Advancing heritage tourism in the central Karoo: The South African War Battlefields Route

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Map 1. Map of the proposed South African War Battlefields Route in the central Karoo (Indicated by the thick black line). Source: (Google Maps, 2018).

Table 1. Overall quality of the infrastructure in the region.

Theme

Explanation and participant extract

1. Infrastructure and facilities

Infrastructure consist of roads, water, electricity and communications tourist uses in the region. ‘the roads in the region is currently being renovated and an improvement is clearly visible’ (Participant 3)‘they are in very good condition and safe to drive on’ (Participant 10)‘the roads get fixed every once in a while, thus it is in good condition’ (Participant 18)‘the roads are in good condition even the gravel roads and offer access to any part of the Karoo’ (Participant 23)‘there is an improvement in the electricity supply in the region, as well as in the communication infrastructure with an improvement in the signal strength visible’ (Participant 4)‘there is no problem with water and electricity supply in the area’ (Participant 6)‘although our communication is affected by the weather sometimes, we still get good Wi-Fi and other communication methods most of the time, the roads are actually in good condition and the water and electricity supply is alright’ (Participant 15)

Table 2. South African War attractions in the region.

Springfontein	Boer and British graves Concentration Camp A House where Emily Hobhouse stayed during her visit Graves of children Blockhouse
Bethulie	Concentration Camp
Phillipolis	Tomkins Koppie where the British were stationed Emily Hobhouse Monument Graves Museum
Colesberg	Boer and British graves Coles Kop where the British were stationed during the war Skietberg where the Boer forces were stationed during the war Kemper Museum Memorial of British and Boer soldiers
Norvalspont	Blockhouse Bridge Concentration Camp
Aberdeen	Graves
Noupoort	Graves Blockhouse Museum
Middelburg	Museum Chair monument Burger monument
Graaff-Reinet	Gideon Scheepers Memorial Memorial on the corner of Donkin and Somerset Street Museum
Willowmore	Graves
Oudtshoorn	Monument
Klaarstroom	British graves
Prince Albert	Fransie Pienaar Museum Church
Matjiesfontein	Lord Milner Hotel Museum Graves
Laingsburg	Flood Museum Blockhouse
Beaufort West	Blockhouse Graves
Deelfontein	Graves
Richmond	Graves Museum Fort
Hanover	Graves
De Aar	Garden of remembrance

Figure 1. Guidelines for the establishment of a Destination Marketing Organisation.

Google Maps, 2018. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/maps/@-31.755819,23.3618553,8.13z Accessed 23 July 2018.

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