The sight is breathtaking, the noise deafening, as the river plummets, roars and explodes in an awesome unleashing of power. The town developed from a mission station, founded in the 1870's. The original buildings today serve as a museum. The Kalahari, extends over the eastern parts of Namibia, most of Bostwana, a large portion of Zimbabwe, some of Angola and a small segment to South Africa. Namaqualand with its unexpected contrasts, is an area bounded by the Orange River in the north and the cool waters of the Atlantic in the West.
Many attractions await the visitor.
The mighty Orange surges erratically yet exuberantly on towards the sea. Remarkable rock formations and quiver trees dot the landscape. In spring, the sandy plains and granite hills are cloaked in brilliant colour - a just reward to a thirsty land for its patience and endurance. News travelled fast and, by the end of the 1860's, hordes of prospectors had converged on the region, scouring the river banks and sifting in a frenetic quest for wealth. The museum's centrepiece is the Big Hole, the world's largest man-made crater dug without the use of machinery.