Legend has it that Klaas Lukas, a Koranna river-people leader, established a village on the banks of the Orange River near the Tier Mountains. Semantics aside, Keimoes is a picturesque little town often described as a lost piece of the Boland. Activities and Attractions Dutch reformed Mission Church Main Rd. The reserve lies 4km from town on the road to Augrabies Falls National Park. Teaming with springbok, it covers 160ha and is noted for its many aloes mostly winter flowering.
Spring sees many succulents in full flower.
At the summit of the reserve, there is a lookout with a marvellous view across the Orange River Valley. Waterwheel A reconstructed waterwheel operates on the Main Road Wine tasting and Tours Offered at the Orange River Wine Cellars Co-operative s largest distillery in the lower Orange River Valley. On the slopes of the Tier Mountain, you will enjoy wonderful views of the river s islands and irrigation scheme. Kenhardt On 27 December 1868, special magistrate Maximillian Jackson, with a police contingent, was sent to act as a bulwark against the Koranna, whose anti-colonial resistance had erupted into open conflict. Jackson arrived at Kenhardt and set up camp under a giant camelthorn tree.