65km North from Koingnaas and +/-100km West from Springbok lies KLEINSEE.

security gate entrance at Kleinsee

 

Being a restricted area, day visitors need to fill in a register and present an ID at the gate office.

information board about diamonds on the West Coast

 

The first alluvial diamonds were found in Kleinsee, about a year after the discovery of the deposits in Alexander Bay.

museum and tourism office

 

The Kleinsee museum covers the history of diamond mining, the natural environment and history of humankind in the area.