The Bushmanland consists of approximately 2 million hectares of which around a quarter falls in the Pofadder district. Pofadder, in the Bushmanland lies between Upington in the Green Kalahari and Springbok in Namaqualand and is the turning point from the N14 to the best places to visit For more than 100 years, Pofadder has already been the remaining site for large mine development on the West Coast (diamonds), Namaqualand (copper), Pella (sillimanite), Gamsberg (largest zinc deposit), Aggeneys (zinc, lead, copper, silver) and also solar farm development. Pofadder Hotel, Pofadder Inn and Kleinplasie self-catering units are managed by Country Hotels and there are also guest houses and Rus n Bietjie for the 4x4 for overnight stays. Pofadder NG Church, built in 1912, is one of the old stone buildings that stand watch over all the changes. The 1938 Voortrekker monument at the top of Voortrekker Street commemorates the Johanna v d Merwe wagon that passed through here in 1938 on its way to Pretoria and gave the main street its name, wide enough for an ox cart to turn into. The O.T. van Schalwyk parkie commemorates a doctor and Mayor who served Khai-Ma all his life with his 5 towns: Pofadder, Pella (37km) Aggeneys (60km), Witbank (130km) and Onseepkans (50km). Pofadder has general traders such as Foodzone and a butchery that sells the best Bushmanland lamb. At Pofadder Auto (24 hour gas station) you get freshly baked goods and Local-is-delicious next to KLK gas station has coffee and something nice to…
The Bushmanland consists of approximately 2 million hectares of which around a quarter falls in the Pofadder district. Pofadder, in the Bushmanland lies between Upington in the Green Kalahari and Springbok in Namaqualand and is the turning point from the N14 to the best places to visit
For more than 100 years, Pofadder has already been the remaining site for large mine development on the West Coast (diamonds), Namaqualand (copper), Pella (sillimanite), Gamsberg (largest zinc deposit), Aggeneys (zinc, lead, copper, silver) and also solar farm development.
Pofadder Hotel, Pofadder Inn and Kleinplasie self-catering units are managed by Country Hotels and there are also guest houses and Rus n Bietjie for the 4x4 for overnight stays.
Pofadder NG Church, built in 1912, is one of the old stone buildings that stand watch over all the changes. The 1938 Voortrekker monument at the top of Voortrekker Street commemorates the Johanna v d Merwe wagon that passed through here in 1938 on its way to Pretoria and gave the main street its name, wide enough for an ox cart to turn into.
The O.T. van Schalwyk parkie commemorates a doctor and Mayor who served Khai-Ma all his life with his 5 towns: Pofadder, Pella (37km) Aggeneys (60km), Witbank (130km) and Onseepkans (50km).
Pofadder has general traders such as Foodzone and a butchery that sells the best Bushmanland lamb. At Pofadder Auto (24 hour gas station) you get freshly baked goods and Local-is-delicious next to KLK gas station has coffee and something nice to start the day just after 5 in the morning.
Just outside Pofadder, the Namakwa eco 4x4 starts past Pella (37km) with a beautiful cathedral (1875) with a museum and nuns to tell the story. 50 km west of Pofadder is Klein Pella with the largest date plantation in the Southern Hemisphere and a lovely guest house and campsite.. North of Pofadder is Onseepkans with a border post at the Orange River and from here SA Forest Adventures and Gravity Adventures take you by canoe to the Ritchievalle (30m) past.
Neighbouring Towns
Distances below are the most popular roads, sometimes dirt and sometimes tar.