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City in Gauteng, South Africa
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Krugersdop is a town in South Africa's Gauteng province to the west of Johannesburg. Krugersdorp has a modern business centre and shopping malls alongside many smaller shops, schools, and necessary amenities. There are also game reserves and a nearby bird sanctuary.
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A botanical garden right on the border of Krugersdorp and Roodepoort. Has a butterfly garden, short (up to 4 km) walking trails and a waterfall in cliffs where eagles and peregrine falcons nest.
Historic fort from the Anglo-Boer War.
A 1400-hectare reserve with hippo, rhino, giraffe, a number of species of buck, wildebeest, giraffe, zebra, ostrich, lions and a bird aviary. Lion feeding at 10:00 every Sunday. A caravan park and lodge is located within the park.
Offers game drive, horse trails, an observatory, abseiling, swimming pool and braai and picnic areas. Wide range of animals.
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Offering indoor and outdoor dining, a cinema, a lounge, family entertainment options such as laser tag and of course gambling, along with entertainment and conferences.
A small coffee shop with scrumptious food popular with the locals.
50 caravan and tent sites. Convenience store, take aways, pool, laundry and 5-star ablution block.
Bed & Breakfast and self-catering chalets within the Game Reserve
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Guesthouse, with 7 double rooms en suite, full breakfast included.
The Lodge (3 stars), has beautiful double and family en suite self-catering units. These units lead off a large court yard with unique fire place. A self-catering two sleeper fisher-mans Log Cabin and the luxury Seringa Berry Log Cabin for the more romantic weekend break. A rustic furnished lounge with DSTV is available. Games room with a full size Snooker table, dart board and bar are for residents only.
The Rabbit Hole Guest House & Restaurant offers 17 rooms, all of which have en-suite bathrooms, private balconies with separate entrances and free wi-fi internet access. From the Rabbit Hole it is a 200-m pleasant walk to a wide variety of shops and restaurants at the Key West Shopping Centre. The restaurants are all situated on the waterfront of the Pretorius Park Dam. The Rabbit Hole has large gardens, ample safe parking space and an on-site restaurant.
By train
Commuter trains from central Johannesburg depart about every 1-2 hours, journey time is just under one hour.
By plane
Krugersdorp is served by the Jack Taylor Airfield which is easily accessible from Pretoria via the R28/N14 highway, and more commonly by the N1 highway, Lanseria International Airport on the R511…
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