Map of North West Province
North West Province, South Africa
How to get there
None of the major regional or international airlines fly to the North West Province partly because it is so close to Johannesburg and OR Thambo International airport. The best way to reach the region is by car or bus from Johannesburg. Good ground operators are available to transfer visitors right from the airport or their hotels to the destination of choice in the North West.
For Sun City and The Palace of the Lost City
By air and road:
Most visitors will first fly into Johannesburg (OR Thambo International Airport) and then fly or drive to Sun City either by hiring a car, taking a bus or hopping on the Sun City transfer. Flights to the nearby Pilanesberg International Airport are available. The road trip from Johannesburg is only 2½ hours long. However this is a busy road and trucks tend to cause slow downs on the narrow stretches.
The Sun City Transfers are run by local tour operators who will meet you at the airport or your Johannesburg hotel to drive you to Sun City.
Pilanesberg International Airport
The airport is located south east of Sun City and Pilanesberg National Park. It is serviced by chartered and private airlines providing access to Sun City and Pilanesberg National Park from all over South Africa.
For Madikwe Private Game Reserve
By air and road:
There are no major airlines that fly to the reserve. However Federal Air is a private charter company that will fly from Johannesburg to Madikwe. Schedules depend on the season.
As with Sun City, self drives or booked transfers are available. It takes 3 hours by road to reach Madikwe from Johannesburg.
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The Bojanala Region
MAP: Bonjanala Region
Acknowledgements - Tourism North West Province
It is found in the north eastern area of the province and is close to Gauteng. It is home to a number of game reserves and the Magaliesberg mountain range. This is probably the most scenic area of the province with many attractions such as the Palace of the Lost City and Sun City, with golf courses, the largest casino in the country, the old German town of Kroondal, Pilanesberg Game Reserve and Cradle of Humankind near Rustenberg, Magaliesberg and Hartbeespoort.
There are many adventure options to choose from including water sports at Hartbeespoort Dam, mountain sports in the Magaliesberg mountains with hang gliding, paragliding and abseiling. Other activities include hiking trails, angling, yachting, ballooning and a cable way.
local activities and attractions within the bojanala region:
Hartbeespoort Dam
The Dam is a very popular weekend getaway for locals and is surrounded by the beautiful Magaliesberg mountain range. It is the place to go for a myriad of water sports from para sailing to windsurfing, skiing and boating. The town of Hartbeespoort is found on the shores of the dam. Attractions and activities include the water sports on the dam, a private zoo, snake park, aerial cable way and hot air ballooning.
The Elephant Sanctuary
The sanctuary is located near Hartbeespoort Dam, a one hour drive from Johannesburg and Pretoria. Not only do visitors find nature’s own 4x4 here but also smaller antelope, baboons, porcupines, leopard, caracal and over 350 species of bird. There are currently six African elephants at the sanctuary, most rescued from circuses. Visitors are offered the opportunity to learn more about these wonderful elephants and to touch, feed, walk and ride them.
A variety of programs are offered at the sanctuary from two hour experiences to overnights stays.
Acknowledgements - The Elephant Sanctuary, Hartbeespoort Dam
Read more: The Elephant Sanctuary.
Pilanesberg National Park
The Park is located adjacent to the large entertainment center of Sun City and Palace of the Lost City and lies in an ancient extinct volcanic crater. Volcanic eruptions left behind rare rock formations and exceptional geographic features. The park is home to many species of wildlife including the Big 5 (lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo and elephant).
There are Stone and Iron Age sites all over the park, evidence that early man once lived here. It is the fourth largest National Park in South Africa and has two distinct features, Thabayadiotso (the proud mountain) close to the center of the park and the Mankwe Dam which is a large central lake.
Within the park, visitors can see Africa's Big 5 and a variety of other species including nocturnal brown hyena, cheetah, sable, hippo and crocodile. There is a network of gravel roads within the park for guided or self drive exploring.
Elephant experiences are provided by Pilanesberg Elephant Back Safaris. Visitors can meet Chikwenya, Sharu, Sapi, Mana, Michael & Lesego. These elephants are all orphans from the culling (reduction) programs that were carried out by the Zimbabwe National Parks Department in the 1980’s. Pilanesberg Elephant Back Safaris is not connected with the Elephant Sanctuary near Hartbeespoort Dam, but both provide elephant safe havens.
