This small town in the Karoo offers a variety of experiences for visitors. Its biggest export product is undoubtedly the wide open landscape for which the Northern Cape is well-known. Here spectacular sunsets are a mere precursor to the delights of a cloudless night sky bursting with millions of stars accompanied by the odd planet and galaxy or two thrown in for good measure.

Sutherland was founded in 1857 and named after the Reverend Henry Sutherland and has many intact examples of the Victorian building style sure to excite the interest of people who appreciate all things architectural. Sutherland falls under the Karoo Highland municipal area which includes towns such as Williston and Fraserburg.