 19th-century founder, Reverend Barnabas Shaw.
• LELIEFONTEIN METHODIST CHURCH AND PARSONAGE
  Both national monuments in Namakwa’s oldest village. In 1902 Boer leader Manie Maritz massacred members of the Leliefontein mission community that were suspected of being British sympathisers.
• Lt DJ DARTER’S GRAVE
  The grave of a British officer killed during the Anglo-Boer War, Darter’s grave - 15km south of the town - is the smallest piece of foreign land registered in South Africa, in an area that saw many skirmishes during the war.
• MOUNTAIN BIKING
  Popular at Leliefontein and Nourivier.
• NAMAQUA NATIONAL PARK WHICH INCORPORATES THE SKILPAD FLOWER RESERVE
  This 60 000 ha park, 22km north-west of Kamieskroon, is open to the public during spring (August and September). A circular drive and short walking trails let the visitor exrerience the incredible floral diversity of the area. Ablution and picnic facilities are in place.
  Tel: 027 6721948.
• PAULSHOEK
  The settlement is situated in the heart of the Kamiesberge. The Cultural Camp offers tourists a unique experience. There are matjieshuts and traditional meals are available on request.
• SPRING FLOWERS
  Synonymous with spring flowers, the Kamiesberg region extends the season with brilliant shows of Bulbinella latifolia.