Barberton (Mpumalanga)
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Africa : Southern Africa : South Africa : Mpumalanga : Barberton
Barberton [1] is a city in South Africa.
[edit] Get in
[edit] By car
- From Nelspruit, follow the R40 for about 45km. It is about half an hours drive.
- From Badplaas, follow the R38 for about 75km, just under an hours drive through some of the best scenery in Mpumalanga
[edit] By plane
The nearest large airport, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport just outside Nelspruit, is about an hours away by car.
[edit] By bus
A number of inter city bus services stop in Barberton
[edit] Get around
[edit][add listing] See
- Aerial cableway. This 20km long cableway was build in the 1930's by the mining industry to carry oar between Hvelock mine in Swaziland and Barberton. edit
- Barberton local History Museum, 36 Pilgrim Street, ☎ +27 (0)13 712-4208 (abornman@nel.mpu.gov.za, fax: +27 (0)13 712-4208). Open 9AM to 4PM. R10 for adults, R5 for kids, free to students and pensioners. edit
- Blockhouse, cnr Judge and Lee str (Behind the Museum). Open any time. Anglo-Boer War fort dating back to 1901 edit
- Belhaven House Museum
- Stopforth House
- Jock of the Bushveld Statue
[edit][add listing] Do
- De Brug Ostrich Farm, Just outside town on the road to Kaapsehoop, ☎ +27 13 712-5265. Open Tue-Sun from 10AM. edit
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[edit][add listing] Sleep
- Barberton Manor Guest House, 81 Sheba Road, ☎ +27 (0)13 - 712 48 26 (guest@barbertonmanor.com, fax: +27 (0)13 - 712 35 88), [2]. edit
- Chill Inn, 3 Kiaateres, ☎ +27 (0)13 712-5055 (fax: +27 (0)13 712-2305). edit
[edit] Contact
[edit] Get out
- The Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Eden, Umhloti Nature Reserve (About the R40 towards Nelspruit, about 16km from Nelspruit take a right turn at the signs and follow the road for about 4km), ☎ +27 (0)13 745-7406 (info@janegoodall.co.za, fax: +27 (0)13 745-7406), [3]. edit
- Visit Swaziland, Baberton is only 42km from the Bulembu border post.
- The Blyde River Canyon and Kruger National Park both within two hours drive.
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