Founded in 1936 and named after a former Minister of Agriculture, Groblershoop is a farming and administrative centre in the Orange River Valley, east of Upington. In a land of contrasts, through arid hills and plains, twists a green ribbon, bringing life and prosperity. Welcome to thiss historicaly filled village located at the gateway to the Green Kalahari where you will findlandmarks such as the historic water turbine driven by solid-oak gears in the Orange River on the farm Winstead build in 1913,

The successful stock farming and wine production in the region is built on hard work and pioneering spirit of early residents. Not only the ancient donkey made it’s mark in the Groblershoop area!

Development in the region was really kick started by the construction of the Boegoeberg dam a watersports and anglers’ Mecca surrounded by red Kalahari dunes, quiver trees and water channels in established in 1929.

Groblershoop is currently a main source of export for table grapes and sultana’s. A modern abattoir with 130 employees processes livestock from surrounding farms, while the local wine cellars ,open for wine tastings and tours has an annual intake of 12 000 tons of grapes.

Other main attractions in the area includes the following:

Eselkloupan
Fossilised track resembling donkey spoor. Viewing is by appointment only.

Roaring Sands
White dunes surrounded by typically red Kalahari dunes, ‘roar’ when the wind blows. Sand curios for sale. Tel 053 313 1061/2.