Area Attractions
FOR NATURE LOVERS
- BOTSOLANO GAME RESERVE - Situated on the Botswana border and on the edge of the Kalahari, some 36km from Mafikeng, it has gained a reputation as a fertile breeding ground for the white rhino.
- COOKE’S LAKE AND PONDS - For the less adventurous, this is a popular bird life sanctuary located on the outskirts of town.
- THE LOTLAMORENG GAME RESERVE - The complex offers a demarcated waterfowl sanctuary, a designated recreational area and a cultural village site.
- MAFIKENG GAME RESERVE - A 4600 ha paradise which nestles alongside the upmarket suburb of Riviera Park. Boasting a number of diverse habitats, this reserve has excellent varieties of plains game and bird viewing opportunities
- MODIMOLA DAM - A popular angling spot which hosts an annual angling competition.
HISTORICAL SITES
Mafikeng is a cultural jewel. It has much to offer the visitor both in terms of fascinating history and hospitality.
- Bethel’s Rocks
- Cecil John Rhodes Monument
- Commissioner Place
- Concentration Camp Cemeteries
- Cultural Village
- Dr. Modiri Molema’s home and surgery
- Edgar Rowland’s House
- Heroes Acre
- Kanon Kopje
- Kgotla of the Barolong Boora -Tshidi Maratiwa House
- Mafikeng Museum
- Mafikeng Siege Headquarters
- Mafikeng Town Beacon
- Maphatswa Cemetery
- Maratiwa House
- Masonic Lodge
- Mmabana Cultural Centre
- Molema Cemetery
- Monument to Boer ambush of British (Koedoesrant)
- Monument of Democracy and Peace
- Old South African Embassy
- Rowland’s Graveyard
- Slurry Cement Factory
- Sol Plaatje’s Newspaper Office
- South African War Monument
- Spencer Minchin’s House
- Steam railways
- The Mafikeng Cemetery (the Siege Cemetery)
- The Mafikeng Prison
- The Mail
- The Moshoeshoe graves
- The Mother and Child monument
- The Old Fingo Village
- Tontonyane
- Warren’s Fort
- Warren’s Well
- Women’s Laager
- World Centre for Science and Environment of the Scout M ovement
