Khoisan City

Katrina Boyes is a descendant from the old stock farming culture, the Namaquas. This is also a strong matriarchal culture, which is displayed in her determination to make a success of her tourism project.

She lives a simple basic life as a single mother two daughters in the small village of Nourivier in the Kamiesberg. She strongly believes in building her dream of being a tourism product owner through hard work and humble beginnings. She will dish up mouth watering traditional food in her cooking shelter, cooked in iron pots on an open fire, which is a rarity these days.

Facilities:

Camping and overnight facilities on a traditional stock post, complimented by traditional food cooked on open fire and various cultural and nature experiences.

Product/services:

• As well as camping areas, tourists will also be able to overnight in a traditional matjieshut, quiver tree house, square house and ox wagon;
• Traditional food will be prepared in a cooking shelter and an outside baking oven;
• Visitors will also be able to hike and do mountain biking in the surrounding mountains to be experienced in the succulent Karoo;
• Horse trails with scenic views;
• Donkey cart trips;
• Go out with the herder when he takes out the stock for grazing;
• Go fishing, bird-watching and canoeing on the Nourivier Dam;
• Buy traditional craft and take part in the traditional activities e.g. music, dance, games etc;
• Seasonal stock and crop farming activities, such as ploughing and sowing, threshing etc; and
• A variety of experience packages on request.