Read more: Pilanesberg Game Reserve
The Palace of the Lost City and Sun City
Sun City is essentially a casino, hotel and gaming complex. The Palace of the Lost City is a deluxe resort hotel with tropical gardens, a flamingo lake, gushing waterfalls, a Lost City with old temples, rock carvings, Shrine of the Sacred Monkey and legends. A Sky Train provides transportation between the hotels on this massive property.
It is reportedly one of the largest adult entertainment venues in the world and can cater for 2,000 overnight guests.
Acknowledgements: Palace of the Lost City (Sun International)
The Palace of the Lost City was inspired by evidence of ancient African settlements that have been discovered across Southern Africa, providing substantial evidence that empires built on gold and ivory and ruled by powerful monarchies once graced the African continent. The Palace was built in the Pilanesberg mountains, providing luxurious accommodation and catering to a variety of interests including a water park with wave pools, a beach and lagoon (The Valley of Waves), a health spa and tempting salons, world renowned Gary Player golf course and a kids cinema, all providing an exciting family adventure destination.
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Magaliesberg mountain range
The range was named after the Tswana Chief Magali who held power around the same time that Europeans started arriving in the North West. The mountain has been the scene of many battles between the white pioneers and the Sotho and Zulu people and between the Afrikaans (Dutch) farmers and the British military, always a fight for land. The Afrikaans would use secret paths across the mountain to surprise attack the British during the Anglo-Boer War. The British built blockhouses on the mountain to halt the Boers (farmers) and today some of these blockhouses can still be seen on top of the mountain.
Occupation of the mountain was very important to both British and Afrikaans because it acted as a gateway between Pretoria and Rustenberg, either through the Silkaatsnek or Kommandonek routes. Many battles were therefore fought and heavy losses suffered on both sides in battle such as Buffelspoort, Nooitgedacht and Olifantsnek.
Today the violent past of this area is commemorated at some local sites. Tobacco and citrus farms, beautiful farm house architecture from the 1800’s and miles of mountain vistas are more prominently evident.
Magaliesberg Canopy Tour
A very popular adventure activity in the area is a tree-top canopy tour, 30 meters (100 feet) above the forest floor. Nobody will look twice if you decide to do a Tarzan call as you ‘fly’ from platform to platform along the varying lengths of the slide. Platforms are built on cliff faces dividing the 1 km (0.6 mile) tour into a number of zip-lines.
The tour starts with a safety briefing, then adventurers are harnessed and provided with helmets and sliding gloves. At points along the tour, the guides educate visitors on the ecology and provide interesting facts about the surroundings.
Tours run every 30 minutes from 6:30 am to 4:30 pm in summer and from 7:30 am to 3 pm in winter. Anyone from 7 years old can participate and groups are typically limited to 8 per guide.
Other exciting activities in the region
- A one hour Hot Air Balloon Safari, launching early in the day followed by sparkling wine, a game drive and breakfast
- Up close and personal Lion Park Tours at a location 80 km (50 miles) from Rustenberg
- Quad biking in the Letsatsing Game Reserve with experienced guides where visitors can expect to see rhino, giraffe and many other wildlife species
- Spas and wellness centers are dotted around the region and offer massages, reflexology, manicures, pedicures and other beauty treatments
- Cultural villages, including Lesedi Cultural Village, provide the visitor with the opportunity to learn about the local people, their folklore and traditions. Visitors to Lesedi are able to sleep over in the village.
Magaliesburg (the town)
As its name suggests the town lies in the mountain range of the same name surrounded by valleys, rivers and woodland. It is a one hour drive from both Johannesburg and Pretoria (Gauteng Province).
It is a wonderful off the beaten track getaway with quaint guest houses, working farms, art and craft studios and adventure activities. The mountain offers mountain bike trails, horse riding adventures, rock climbing, abseiling, fishing, rafting and wildlife viewing with many bird species to be found.
The area hosts a port and wine festival in June and the spring wine festival in September.
The Magalies Meander provides a detailed guide to the Magaliesberg: adventure and outdoor activities, arts, crafts, spa and wellness venues, restaurants and shopping.
