About Upington
Rich in cultural history the towns origins date back to 1870 when it was founded as a mission station. Today Upington is a burgeoning hub of commercial activity with most of the commercial banks represented in its CBD. A well supported infrastructure with tarred roads, rail links and an airport. There are excellent medical facilities available in the town supported by outstanding medical practioners and required supporting networks.
Attractions
- Camel and Rider Statue:
In honour of the police and their camels that patrolled the desert - Date Palm Avenue
- Dutch Reformed Church built in 1911
- Hortentia windmill (1879)
- Kalahari Oranje Museum:
built in 1875 originally as a church and mission station - Orange River Wine Cellar
- Roman Catholic Church (1861)
- Scotty Smith:
the Robin Hood of the Norther Cape - George St Ledger Gordon Lennox buried in the local cemetery - South African Dried Fruit Co-Operative:
second largest and most modern of its kind in the world - Spitskop Nature reserve:
13 km North of Upinton stocked with a wide array of wildlife - Kalahari Kuierfees:
an annual social festival held during October
Tel: 054 332 1100 - Agricultural Expo:
held annually during May
Tel: 054 331 2105
Things To Do in Upington
- Angling
- Boating
- Bowling
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Golf
- Micolights
- Water sports
- Sunset cruises on "Sakkie se Arkie"
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