Travel in North-West (South Africa)

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The North-West Province is one of the less known provinces in South Africa.

Table of contents

1 Regions 2 Cities 3 Other destinations 4 Understand 5 Talk 6 Get in 6.1 By car 6.2 By plane 6.3 By bus 7 Get around 8 See 9 Do 10 Eat 11 Drink 12 Stay safe 13 Get out 14 External links

Regions

• Magaliesberg mountain range - separating the west of the province from bustling Gauteng

Cities

• Bloemhof
• Klerksdorp
• Mafikeng
• Potchefstroom
• Rustenburg
• Vryburg
• Zeerust

Other destinations

• Sun City - South Africa's Las Vegas, with casino, golf course and adventure area.
• Pilanesberg National Park - small park, easy to reach from Johannesburg. Has the Big Five
• Madike Game Reserve - in the north of the province
• Groot_Marico - typical small farm village, famous for literature and Mampoer

Understand

Talk

Get in

By car

The N12 highway runs from Kimberley trough the eastern part of the province (Klerksdorp, Potchefstroom) to Johannesburg. The N14 from Upington joins the N12 in Wolmaranstaad. The N4 runs through the north of the province. It comes from Gaborone in Botswana, goes through Zeerust and Rustenberg and from there to the north of Pretoria.

By plane

The airport of Pilanesberg/Sun City is the only commercial in the province and offers flights to Johannesburg. Connections to Cape Town are planned.

By bus

Greyhound and Translux offer bus connections from other provinces.

Get around

See

Do

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Get out

External links