Randfontein, West Rand
Lying 45 kilometres west of Johannesburg, in what is commonly known as the West Rand, Randfontein emerged as a gold mining town during the late 1800s.
Apart from having the largest stamp mill in the world (used in early paper making for preparing the pulp), Randfontein, like many of the other outlying areas of Johannesburg, is essentially a rural collection of farms and small holdings in a particularly beautiful part of Gauteng. North west of Randfontein are the Magaliesberg and Witwatersberg mountains forming an attractive backdrop to the Skeerpoort and Crocodile River valleys.
Whilst mining still dominates this part of the world, one no longer has to drive miles to reach the nearest shopping centre from Randfontein as development has swiftly encroached and Randfontein is more like a suburb of Johannesburg, even if it falls under a separate municipality.
The Krugersdorp Game Reserve, barely two kilometres outside of Krugersdorp, is one of the closest attractions. It might be relatively small but the grassland, thornveld, riverine forest and rocky outcrops host a range of wildlife that includes hippo, buffalo, giraffe, white rhino and various antelope.
The Rhino Park, near Kromdraai, too is worth a visit - the rolling grasslands and hills to a number of dams where hippos play. The park has a growing white rhino population and you can spot a number of wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, sable and buffalo. Bird life abounds.
In the vicinity
Hotels & other accommodation options
Stilista Guest House
Stilista Guest House offers luxurious accommodation to holidaymakers and business persons alike. It is also an ideal choice for couples visiting ...
Eliora Guest House
Eliora Guest House is situated on a 2.1-hectare estate in the town of Randfontein, and the abundance of trees creates an oasis of serenity, ideal...
Rusticluke Guesthouse
Rusticluke Guest House is located in Greenhills offers comfortable overnight and self-catering accommodation in Randfontein, centrally located in...
Noteworthy attractions
Sterkfontein Caves
The Sterkfontein Caves are a series of limestone caves 50 kilometres north west of Johannesburg that are not only the richest, but most productiv...
Goldfields West Golf Club
The Goldfields West Golf course meanders through a nature reserve, which is naturally a most relaxing and a completely unspoiled environment wher...
Krugersdorp Golf Club
Hundreds of pine trees, the well-manicured fairways and greens, and the sweeping winds of the distant Magaliesberg range, especially when one is ...
Randfontein Golf Club
The small town of Randfontein lies on the greatest gold reef in South Africa and was established in 1929 although its history dates back much fur...
Roodepoort Country Club
Nestling in the tranquil countryside of Ruimsig, west of Johannesburg, lies one of South Africa's most challenging championship golf courses, Roo...
Krugersdorp Game Reserve
The habitat is mainly grassveld with small dams and reedbeds at the northern-most end. The vast areas of open grassland in the reserve provide th...
Cradle of Humankind
The Cradle of Humankind Site comprises a strip of a dozen dolomitic limestone caves containing the fossillised remains of ancient forms of animal...
Roodepoort Museum
Set in the Roodepoort Civic Centre on Christiaan de Wet Road, the Roodepoort Museum capably covers Roodepoort's long and diverse history, which d...
Croc City Crocodile Farm
Croc City Crocodile Farm provides the opportunity for the public to observe one of the world's most spectacular predators at close range. Croc Ci...
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