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The Khoi People – A History

The Khoi People – A History

by Webmaster | Jun 23, 2021 | Karbonkelberg Tours History, Khoi People

The Cape peninsula on the southern tip of Africa is a world of sun and seas, towering mountains, forests, wild animals, fertile valleys of olives, vineyards, crops and livestock – and, inevitably, rivers of blood. Back in time our ancestors, gathered around a great...
A History of the Hikes – East Fort

A History of the Hikes – East Fort

by Karbonkelberg Tourism | Nov 13, 2018 | East Fort, Karbonkelberg Tourism, Karbonkelberg Tours History, Khoi People, News

By the 18th century Dutch settlers realised that Hout Bay could serve as an alternative anchorage to Table Bay. However, successive Dutch and British administrations also perceived that the bay was a useful entry point for an invading military force. Consequently, a...
A History of the Hikes – Manganese Mines

A History of the Hikes – Manganese Mines

by Karbonkelberg Tourism | Nov 13, 2018 | Karbonkelberg Tourism, Karbonkelberg Tours History, News

Manganese was first discovered on the mountains in 1873, however it was not until 1909 that commercial mining began. Clumps of  black ore were propelled 700 metres down the mountain in a wood and corrugated iron chute to a jetty on the sea’s edge. A short cocopan line...
A History of the Hikes  – Chapmans Peak Drive

A History of the Hikes – Chapmans Peak Drive

by Karbonkelberg Tourism | Nov 13, 2018 | Karbonkelberg Tourism, Karbonkelberg Tours History, Nature, News, Rock formations Karbonkelberg

Work on this dramatic road linking Hout Bay to Noordhoek almost never started because the project was initially turned down as impractical. What made Chapman’s Peak Drive a reality was a mining engineer’s report that the peculiar geology of that section of the...

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