The Haartbeespoortdam in the Madibeng area is the second most visited place after the Waterfront in Cape Town. It is estimated that approximately 19000 – 20 000 vehicles drive per weekend over the Haartbeespoort Wall.

Madibeng is well serviced in terms of tourist services and products. Primarily the Madibeng area caters for adventure tourists with various nature reserves, camping sites, fishing, hunting and hiking hot spots. The area also makes provision for the cultural and historic enthusiasts with several cultural villages and historic sites.

 

Apart from the variety of tourist services and products, there is an abundance of tourist attractions in the Madibeng area. These attractions vary from animal parks to industrial activities such as mining and cheese manufacturing. For the art enthusiasts the Haartbeespoortdam area provides them with numerous art galleries and famous artists.

 

 Investment opportunities in this sector include:

 

DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL	POTENTIAL PROJECTS
Various tourism products and services	Package and market products and services i.e. a Platinum Agro Route Development of a regional tourism node (PPP)
Grape, cheese and other commercial farms – Tourism potential	Include these farms in tourist routes and itineraries
Potential to link tourism to agriculture, mining and manufacturing industries	Develop tourism packages for agriculture, mining, and manufacturing tours.
More specialised and high quality products and services	High standard self-catering facilities
Develop a tourism theme for the Madibeng area	i.e. ‘The Big 8 – Province’ (including the big five, mining, Haartbeespoortdam, cultural activities, etc.)
New tourist products and services	Eco-diving center Tourist bicycle route around the dam More specialised tourist orientated cultural activities

 

Local Municipality of Madibeng

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