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Sterkfontein Caves, the Cradle of Humankind and Maropeng Visitors Center
The Sterkfontein Caves and the Cradle of Humankind is a 20 minute drive from the town of Magaliesberg. Famous discoveries include the fossil remains of ‘Mrs. Ples’ (a 2.1 million year old Australopithecus skull) and ‘Little Foot’, an almost complete Australopithecus skeleton dated at around 3 million years old. This site was declared a world heritage site by Unesco in 1999. Many other hominid and animal fossils dating as far back as 4 million years have also been found within the caves by scientists, mostly from the South African University of Witwatersrand in Gauteng.
Sterkfontein Caves Exhibition (Acknowledgements: Maropeng Visitors Center)
The Cradle of Humankind is a large area that covers over 47,000 hectares (116,000 acres), most of which is privately owned land. Archaeological digs in the Cradle of Humankind have also uncovered 2 million year old stone tools. Evidence of burnt bones near the Sterkfontein Caves indicates that early man used fire.
The Caves attraction was given an overhaul in 2005, including restaurant, conference facilities and improved access to the caverns. Boardwalks and walkways within the caves showcase the site where the fossil discoveries were made. Even with the improved access, it is advisable to wear comfortable shoes and to keep handbags and backpacks to a minimum because there are a few tight squeezes on the cave tours. Visitors who suffer from claustrophobia will not enjoy these tours. There are many stairs to climb and visitors with chest problems and asthma may not be able to manage these.
Tours through the caves start above ground and then travel deeper into the caverns, they run daily every half an hour. The caves are open to the public from 9 am to 5 pm with the last tour departing at 4 pm. No pets are allowed.
The restaurant is open daily from 9am to 5pm.
The Maropeng Visitors Center chronicles the passage that man has carved through the ages, a ‘journey of humanity’. Visitors can take a tour of the 2500 m² exhibition and go on an underground boat ride. Items exhibited include 1 million year-old stone tools and fossils. This is a great self guided interactive tour that kids and adults alike will enjoy.
The underground boat ride travels backwards through time starting with the most recent ice age, facilitated by snow and ice making machines. It travels back further to a time when the world was completely under water and on to when the earth’s crust started to form. Finally the ride ends with the beginning when the earth was just a fire ball of lava and abruptly ends with a simulated black hole. Visitors exit the boats to walk through the black hole to an audio visual presentation of how our planet was formed.
Maropeng Visitors Center
Combination tickets for both Sterkfontein Caves and Maropeng are available.
The Swartkrans Walking tour takes visitors to one of the most prolific fossil sites in the Cradle. Maropeng will on occasion open the walk to small groups to view paleontological digs. There are usually only a handful of these tours available and pre booking is essential.
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Brits
Attractions near the town of Brits include:
- De Wildt Cheetah Research Center which breeds cheetah and other endangered species. Daily tours allow visitors to learn more about the center.
- Granite works where some of the largest diamond saws in the world are in use. These are used to cut blocks of granite.
- The Vaalkop Dam Nature Reserve, a superb destination for bird watchers
- Vredesboom (Peace Tree) where negotiations took place after the Battle of the Crocodile in 1864
- Rainbow Cultural Village where visitors can tour Ndebele, San Bushmen and Afrikaner villages.
Broederstroom
Broederstroom is one of the towns along the Crocodile Ramble and local attractions include the Phaladingwe Nature Trail. This is a 3 or 4 hour hiking trail of average level of difficulty. It ends at the historic Preller House Restaurant at Pelindaba.
Also near the town is Lesedi Cultural Village, an authentic African village just 25 minutes drive from Johannesburg or Pretoria. Visitors are treated to traditional dancing, a craft market and restaurant. Overnight accommodation and a conference venue are available.
Kroondal
The town is situated near Rustenberg and was originally established on the farm of Kronendal by German Lutheran Missionaries in 1858. When funds ran out, the workers from the missionary spread out and established farms of their own in the region. A school was later founded and renowned for its excellence. Famous students to be educated at the school include Louis Botha who became South Africa’s first Prime Minister. Very distinct German influences are still seen in the town with 80% of the residents still speaking German. The German architecture can be seen in the Lutheran Church (built in 1896), now a national monument and the Kroondal Watermill. The Watermill has been restored and is now a restaurant.
Maanhaarrand
The village of Maanhaarrand ("maned ridge") is important to archaeologists. Prehistoric rock engravings, ancient human remains, pottery and animal bones have been discovered here. Outlines of Iron Age villages can be seen on aerial photographs taken of the valley.
