Namaqualand has as its boundaries the Matsikamma Mountains and Olifants River to the south, the towns of Pella , Pofadder and Calvinia to the east, the Middle and Lower Orange River Valley to the north, and the cold, misty Atlantic to the west. This area was known in the 18th and 19th Centuries as "Little" Namaqualand . "Great" Namaqualand today is known as Southern Namibia .

There is a saying in Namaqualand :

"Upon arriving in Namaqualand one cannot stop crying, but upon leaving Namaqualand , the bond has grown so much so that once again you cannot stop crying."

The package of a diverse population, a succulent desert, a unique climate and a geological wonderland makes Namaqualand a very special biome to explore and experience. All these wonderful characteristics make Namaqualand the most unusual and unknown tourist destination in South Africa today. The tourist explorer/adventurer can spend many a day finding the unusual and unspoilt within Namaqualand 's rich heritage.

With these rich abundance's, Namaqualand has in addition breathtaking scenery, wide open spaces interrupted by intrusive granite domes and outcroppings with crystal clear night sky's that many a city dweller can only dream of.

Namaqualand 's greatest wealth of all is its diverse population. Early explorers, adventurers, free hold farmers, missionaries, miners and run away slaves, found the peaceful loving Khoi Khoi group, the Nama, who had been settled in Namaqualand as pasturalists for the last 2,000 years. To the east were the Khoi San peoples, who were hunter-gatherers and had originally inhabited the whole of Namaqualand .

Come, join us, and together we can explore the hidden jewels and tranquillity of " Little Namaqualand ". Upon leaving, the call will be so great that return visits with family and friends will become annual pilgrimages to experience Namaqualand , its people and natures wonders over and over again.