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Pretoriuskop - a golden oldie!

Besides Berg-en-Dal, Pretoriuskop is one of the rest camps closest to Johannesburg or Pretoria. If you hit the road early on a Friday and drive through the Malelane gate, this is the rest camp of choice for a quick weekend getaway.

If you do decide on a weekend visit, you will get home pretty late on Sunday night, but as Natasha always says, “the weekend is only over when the Carte Blanche jingle fills the lounge!” Be careful when planning your return trip though, and do not be fooled by the Numbi/Phabeni gate routes which look like shortcuts on the map. These routes take you through the countryside and can become quite busy as many residents return home on Sundays. Pretoriuskop is located on

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