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North West Travel
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The North West is a peaceful province with a year round,
sunny climate, exciting wildlife destinations free of
malaria and various cultural and historical attractions.
Within the Province lies the famous Sun City leisure resort
offering a host of activities ranging from world-class
golfing, gambling, games, extravaganzas, a valley of waves
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Pilanesberg
National Park
Some two hours' drive northwest
of Johannesburg, some 10 000 head of game graze, browse,
hunt and scavenge on the rolling grasslands and in the dense
bush and wooded riverine valleys of Pilanesberg Game
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Madikwe Game Reserve
Impodimo is set in Madikwe Game
Reserve - an unique escape for those who seek to experience
a dawn view of untamed Africa with an aura of almost
mystical splendour. |
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Rustenburg
There is a large variety of historical
and cultural interests to be found in the area, such as the
German community of Kroondal, the indigenous Bafokeng,
Bakgatla and Botswana tribes with their totemic and other
tribal traditions as well as Pilanesberg and Sun City
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Treasure Route |
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Birding |
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The N12 Treasure Route open a wide range of
wildlife, cultural, scenic, industrial and eco attractions to the visitor.
The route starts on the N12 near Fochville, traveling through the goldfields
via the towns of
Potchefstroom, Stilfontein and
Klerksdorp. |
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For exciting and rare bird viewing
opportunities, visit numerous birding venues like
Opm Prozesky Aviary at Potchefstroom,
Barberspen
near Delareyville as well as
Pilanesberg and
Madikwe. |
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Sun City
Resort
Sun City Resort in the
Pilanesberg is one of the most remarkable destinations in Africa.
This vast complex is an enormous, opulent extravaganza of luxurious
hotels, glittering entertainment centres, restaurants, gaming rooms,
shops, discos and extensive, beautifully landscaped grounds. |
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Potchefstroom
On the banks of the
Mooi River, Potchefstroom combines a strong agricultural economy
with a friendly, buzzing community life offering various attractions
and activities. |
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Boekenhoutfontein
Boekenhoutfontein, the
farm of Paul Kruger, who was the last president of the South African
Republic forms part of the Kedar Country Hotel complex. |
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