Discovering Kimberley, Northern Cape
From Diamonds To Aardwolf To Elephant Shrews. What an extraordinary place to visit! Kimberley, also known as the diamond city, is the capital of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa and is known for its diamond mines as well as having the first stock exchange in Africa as early as 1881. This town has the most incredible history and well worth the visit. Just outside this diamond city is the something more spectacular than any gem or semi precious stone. It's an ecosystem rich in its own way teaming with wildlife that comes alive at night. This unforgettable trip began on the 28th August 2023. It was an easy drive totalling 675km to Kimberley. Arriving in the afternoon we contemplated a quick visit to The Big hole but decided to carry on to where we were staying at Marrick Private Game Reserve that was about 15km outside of Kimberley. We was really glad that we decided to do that as unbeknown to us our friends had arranged a very important expedition ...