Founded amongst the scenic Kuruman Hills, on the edge of the ancient Ghaap Plateau. Known as the “oasis of the Kalahari”, Kuruman is an interesting destination for curious travellers.
The town is home to a famous natural geological feature known as the Eye of Kuruman, said to be one of the biggest natural springs in the southern hemisphere. The Tswana name for the fountain is Ga-segonyana (“calabash”). The first European to discover the spring, in 1801, was English artist Samuel Daniell, who was part of the Truter-Somerville expedition to meet the southern Tswana people.