Alluvial Diamond Diggings & Digger Tours
Diamond Fields
Licensed prospectors still work the Vaal River gravels for alluvial diamonds, and guided visits to the diggings can be…
Out & About SA lists 6 things to do in Barkly West, in the Diamond Fields. They span Tour / Experience, Museum / Heritage and Nature / Scenic. Every listing is hand-checked and kept current — browse them below, or open the full Northern Cape things to do guide.
Barkly West Museum
Diamond Fields
Local museum in the restored 1885 tollhouse beside the old Vaal River bridge, with exhibits on the town's…
Canteen Kopje (Vaalbank)
Diamond Fields
National heritage archaeological site preserving over a million years of Earlier Stone Age hand-axes, with a…
Nooitgedacht Glacial Pavements
Diamond Fields
Grooved glacial rock pavements and San rock engravings on the banks of the Vaal River near the town
Old Barkly Bridge & Tollhouse
Diamond Fields
Steel road bridge erected in 1885, said to be the first to span the Vaal River, alongside its historic tollhouse
St Mary's Anglican Church
Diamond Fields
Church built in 1871 and regarded as the first on the diamond fields, standing on the site of the old diggers' camp