Rustenburg City

Rustenburg, the literal meaning of the word is "town of rest" is a little and wealthy town of South Africa. Situated at the foot of Magaliesberg in the North-west Province, Rustenburg city is more popularly known for industries and mining, exclusively for platinum mining.

Rustenburg is a service center for various industries that include platinum mining industry, agriculture industry, and some other local manufacturing industries. Besides, the region has also rich reserve of tin, chrome, lead, asbestos, granite, marble, and slate.

How to Reach:

To reach Rustenburg city, you can catch domestic or charted flight from Johannesburg International airport or Durban International airport. However, city is located on main highway and it is merely 165 km from Johannesburg, so you can reach this city by road from International airport of Johannesburg in just few hours. The public transport and private car on rent is always available at reasonable rate.

Attractions in the City:

Rustenburg city has plenty of places to visit; important of them are Rustenburg Museum, historical sites, Madikwe Game Reserve, Groot Marico Park, and Pilanesberg Game Reserve. In addition, other significant spots are 'sun city' and 'lost city'. It is located betwixt scenic mountains and has Modern entertainment facilities that attract most the tourists.

Where to Stay:

City has many hotels and resorts that provide superb class facility. However, in the peak season, the region is booked a month advance; therefore, to get secure your hotel, you need book simultaneously with your air tickets.

Sports & Events

The small city is very much in news because its Royal Bafokeng Stadium is one of the venues of FIFA World Cup scheduled to commence from 11th of June. Besides, city has another world class stadium is Olimpia Park and many other sport clubs.