South Africa/ North West/ Southern Region

Name: St. Andrews Guest House
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Towns: Bloemhof, Christiana, Fochville, Klerksdorp, Orkney, Potchefstroom, Stilfontein, Ventersdorp, Wolmaransstad.

This region covers most of the former Western Transvaal. It is an infinitive tapestry of green maize and yellow sunflower fields, alternated with bushveld plains, dotted with wild olive and umbrella thorn trees. This area is an outdoor adventure enthusiast's paradise, offering hiking trails, mountain biking trails, canoeing, white water rafting, mountain climbing, abseiling and much more in a remarkable setting. Lodges along the Vaal River afford some of the best angling and fly-fishing opportunities in South Africa.

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TOURIST INFORMATION POTCHEFSTROOM TOURISM INFO AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Tel 018 299 5132 Fax 018 299 5133 E-mail magdac@potch.co.za Web www.potchefstroom.cp.za/pta [http://www.potchefstroom.cp.za/pta] Potchefstroom, the first town and capital of ...

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INFORMATION & TOURISM OFFICE Tel 018 462 2211 Cell 076 276 3330 Fax 018 462 2211 E-mail kti@lantic.net Website www.klerksdorp.org [http://www.klerksdorp.org] The first magistrate of the small community that settled on the banks of the Schoonspruit ...

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Part of the KOSH area Klerksdorp, Orkney, Stilfontein, Hartebeestfontein. Developed as gold mining area in 1888 when an outcropping gold reef was discovered.

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TOURIST INFORMATION CHRISTIANA MUNICIPALITY Tel 053 441 2206 The town was founded in 1870 and believed to be named after the daughter of President MW Pretorius. When diamonds were discovered here, government rushed to settle ownership of diggings ...

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Leeudoringstad was named after a particular type of thorn bush that once grew in abundance near the farm Rietkuil, on which the village was founded in 1920.

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On the banks of the Vaal River, ±180km from Johannesburg. "Orkn" is the ancient Islandic word for sea lion, and "Ey" a Nordic word meaning island. The sea lion is the emblem of the town. Orkney is a mining town with a laid-back ambience.

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TOURIST INFORMATION WOLMARANSSTAD MUNICIPALITY Tel 018 596 1067 Nestles in the valley of the Makwasiespruit. The town was proclaimed in 1891 and named after JMA Wolmarans. Serves a large maize farming community and serves as buying centre for diamonds, ...

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TOURIST INFORMATION NORTH WEST PARKS & TOURISM BOARD Tel 053 433 1706 Fax 053 433 1705 E-mail bloemhofdam@cybertrade.co.za Website www.tourismnorthwest.co.za [http://www.tourismnorthwest.co.za/] Bloemhof was established on the farm Klipfontein on ...

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TOURIST INFORMATION VENTERSDORP MUNICIPALITY Tel 018 264 2051 Situated on the Schoonspruit stream which runs through town and joins the Vaal River near Orkney. The town was established on the farm Roodepoort in 1866 and named after the farm's owner, ...