Leisure In Upington
editUpington is a majestic and extremely beautiful place to live and visit. Upington’s scenery is breathtakingly spectacular. In addition it has a wide variety of lodges, resorts, game reserves and top class hotels. One will never run out of things to do in this town as there is a magnitude of activities that can be done, ranging from quad-biking to canoeing to 4x4 game drives.
Leisure in Upington is of top class and quality. Die eiland, a beautiful resort situated in the middle of the Orange River, also known to have one of the world’s largest and densest palm avenues in the world; is a regular to visit among the local residence and tourists. The town is also home to a number of parks and reserves; such as the Kgalakgadi Transfontier Park, where visitors can enjoy activities such as 4x4 trails, hiking trails and quad-biking to name but a few.[1] The Spitskope Nature Reserve will be enjoyed by animal lovers as it is a sanctuary for animals such as the Zebra, Springbok, Ostrich, Eland and Wildebeest among others. Upington also hosts a branch of the Protea Hotel, thus individuals who prefer the luxury that hotels can offer, can also be accommodated.[2] The majestic and powerful Augrabies Falls also calls Upington its home. The falls are made up of the Orange River, which thunders into a deep gorge to create the mighty Augrabies Falls.[3]