Hotels in Northern Cape, South Africa
The Northern Cape, South Africa's largest province, is a semi-desert region with summer temperatures often hitting 104°F (40°C) and winter nights dropping to 32°F (0°C). It's famous for the flower bloom in spring (August-September), when the Namaqualand landscape bursts into a carpet of daisies you can hike through, and the Big Hole in Kimberley, a massive diamond mine you can tour year-round. During cooler winters, you can stargaze at the Sutherland Observatory without sweating, while hot summers are best for exploring the Richtersveld Transfrontier Park's lunar-like terrain by 4x4.