Phokeng
In the 18th century a great drought hit the area and the people had to eat the seeds from a grass called phoka that grew around the area where the town is today. Human habitation of the area dates back to around 350 AD.
Paul Kruger Country House Museum is located on the Boekenhoutfontein farm, originally owned by former president Paul Kruger. On display are farm buildings, a farmyard and the house museum.
Swartruggens
The main attractions in town are:
- African Game and Art - an Ostrich farm offering Ostrich back rides and tours.
- Elands River Battlefield and Graves
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The Southern Region
MAP: Southern Region
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With the Vaal River as its southern border, this region is popular with anglers and fly fishermen. Adventure enthusiasts can enjoy canoeing, white water rafting, mountain bike and hiking trails, mountain climbing and abseiling. Photographers can explore the countryside of juxtaposed colors of green maize (corn) and yellow sunflower fields, shades of earth browns and olives of the bushveld and umbrella thorn trees.
The region shares its borders with Gauteng on the west and the Free State province in the south.
TOWNS and attractions OF THE SOUTHERN REGION
Bloemhof
The main attraction in this agricultural town on the banks of the Vaal River is the Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve, populated with over 256 bird species and a variety of antelope. It is one of the best angling destinations in South Africa, with fishing in the Bloemhof Dam or the Vaal River for carp and barbell.
The SA Lombard Game Reserve at the north western end of town maintains a wildlife breeding program. It was here that the black wildebeest was saved from extinction.
Christiana
In the 1870’s diamonds were discovered in the Vaal River. The government quickly established settlements to avoid land disputes and the town of Christiana was founded. The town was named after the only daughter of President Pretorius who held office at that time.
Today the economy around Christiana is driven not by diamonds but by agriculture. Crops include maize and ground nuts. Digger’s Diamond Museum tells the story of the ‘diamond rush’ where visitors can see authentic digging equipment and photographs of the period.
About 6 km (under 4 miles) from town are wonderful examples of San Bushman Rock Art on the farm of Stowlands. On Stows Kopje (a rocky hill), prehistoric rock engravings are found. These are now a national monument.
Fochville
The town was proclaimed in 1920 and named after a commander in the French Allied Forces. Attractions include::
- Renosterfontein, a farm where visitors can see an old Tswana kraal (dwelling), a traditional African village and the remains of a house that once belonged to the brothers of President Andries Pretorius; and
- Thlokwe Ruins which are the remains of both Tswana and Sotho kraals abandoned in the early 1800’s. The kraals are found in the hills around town.
Klerksdorp
The town was named after Jacob de C’lerq who was the magistrate of the town when it was founded in 1837. When gold was discovered in 1886, many flocked to the sleepy little town and today it is centered around mining and agriculture. Activities in and around town include horse trails and fly fishing.
Some interesting places to visit include:
- Goudkoppie, which are old mining shafts dating back to the gold rush of the 1800’s
- Klerksdorp Museum where visitors can taste and buy peach mampoer and soet blits liqueurs. These are delicious and strong alcoholic beverages.
- The Old Cemetery - a poignant cemetery where British soldiers and Boer (Afrikaans farmers) women and children are buried. They died during the Anglo Boer war of 1899 to 1902.
- Ou Dorp Hiking Trail is a trail that travels 11 km (7 miles) past the old part of town with its old Voortrekker (Pioneer) homes and pre historic Tswana kraals.
- The old Stock Exchange building that was built and used during the 1888 gold rush.
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Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom dates back to the mid 1800’s when it was a buzzing center that served the farmers and diamond field workers. Many of the buildings still found in the town have been declared national monuments and they include the Old Gunpowder House, the Old Police Station Building, the Kruger Kraal Opstal, the Heimat building of the University of Potchefstroom and the Old Magistrates Office. Also found in town is one of the oldest Reformed Churches in South Africa. It was built in 1891 and has incredibly beautiful stained glass windows.
Just outside town is the Boskop Dam Nature Reserve, popular with anglers and with a lovely picnic site. Yachting is popular on the dam. Hiking is a very popular leisure activity with a wide choice of routes.
Historical places of interest include the Old Fort, Museum and Cemetery (where British troops are buried), the Potchefstroom Museum and the President Pretorius Museum.
