Magaliesburg is only an hour or so away from the busy cities of Johannesburg, Rustenburg and Pretoria! The Magaliesburg village is close to Hartbeespoort Dam and The Cradle of Humankind.
The area lies in the center of beautiful bush-veld with indigenous woodlands, mountains, valleys, rivers and is home to a variety of wild life.
Magaliesburg accommodation including reservations,bookings and info for self catering venues,pet friendly venues,B&B's,hotels,lodges,game lodges,camping,holiday resorts as well as information on the Magalies Meander (members since 2005).Leisure activities such as hot air ballooning, hiking, fishing, horse riding, micro light flights, mountain biking like the Magalies Monster, Route 66. Then we have more activities, for example: Magalies Canopy Tours, Magaliesburg steam train trips, elephant sanctuary, romantic getaways, tours and packages, adventure activities and what to do. Magaliesburg tourist information and Magalies Meander, conference venues and teambuilding in the Magaliesburg.
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The Waterberg Biopshere is approximately 15,000km² and was the first region in the northern section of South Africa to be named a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, the general area is approximately 3 hours from Johannesburg.The first human ancestors could have been living in the Waterberg area near on 3 million years ago. Skeletons have been found in the area that could indicate that home erectus knowingly moved into the higher areas of the Waterberg to catch game in the summer months. Waterberg Accommodation and Information
The area is richly abundant with game reserves and tranquil bushveld settings, places to stay in the beautiful Waterberg area including areas such as (Vaalwater), Modimolle(Nylstroom),Mookgophong(Naboomspruit) and Bela Bela (Warmbaths). The area also includes the Welgevonden Private Game Reserve that is home to the Big five as well as many more mammals and bird species. The area hosts the annual Waterberg Grape Festival Cycle Challenge.
Parys is situated approx 1.5 hrs from Johannesburg and is close to the famous Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site (a crater created by an meteorite well over 2000 million years ago!). The area is on the banks of the Vaal river and offers accommodation as well as leisure activities close by.
The town itself has restaurants, antique shops, coffee shops and other exciting and interesting attractions. Accommodation in Parys varies from self catering, to B&B to conference venues and teambuilding venues. The area is also home to numerous private game farms. With the area being near the Vaal river there are also watersports available such as river rafting and kayaking. The Parys area also hosts the annual Crater Cruise mountain bike race in October.
