Upington is kind of the last you see before you head out into the Kalahari Desert. And it feels more like a place you stock up on stuff, and a place people…live – no touristic feel to it at all. It is a small place, with a nice river area, and a good-looking church 🙂 Besides that there are a few streets lined with shops, selling necessities more than anything else. No reason to linger here, really. Though, if you’re a wino (I’m not), you’ll probably want to stop by the wine tasting at Orange River Cellars.
Ohh I would definitely stop by for the wine 🙂
Haha, then you would have something to do 🙂
Is this place an oasis or something similar? The photos from the plane look very bare. The, you show a beautiful picture of a boat on a river. Very interesting!
No, it is the Orange River, that runs from Lesotho through South Africa and into the Atlantic Ocean. I think the Northern Cape region are the driest and most remote area in SA. Upington is the last town before the Kalahari Desert.
Did you do anything fun while passing through? Sign me up for the wine tasting 😉
No, I just walked through town. Popped into a few shops. It was so small, so it was done quickly, a lot quicker than I expected 🙂
This really sounds like a great hidden gem you discovered there! Also wine tasting? Sign me up!!!
It is very authentic, that’s for sure 🙂 Wine seemed to be a thing there, so then you would have liked it 🙂
Nothing like wine before a drive! LOL. So long as the one drinking isn’t the one driving…
No wino here, so didn’t bother to stop by 😉 Think it’s a must for a wine lover though.