Other towns in the Southern Region
Stilfontein -
Attractions:
- Annual Rose Festival in Spring and mine tours
Ventersdorp -
Attractions:
- Rietspruite Dam Resort, popular with Anglers
- The Grave with Eternal Flowers: this is the grace of an Irish soldier, G. Shaw, who fought with the Boers against the British. He was captured, court marshaled and executed by firing squad. He is buried under a tree that flowers for many months annually.
Wolmaransstad - Attractions:
- Digger’s Diamond Tour tells the story of the beginnings of the diamond industry in South Africa.
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The Central Region
MAP: Central Region
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The Central region of the North West is game viewing country but also includes an array of sports and historical Anglo-Boer War sites. It shares a border with Botswana and is home to the malaria free Madikwe Game Reserve which offers superb game viewing and accommodation. This is one of the few wildlife reserves in South Africa where the endangered African Wild Dog can be found.
local activities and attractions within the central region:
Barberspan Bird Sanctuary
Located between Delareyville and Sannieshof, this is the largest waterfowl sanctuary in Southern Africa with 2000 ha (5,000 acres) of water. Birding enthusiasts can expect to see some of the 365 different bird species including some rare migrating birds, pelicans, flamingos, grebes, herons and cranes.
Self catering accommodation is available in two houses that house between 6 and 8 people. Weavers House is another accommodation option that can sleep between 16 and 20 people.
Gates open at 6 am and close at 7 pm
Madikwe Game Reserve
The reserve is found just south of the Botswana border, 90km (56 miles) from Zeerust on the far northern portion of the North West Province. It encompasses 75,000 ha (185,000 acres) of reserve. This makes it one of South Africa’s largest private game reserves. It is a three hour drive from Pretoria to Madikwe and is home to the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino), 66 larger mammals and 300 bird species. The rare African Wild Dog is protected here.
In 1991, Operation Phoenix was initiated and by 1997 more than 8,000 animals (28 species) were relocated and released into Madikwe Game Reserve. This was one of the largest translocation exercises in the world. Some of the species included were elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, cheetah, Cape hunting dog, spotted hyena, giraffe and various antelope.
Most of the reserve landscape is open woodlands and grasslands, with huge rocky outcrops scattered all over the reserve. An electric fence surrounds the game reserve to prevent elephants and the larger species from straying. Madikwe is not generally open to day visitors. Only visitors with overnight reservations at one of the lodges will be allowed to enter. However individual requests for a day visit will be considered if a game drive is booked with a lodge and includes lunch. Tariffs will differ between lodges so visitors are advised to shop around. Day and night drives as well as bush walks provide excellent game viewing.
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TOWNS and attractions OF THE central REGION
Bakerville
In true ‘Wild West’ fashion, Bakerville became a buzzing diamond digger’s haven in February 1926 with the Lichtenburg Diamond Rush, when 150,000 hopefuls appeared out of nowhere. The rush lasted only 2 years but there are still a few diggers around who are ever hopeful of that one big find. Many of them still live in the old buildings occupied by the original diggers.
Delareyville
The town is found between Barberspan and Vryburg on the N14 highway about 100 km (62 miles) southwest of Lichtenburg. There are a number of salt pans in the area and in summer they attract thousands of flamingoes - a sight to behold.
Attractions nearby include:
- The Barberspan Nature Reserve, great for fishing, boating and birding
- Rooiwal monument, remembering those who died in the Anglo Boer War
- Boschbult memorial which commemorates the Battle of Boschbult
- Battle of Roodewal, a community grave of Boer soldiers including Commander FJ Potgieter
- Dutch Reformed Church, also known as the Mother Church of Delareyville, on Delarey Street - now a National Monument.
Groot Marico
The town is named after the Groot (Large) Marico River, one of the few perennial rivers in the area. This small town is an off the beaten track getaway steeped in history and surrounded by nature. This is also Mampoer country, a strong spirit distilled from fruit and strong enough to knock the breath right out of the brave souls who ‘enjoy’ it.
The town is located on the N4 between Swartruggens and Zeerust on the banks of the Marico River.
Attractions nearby include:
- Many San and Bushmen rock paintings in the area
- An old watermill found on the farm Naauwpoort, now a national monument
- The ruins of the first mission erected by David Livingstone is found at Mabotsa
- A raft ride to Die Oog (the eye) on the Molopo river
- Mampoer tasting on Mampoer farms
- Kortkloof Tswana Village
- Langkloof and Enzelsberg hiking trails
Mafikeng
The town of Mafikeng dates back to 1852, but the locale dates back to the Stone Age when the residents used the volcanic rocks as shelter as they hunted the animals that came to drink from the Molopo River.
