Potgietersrus Attractions
Potgietersrus, 43km/27mi southwest of Pietersburg, is the center of an agricultural and mining region in which chromium, platinum, tin and asbestos are worked on a large scale. This attractive little town is named after Pieter Potgieter, a Boer commander who was killed in a battle with supporters of Chief Tlou Makapan in 1854. The town was abandoned for some years but was reoccupied in 1890.
The Arend Dieperink Museum in has an interesting collection of material on the history of the region.
Hours:
8am-4:30pm; Sun: 2pm-5pm; Sat: 9am-1pm
On the northern outskirts of the Potgietersrus is the Potgietersrus Nature Reserve and Game-Breeding Centre) with antelopes, gazelles, blue wildebeests, steppe zebras, Hartmann's mountain zebras, impalas and white rhinos, as well as the relatively rare pygmy hippopotamus. Visitors can drive through the reserve in their own car.
Hours:
8am-4pm; Sun: 8am-6pm; Sat: 8am-6pm
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