De Rust
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De Rust is a small village at the gateway to the Klein Karoo.
De Rust is located at the foot of the Swartberg
Mountain range between Oudtshoorn and Beaufort West
. De Rust is also known for the meandering Meiringspoort pass.
Meiringspoort is a gateway that connects the Klein Karoo (little Karoo) and the (great) Karoo through a gorge with a 25 km road crossing the same river 25 times in the span of the 25 km.
This area is also well known for Ostrich farming and most of the farmers in the area either farm exclusively with ostriches or as a sideline to their existing farming.
De Rust is located at the foot of the Swartberg
Swartberg
The Swartberg mountains make up a mountain range that runs roughly east-west along the northern edge of the semi-arid Little Karoo in the Western Cape province of South Africa...
Mountain range between Oudtshoorn and Beaufort West
Beaufort West
Beaufort West is a town in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It is the largest town in the arid Great Karoo region, and forms part of the Beaufort West Local Municipality, with 37 000 inhabitants in 2001....
. De Rust is also known for the meandering Meiringspoort pass.
Meiringspoort is a gateway that connects the Klein Karoo (little Karoo) and the (great) Karoo through a gorge with a 25 km road crossing the same river 25 times in the span of the 25 km.
This area is also well known for Ostrich farming and most of the farmers in the area either farm exclusively with ostriches or as a sideline to their existing farming.