It was also the site of inter tribal fighting known as Difequane which was provoked when the exiled Zulu chief Mzilikazi rampaged through the area. It is here too at Mafikeng that a chapter of the Anglo Boer War was fought between 1899 and 1902. A small group of British soldiers were able to hold off Boer forces for an incredible 217 days under the leadership of Colonel Baden Powell.
Over the years much emphasis was placed on the wars between the European colonialists and settlers and very little was documented or exhibited about the local BaRolong-Boora-Tshidi people who were earlier residents to the area. This has been corrected and a number of monuments are now found to recognize the tribes.
Some places to visit are:
- Mafikeng Game Reserve which is an important breeding park for White Rhino
- Botsalano Game Reserve for game viewing
- Montshiwua Dam cultural village
- Wondergat, an underwater web of caves used for diving instruction
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The Bophirima Region
MAP: Bophirima Region
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The most famous attraction of the region is the discovery of the Taung skull which is probably one of the most important of all archaeological discoveries. With all the open space there are many places to see wildlife at privately owned game reserves.
local activities and attractions within the bophirima region:
Taung Heritage Site
In 1924 Dr. Raymond Dart was digging around the lime stone of the old Buxton quarry when he unearthed the skull of a child. He recognized it as the skull of an early hominid and gave it the name "Australopithecus africanus" or ‘Southern Ape of Africa’.
TOWNS and attractions OF THE bophirima REGION:
Taung Village
The village is situated between Vryburg and Jan Kempdorp on the N18 highway. Taung means ‘The Place of the Lion’ and is named after Bataung chief Tau, who settled in the area.
The Taung Heritage Site is found nearby, where a monument has been erected to commemorate the discovery of the Taung Child, also known and the Taung Baby. It is the fossilized skull of a small child uncovered by quarrymen in 1924 and aged to about 2.5 million years old. It is thought that the baby was about 3 years old when it died and that it could have been killed by an eagle, since damage to the skull is similar to damage found on the skull of primates that died as a result of an eagle attack.
Other places of interest near Taung Village:
- Dinkwaneng is the site of many San Bushman engravings and is found about 20km (12 miles) from the town center near Manthe village
- Great picnic spots are found along the Kolong River near Taung Dam
- Mmabana Cultural Center is just east of the village and visitors can buy a number of locally made arts of and crafts here.
Top 10 Historical sites in North West Province
(courtesy of South African Tourism)
1. Vredefort Dome
The location of a meteoric impact 2 million years ago. It is a World Heritage Site that attracts visitors who enjoy hiking, natural history and outdoor adventure.
2. Taung
A satellite location of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, Taung gained international fame when the Taung Skull, said to be a crucial link in tracing the development of man, was found here in 1924.
3. Mafikeng Museum
Exhibits focus on the Siege of Mafikeng and the history and culture of the area, as well as one of the North West's most famous residents - Sol Plaaitjie. The Mafikeng cemetery is also worth a visit.
4. Boekenhoutfontein Farm
From 1862 – 1903 the farm was the property of former president Paul Kruger and is now a historical landmark in the province.
5. Historic dwellings, Potchefstroom
These fine examples of late-Victorian/early Edwardian homes date back to the early 1900s. The Dutch Reformed Church is another major highlight.
6. Groot Marico
The traditions of yesteryear survive, such as the brewing of local moonshine (‘mampoer’) and growing of tobacco crops (tours are available); fossils in nearby dolomite caves are of interest.
7. Tswaing Crater
Formed by a meteorite impact some 220 000 years ago, its visitor centre includes a museum, exhibition space and educational centre.
8. The Lost City of Mogale
Visit the ancestral home of Chief Mogale (1810-1869) and his Ba-Po people. See remains of Iron Age Tswana/Sotho and Ndebele settlements.
9. The Klerksdorp Museum
House in the Old Prison, the Kerksdorp Museum sandstone building dates back to the 1880's and houses exhibitions that deal with social history and the heritage of the province.
10. Schweizer-Reinecke
Boasts the first Dutch Reformed Church to be built in the Transvaal Republic, plus San Rock artwork 2kms out of town, estimated to be 20 000 years old.
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