The donkey cart is a traditional mode of transport in these parts and although there are many modern vehicles on the roads of the Northern Cape, some of the population still relies on these beasts of burden to get around. Experience this novelty firsthand as the cart bumps along to the sound of clip-klopping hooves behind these gentle creatures.

Places that offer donkey cart rides include, The Oasis Development Centre in Market Street, Upington; Klipkolk Lodge in the Mier Area, near Askham; there are rides from Eksteenfontein to Rooiberg Conservancy Area; Vera’s Kookskerm near Leliefontein and you’ll also find donkey cart rides in the Karoo Gariep Conservancy on the guest farms of Mieliefontein and New Holme and in Sutherland too.