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Explore Melodie in South Africa

Melodie in the region of South Africa (general) is a town in South Africa - some 18 mi or ( 30 km ) West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Melodie

Current time in Melodie is now 10:23 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Maseru, Mochudi, Gaborone, Mbabane, and Manzini. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Maseru . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Melodie ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

SHUGASMAKX Take it Easy featuring Moneoa

3:58 min by VentilationKid
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The ShugaFactory is now available on www.itunes.com/shugasmakx WORLDWIDE, Trust It! Shugasmakx's second single, "Take It Easy"featuring Moneoa, comes off of his sophomore album, The ShugaFactory. It w ..

AirScout™ at Harties

1:16 min by airboatafrika
Views: 3304 Rating: 5.00

The AirScout™ range of airboats is capable of 95 km/h top speed with plenty of low-end torque for climbing obstacles or running dry ground, grass, rocks, sandbanks, floating debris, logs or river bank ..


De Wildt - 10 Feb 2008

8:28 min by CasKru123
Views: 2193 Rating: 5.00

4x4 outing to De Wildt neat Hartebeespoortdam ..

Amaduku Lodge

3:51 min by FreshInteractivMedia
Views: 829 Rating: 5.00

Amaduku Lodge - Hartbeespoort South Africa Produced by Fresh Interactive Media ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -25.71 27.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Aerial tramways in South Africa, Convention centres in South Africa, Visitor attractions in North West (South African province)

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -25.75 27.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in North West (South African province), Crocodile River (West), Dams completed in 1923, Dams in South Africa, Visitor attractions in North West (South African province)

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -25.72 27.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Primate research centers, Primate sanctuaries, Visitor attractions in North West (South African province), Wildlife rehabilitation and conservation centers, Wildlife sanctuaries of South Africa, Zoos in South Africa

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -25.72 27.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Elephant conservation, Visitor attractions in North West (South African province), Wildlife sanctuaries of South Africa, Zoos in South Africa

Pelindaba

Pelindaba is South Africa's main Nuclear Research Centre, run by The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation, and was the location where South Africa's atomic bombs of the 1970s were developed, constructed and subsequently stored. It is situated near the Hartbeespoort Dam, approximately 33 km (22 miles) west of Pretoria on the farm which belonged to Gustav Preller.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -25.80 27.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Gauteng, Nuclear technology in South Africa, South African nuclear sites