RIETBRON experience real Karoo hospitality..

The little town of Rietbron, established in 1910, lies in the heart of the Karoo, almost halfway between Beaufort West and Willowmore. It is the "Karoo dorp" of everyone's imagination, set as it is in Die Vlakte (the plains). Its main attribute is the friendly folk who live there.
Established in 1910 due to the surrounding farming community's need for a church, school and other social facilities, over 100 years later Rietbron is still a settlement that provides to the most basic needs of its community.
This is farming country. A vibrant mohair industry stretches from here to Willowmore and to Jansenville in the east. In earlier times farms in the area were heavily stocked - one farm carried 12 000 Angora goats for example, but degration of pasture-land over time has led to a more scientific approach when deciding on land carrying capacity. Given an average rainfall of 188mm a year, most of the farming involving Angora goats as well as Merino and Dorper sheep, is done through purposeful breeding and selection. Mohair and Karoo lamb are synonymous with Rietbron.

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I love this! Spent many, many long December holidays on a farm, Korinkraal, near Rietbron. I still remember the ice cold Sparletta Cream Soda my grandfather bought me at the Morrisson Cafe. Good, very good memories.