Kimberley is the capital of the Northern Cape, and while it is the most bustling settlement in the sparse province, it’s far from being a metropolis. In fact, in some ways it is though time has decided to stand still in awe of historical Kimberley.

Partly due to its out-of-the-way location some 500km from Johannesburg, partly due to the surrounding landscape of flat, sweeping plains and partly because of Kimberley’s historic ties to diamond mining, there’s an unmistakable frontier feel here.

Making your way out to Kimberley is a journey well worth taking, and will certainly make you feel as though you have hopped into a time machine.

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