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3 Hartbeespoort Dam
A 17­sq­km (7­sq­mile) water surface
makes this a prime week end
destination for those living in
Johannesburg and Pretoria.
0 kilometres 10
0 miles 5
De Wildt
Thabazimbi

4 Ann van Dyk
Cheetah Centre
This sanctuary near Brits initia­
Cableway ted a breeding programme for
Damdoryn captive king cheetahs in 1971.
Kosmos J Hartbeespoort Pretoria The project is a great success.
Booking is essential.
M a g a l i e s b e r g Hartbeespoort
Dam
5 Lesedi Cultural Village
This mock­up of four
typical African villages –
Blockhouse Xhosa, Zulu, Pedi and
W i t w a t e r s b e r g J aspects of tribal life,
Sotho – illustrates all
including traditional
singing and dancing.
The three­hour tour
includes a meal.
6 Crocodile Ramble
Visitors driving along
Key this arts and crafts
Motorway route can stop off
Tour route at a variety of
workshops to watch
Rhino & Lion Other roads the craftspeople in
Nature Reserve action and to buy
fine art, furniture
and metalware.
J 7 Heia Safari Ranch
Krugersdorp Impala, blesbok and
zebra wander freely
through the grounds.
A restaurant and
Johannesburg
bungalows sit on
the banks of the
Crocodile River.
Roodepoort
9 Lion Park 8 Aloe Ridge
A one­way road passes Nature Game
through a 200­ha Reserve
(493­acre) lion Here visitors can see
enclosure and a giraffes, buffalo,
separate park stocked with hippos and many
blesbok, black wildebeest, antelope and bird
impala, gemsbok and species. There is also
zebra. There is also a a Zulu crafts centre.
picnic site and
a restaurant.

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