Namaqualand Towns: VANRHYNSDORP * More information and photographs for this page will be posted soon * HOW TO GET THERE (GPS: 31 37S 18 44E) On the N7 some 300km north of Cape Town. HISTORY Laid out in 1887. Became a municipality in 1913. Played prominent role during the Boer War. ORIGINS OF THE NAME Originally named Troe-Troe. Renamed in 1880 after the owner of the farm on which town was laid out. POPULATION 4,000 PLACES OF INTEREST Largest succulant nursery in South Africa. Museum. Radio Museum. WHAT TO DO AND SEE Various waterfalls. Hiking trails. Mountain Bike trails. 4x4 routes. ACCOMMODATION See "Where to Stay" TOURISM OFFICE Vanrhynsdorp Tourism Office Tel/Fax: 027 219 1552 NEIGHBOURING TOWNS Nieuwoudtville 52km Nuwerus 70km Klawer 22km