Kokstad Transfers, Taxis & Shuttles

Kokstad

The little town of Kokstad sits on the boundary between KwaZulu Natal and the Eastern Cape, nestled in the heart of East Griqualand. Kokstad lies in the shadow of Mount Currie on the outer slopes of the Drakensberg and was, until recently, best known for its cheese until Oprah Winfrey placed the town on the map, amidst much fanfare, when her charitable foundation, Oprah’’s Angel Network, designed a school for Kokstad’’s Shayamoya township.
Their leader, Adam Kok, was responsible for establishing Kokstad. Today it’’s a bustling little town, its history encased in its Museum, a national monument on Main Street, which focuses on the Griqua people.
The town’’s namesake was to die an unpretentious death after falling off a cart only a few years after the town’’s establishment, but a monument, right next to the police station, commemorates his leadership.
The area is popular for its many rivers and dams that provide ample opportunity for trout fishing, and there are no fewer than three reserves, Mount Currie, Wilfred Bauer, with lovely picnic spots, and the Mountain Lake Nature Reserve, a small reserve peppered with cattle tracks and little paths that provide wonderful walks, as well as over 220 species of bird for bird lovers.
Crystal Dam provides boating and angling opportunities. The Crystal Spring Dam is fed by the pure water of Crystal Spring, the main source of Kokstad’’s water supply.
Attractions: Mount Currie Nature Reserve, Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park, etc.

hoppa offers low cost transfers in Kokstad and surrounds.