The Augrabies Falls National Park covers an area of 820 km2[2] and stretches along the Orange River.

[4] The original Khoekhoe people named the waterfall Ankoerebis, meaning the "place of great noise".

[5] The Khoi and San communities within the greater national park inhabit domed huts called matjiehuise, 'mat houses'.

[8] It is perfectly adapted to the dry semi-desert rocky areas found in the Nama-Karoo, able to withstand the extreme temperatures and the infertile soil.

This tree, which grows up to five metres high, gets its name from the fact that the Bushmen (San) used the soft branches to make quivers for their arrows.

The Khoi and San communities around these areas hold this tree in deep reverence; its destruction is strictly forbidden.

Rare animals such as the Cape clawless otter can be spotted in the area, alongside the black-backed jackal, caracal, the bat-eared fox and the African wildcat.