OTTOSDAL Attractions

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Ottosdal, Central Region

Ottosdal is situated in the centre of the North West Province. The main routes to and from Gauteng (the economic centre of South Africa) pass through the town to the neighbouring countries of Namibia and Botswana. Ottosdal is the only place in South Africa where the unique "Wonderstone" or Pyrophyllite, is found and mined.

Attractions include the British Fort, Trenches and Cemeteries (dating from the Anglo-Boer War, 1899 to 1902), San Rock Engravings, Stone Age Implements and Structures, the Garden of Remembrance and Old Water Mill, built around 1860 which is now a national monument.

Featured Attractions in (or near) Ottosdal

Madikwe Game Reserve

Madikwe Game Reserve is about 70 000 hectares of bushland, about 3 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. It is one of South Africa’s largest and most popular game reserves and serves as home for cheetahs, wild dogs, hyenas, lion, elephant, black and white rhino, buffalo, zebra, giraffe and any number of ... more information

Mafikeng Game Reserve

The Mafikeng Game Reserve is 4 600 hectares of open Kalahari grassland and acacia thorn scrub - a typical African landscape of sour mixed bushveld - through which the Molopo River winds. One of the major breeding parks for white rhino in South Africa, the Mafikeng Game Reserve lies on the boundary of the ... more information

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