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Brandvlei

Brandvlei

Find property for sale in Brandvlei, a town located in the Namaqua region of the Northern Cape that developed near Sak River ‘vloer’ in the literal heart of Bushmanland. The properties for sale in Brandvlei include smallholdings and farms, as well as Karoo style houses and homes to buy.

The town takes its name from ‘Ou Brand’, a 19th century trekboer who was the first to settle in the area. Those who buy property here might like to know that it was literally cut in two by a flashflood in 1961, but has since fully recovered and formed as a municipality in 1962.

When it comes to the various activities and attractions in Brandvlei, there are saltpans that transform into bird sanctuaries after the summer rains between November and March each year. There is also a Dutch Reformed Church that has been built in a neo-Gothic style and displays of San rock engravings to be seen on two farms