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Lots of sable antelope and popular hiking venue. Site of Kgaswane Rusternburg Waterfall. Accommodations pricing start from R40 per camping stand (6 people) and R800 per cottage per night
Kgaswane Mountain Reserve is a nature reserve of 53 square kilometres (20 sq mi) consisting of veld and mountains run by the North West Parks and Tourism Board. It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) south-west of Rustenburg on the northern slopes of the Magaliesberg, inside of the Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve and alongside the western portion of the Magaliesberg Protected Natural Environment. Kgaswane is home to many species of flora and bird life and large and small mammals, and has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2019. The reserve has a number of camp sites, hikes and trails.
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A little museum showing the way things were back in the day when Paul Kruger worked on a farm called Boekenhoutfontein, before he became president of the Suid-Afrikaanse Republiek, the Dutch South African Republic circa 1852-1902. The museum shows exhibits pertaining to the Boer farming life and heritage.
A wild animal park home to lions, tigers, black jaguars, hyenas, as well as the only strawberry leopard worldwide. You can take tours of the animals as well as spending intimate time with cubs, lemurs, and adult lions and cheetahs. Tours are kind of spendy but the goal of the park is to take in abused and neglected animals.
A game lodge where you can do guided lion walks and other encounters with nature (touch a tiger, interact with lion cubs, etc). Servals, caracals, cheetahs also live here. Bookings essential.