On the Louisville road, the co-operative is the second largest and most modern of its kind in the world. More than 8 000ha of sultanas and 1 000ha of hanepoot grapes are cultivated on the Lower Orange River. Freshly packed, dried fruit is sold on the premises. A small game park about 13km north of Upington, stocked with gemsbok, zebra, springbok, ostrich, eland, hartebeest and mountain zebra. There are three swimming pools, bowling greens and a 18-hole golf course.
Facilities are open to all visitors.
This is where the mighty Orange River is at its most impressive as it thunders its way through a ravine and into a pool walled by sheer granite. The Park is essentially a scenic park but various animals and indigenous trees can be seen. Giraffe, klipspringer and other game are frequently seen while game driving in the Park. Visitors can now hire mountain bikes or canoes to ensure closer contact with the natural heritage surrounding the world s sixth largest waterfall. Proclaimed in 1931 as part of Bechuanaland Protectorate, the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, covering almost a million hectares of red sand dunes with sparse vegetation and the dry riverbeds of the Nossob and Auob in which thorntree, raisin bush and shepherd tree predominate, extends across national boundaries.