Hartebeespoort Dam

Hartbeespoort, informally known as "Harties", is a small resort town in the North West Province , situated on slopes of the Magaliesberg mountain and the banks of the  Hartbeespoort Dam. The name of the town means "gateway of the hartbees" (a species of antelope) in Afrikaans. 

• Some of the main tourist attractions in or around the town are:
• The Hartbeespoort Dam wall and tunnel
• The Hartbeespoort Dam Snake Park
• The Hartbeespoort Dam Aquarium
• Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway (the longest mono cableway in Africa
• Transvaal Yacht Club
• Oberon Leisure Resort
• Lesedi Cultural Centre
• Upside Down House
• Welwitchia Country Market
• The Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeespoort Dam
• Bushbabies Monkey Sanctuary
• Lion and Safari Park reserve
• Harties horse trail safaris
• Chameleon Village
• There are many restaurants in the area where you can have lunch