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Play
Skittles at the Skittle Alley with old wooden balls just as the
diggers of old did.
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Try your
luck at the Diamond Dig where you could sort through gravel to
find a special diamond token and win great prices.
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Take
a ride on the Kimberley Tram. This restored electric Tram used
to transport people between various sections of the town like to
Beaconsfield or Alexandersfontein. Now you can relive the
thrills of riding through town on an open tram just as the
people did a hundred years ago.
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Visit
the Occidental bar where you can have a drink in a typical old
time pub.
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Wander
through the Old Town and experience life as it was during the
founding
days of Kimberley.
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Visit
the new visitor’s centre at The Big Hole where you can see a
movie, look at the Big Hole, experience the thrills of an
underground scene of a Diamond Mine as well as see the Diamond
Display where the world’s largest uncut diamond, the 616, is on
display.
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You
could also shop at the various shops in the complex. You could
visit Annette’s Gift Shop, drink Coffee at “Coffee at the Hole”,
buy a piece of Africa
at
the Rock Shop, see the genuine leather articles at “Kitwe
Leather” or buy a memento at Art Memo’s.
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In the
Old Town you could try out the various wines produced in the
area and buy a bottle or two of Barney Barnato’s wines that are
exclusively sold at Gowie's Corner.
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If you
feel like a bite, you could buy fast foods at the Diamond Rush
Café. This replica of a “caravan” of a hundred years ago serves
cool drinks and fast foods.
