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Brits in the region of North-West with its 122,497 habitants is a town located in South Africa - some 26 mi or ( 43 km ) West of Pretoria , the country's capital .
Local time in Brits is now 04:51 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Maseru, Mochudi, Gaborone, Mbabane, and Manzini. When in this area, you might want to check out Maseru . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Brits ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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SHUGASMAKX Take it Easy featuring Moneoa
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South Africa 3: Squatter Camp
I went to one of the shanty towns near Johannesburg and got to know a few guys who told me about it. More facts here: en.wikipedia.org Music by Mike Davies ..
Gauteng Hang Gliding Champs 2011 Part 3of 3
Gauteng Hang Gliding Championship 2010 - part2of3. ..
Gauteng Hang Gliding Championships 2010 - Part1of3
Gauteng Hang Gliding Championships 2010 held at Aviators Paradise by Thermal Riders Hang Gliding Club. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
The Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeespoort Dam
The Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeespoort Dam is an elephant sanctuary providing a safe haven and “halfway house” for African elephants. It provides fully guided interactive elephant educational programs covering elephant habits, dynamics, behavior and anatomy. The main focus of the sanctuary is to educate visitors about all aspects of elephants and elephant husbandry, with the vision to release elephants into an environment where they can be more independent.
Located at -25.72 27.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Bush Babies Monkey Sanctuary
Bush Babies Monkey Sanctuary is a privately owned multi-specie primate rehabilitation centre situated in the foothills and gorges of the Magaliesberg mountain range, close to Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West Province of South Africa. The sanctuary takes in donated and rescued primates that may have been orphaned, raised as household pets, previously confined to captivity, abused, injured, or recovered from the illegal pet trade.
Located at -25.72 27.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Brits Airfield
Brits Airfield is a small airfield located in Brits, South Africa. It mainly facilitates light and ultra-light aircraft as well as Gliders.
Located at -25.53 27.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway
The Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway (Harties Cableway), originally constructed in 1973, extends to the top of the Magaliesberg and offers panoramic views of the Magaliesberg, Hartbeespoort Dam and the surrounding area. It is situated 1km to the east of the town of Hartbeespoort in the North West Province, and is the longest mono-cableway in Africa.
Located at -25.71 27.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Hartbeespoort Dam
Hartbeespoort Dam also known as Harties (officially the Hartbeespoort Dam Reservoir) is an arch type dam situated in the North West Province of South Africa{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:25|44|51|S|27|52|1|E|type:landmark |primary |name= }}. It lies in a valley to the south of the Magaliesberg mountain range and north of the Witwatersberg mountain range, about 35 kilometres west of Pretoria. The name of the dam means "pass of the hartebeest" in Afrikaans.
Located at -25.75 27.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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