West Rand
The West Rand is the western part of the Gauteng province of South Africa.
Cities
Other destinations
- 🌍 Cradle of Humankind - undoubtedly one of the must-see destinations of Gauteng. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site where a lot of human ancestry fossil finds have been made.
Understand
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Trivia The West Rand is home to the deepest mine in the world. TauTona (near Carltonville) operates at a depth of 3.9 km, surpassing the previous 3.7-km record held by the Savuka mine in the North West Province. |
Do
Visit a goldmine
- Kromdraai Gold Mine, Ibis Ridge Farm (12 km north of Krugersdorp), ☏ +27 11 957-0211.
- Blaauwbank Historic Gold Mine, Station Road, Magaliesburg, ☏ +27 82 567-3111, fax: +27 14 577-1080, sparkle@wildparkgroup.co.za.
Adventure
- Johannesburg Skydiving Club, Carltonville outside Johannesburg, ☏ +27 82 928-2455, skydive@worldonline.co.za. Mostly uses a Pilatus Porter (PC 6).
- Magaliesburg Gliding Club, ☏ +27 83 649-9918, sagliding@telkomsa.net. Based just outside Krugersdorp on the West Rand.
- Tarlton International Raceway (Follow the R24 from Krugersdorp towards Magaliesburg. Tarlton is about halfway between the two towns), ☏ +27 11 762-5431. Gates generally open at 08:00 on race days. Home to spectacular drag racing. See their website for upcoming events. Price depends on event, but is usually around R60 per person.
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