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The town is part of the Vaalharts irrigation scheme
Hartswater
North of Kimberley, 16km from Jan Kempdorp on the R49

Region:
Diamond Fields
Nearby Towns: Jan Kempdorp, Warrenton, Barkly West, Windsorton, Kimberley

Laid out in 1934 as a town serving the northern section of the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme, Hartswater’s growth has been nurtured by its irrigation canals and is surrounded by trees and tracts of fertile ground.
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NOCCI
Tel/Fax 053 474 0432
Email noccihw@vharts.co.za
 

 


activities and attractions
  Burial Sites
The burial site of Tswana Chief Galeshewe is near Hartswater.

Hartswater Wine Cellar
Enjoy wine tasting and buy local wines, bottled under the Overvaal and Elements labels.

Taung Skull
On the border of the Northern Cape and the North West Province. Home to the Buxton quarry where Raymond Dart discovered the million-year-old skull of the Taung child and declared a heritage site in 1924.

Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme
Covering 36 950ha, the Scheme, which is one of the largest irrigation schemes in the world, is managed by Vaalharts Water, watering 1 250 farms of some 25ha each in the lush Valley.

 
activities and attractions

 

Featured Accommodation

1.
Barons Galley & Lodge
Tel:053 474 0077
Hotels and Lodges, Hartswater

2.
Moreson Guest House and Guest Farm
Tel:053 474 1065
Cell: 082 453 1432
Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Hartswater

3.
Shalom Guest House
Tel:082 9224754
Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Hartswater

4.
Aandrus Guest House
Tel:053 474 0077
Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Hartswater

5.
Seyffert Guest House
Tel:053)474 1632
Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Hartswater

6.
Weltevrede Guest House
Tel:053 474 0644
Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Hartswater

7.
Animal Farm B&B
Tel:(053) 474 0943
Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Hartswater

8.
Salome Guest House
Tel:(053) 474 1012
Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Hartswater

9.
Taung Sun Hotel
Tel:(053) 994 1820
Hotels and Lodges, Hartswater


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