Karoo spiritual excursions

Many of the Karoo spiritual excursions are limited to a single destination, where guests are encouraged to relax in the quiet and solitude of the semi-desert.

The entire Karoo spiritual escape tour bundle

There are, however, spiritual travel operators providing guided tours to different desert locations. Charming Karoo towns with their original Victorian and Cape Dutch structures, authentic 'broekie-lace' ironwork, museums and national monuments form part of the itinerary.

So too do world-famous road passes, remote and secluded valleys and fascinating talks and documentaries on the hidden gems of the Karoo.

About the Karoo

The Karoo is an ancient land situated in the heart of South Africa. Over the 250 million years of its existence it has witnessed the formation of ice, swamplands, inland deltas, seas and volcanic activity.

Even though a hostile land, the region used to be home to large groups of historic lizards that remain trapped in the layers of strata as fossils. Today, the Great Karoo is an area of extraordinary diversity, offering the wealthiest desert flora on the planet, with over 9,000 types of vegetation.

Once filled with great herds of plains animals, the Karoo is still home to many different creatures. The Mountain and Burchell's zebra, Black rhino, Cape and Bat-eared fox, caracal and aardvark are amongst the animals endemic to the region.

The once extinct quagga again roams free in the Karoo National Park, having been recreated from tissue samples harvested from a museum exhibit!

Bushmen rock art

As the Stone Age tribes of Africa, the Bushmen were just as much part of the environment as the wildlife were. These ancient hunter gatherers left their mark, in the form of wonderfully preserved rock art, on the cliff faces and cavern wall space of the Karoo.

Delicately crafted images of animals and rather contentious mermaid-like creatures are available all over this dry, arid region, making one of the world's biggest open-air art galleries.

Booking a spiritual retreat in the Karoo

If you feel the need for the solitude and silence of beautiful Karoo desert destinations, consider spoiling the mind, body and soul on a Karoo spiritual retreat.

Combine a 'time out' with travel to typical Karoo hamlets and valleys where you'll also improve your knowledge of the area.

About the author: Time out of Time operates Karoo spiritual retreats to various parts of this blissful desert region. Visit the Time out of Time website for more information on the Karoo tour itinerary, or to book your place on this exclusive spiritual holiday.