Gil-Ifafi
Facilities & details
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Know before you go
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- This is a backcountry site — you'll need to carry in your gear and water.
Location
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What’s nearby
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🏞️ Attractions
The Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway (or Harties Cableway), originally constructed in 1973, is a 1.2 km long cableway that extends to the top of the Magaliesberg and offers panoramic views of the Magaliesberg, Hartbeespoort Dam and the surrounding area. It is situated 1 km to the north of the town of Hartbeespoort in the North West Province, and is the longest mono-cableway in Africa. In 2010 the cab
Hartbeespoort Dam (also known as Harties) is an arch type dam situated in the North West Province of South Africa. It lies in a valley to the south of the Magaliesberg mountain range and north of the Witwatersberg mountain range, about 35 kilometres north west of Johannesburg and 20 kilometres west of Pretoria. The name of the dam means "dam at the gorge of the hartebeest" (a species of antelope)
Protected area encompassing the Hartbeespoort Dam
🛒 Amenities & services
🛒 Groceries
- Convenience
Superspar- Spar Hartbeespoort
⛽ Fuel
- Sasol
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TotalEnergies- Fuel station
🍽️ Food & drink
KFC
McDonald's Hartbeespoort- Restaurant
➕ Medical
- Hartbeespoort Medical Centre
- Pharmacy
🚻 Toilets & showers
- Public toilets
🎾 Sports
- Swimming pool
- Sports
- Hartbeespoort Tennis Club
🏧 ATM & bank
- Nedbank
- ATM
Capitec Bank
Weather
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Good to know
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Who runs Gil-Ifafi?
Gil-Ifafi is operated by Scouts South Africa.
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