| Activity and Location |
Cost |
Duration |
| Vaal Reefs Mine, 37 miles from Potchefstroom |
$ 6 US |
5 hours |
| Specialized Protein Products, a local Soya manufacturing plant in
town applying the latest technology. |
$ 2 US |
1 1/2 hours |
| Faan Meintjies nature reserve, 35 miles from Potchefstroom. Wild
animals including zebra, rhino, antelope. |
$ 10 US |
5 hours |
| Buffelsvlei nature reserve, 12 miles from Potchefstroom. Ample
indigenous and foreign animals (lions in separate camp). |
$ 6 US |
3 hours |
| Potchefstroom Historical House Museums. This includes the Totius
museum, President Pretorius museum and Fleischack museum, all located in Potchefstroom. |
$ 2 US |
1 hour
per museum |
| Sisters of Africa, a gift and curio wholesaler. Local women
manufacture art crafts and curios on site; souvenirs are on sale. |
$ 2 US |
2 hours |
| Diamond mining at Rysmierbult, 30 km from Potchefstroom. |
$ 4 US |
4 hours |
Visits to local schools:
* Boitshoko, a high school in Ikageng township
* Ikalafeng, a special school for the intellectually challenged
* Vaal Reefs Technical High School
*Centrla Primary and GIrls High, two non-racial schoolswhere integration has
successfully taken place for some time. Girls High has a record of 100% matric pass rage
for the past 21 years.
*Seithemelo, a secondary school in a former squatter camp. |
$ 4 US |
All visits are
1 1/2 hour |
Visits to the University campus:
* Potchefstroom University's social responsibility programme
* School for Physiology, Nutrition and Family Ecology
* Centre for Child Law
* Telematic Learning Systems |
|
All visits are
1 1/2 hour |
