Karoo traveling and spiritual vacation retreats

Traditionally, people searching for spiritual upliftment travel to one particular vacation destination, be it a Buddhist monastery high in the hills of Tibet, a healing lodge in an English forest or a yoga centre in Thailand. The journey, both physical and spiritual, is confined to a single place and purpose where structured daily activities guide the process.

A combination of mainstream tourism and spiritual retreats

Tours to the depths of the Karoo desert in South Africa effectively blend mainstream tourism with the ambience and efficacy of traditional spiritual retreats.

Guests are guided to different desert destinations which gradually become more and more secluded, ending in a secretive valley where there has been little to no development over the centuries, creating a spectacular natural retreat.

Instead of concentrating on the spiritual aspect alone, travel to the Karoo combines a host of interesting, regional-specific attractions.

Fossil land

For one, the Karoo is a significant fossil site, with an estimated 800 billion fossils submerged in the strata of this ancient land. Dinosaurs and reptiles from the dawn of time once marched through this remote desert and palaeontologists have been well rewarded with fantastic fossils finds.

Karoo travel often includes lectures by resident experts who provide an insight into the fossil-rich desert.

The domain of the Bushmen

Vivid examples of well preserved rock art bear testimony to the fact that the Karoo was once the domain of the Bushmen, small groups of indigenous hunter-gatherers who had an intuitive knowledge of nature and its remarkable healing qualities, both physical and spiritual.

A retreat to the Karoo can shed light on these ancient Stone Age people who still live deep in the Kalahari Desert and who manage to sustain themselves in a hostile natural environment.

You'll be able to venture a little off the beaten track and catch a glimpse of the naive etchings of these mild people that have been perfectly conserved by the dry wilderness weather.

Magnificent star gazing

Just like all world deserts, the Karoo is a huge, lonely terrain that hasn't been overly affected by advancement or commercialisation.

Aside from the occasional, quintessential Karoo village and solitary farm homes that are well spread out, there is little artificial light to spoil the dramatic impact of the nighttime heavens, and star-gazing is a preferred Karoo hobby to not be forgotten!

Book a spiritual Karoo travel escape in South Africa

When selecting a spiritual getaway in South Africa, why don't you combine Karoo travel to charming desert destinations with the curative characteristics of nature?

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