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Directions from:

• Brits
• Johannesburg East and O R Tambo Airport
• Johannesburg Central or Roodepoort via Hendrik Potgieter Drive (M47)
• Johannesburg or Randburg via Beyers Naude Drive (M5)
• Krugersdorp via the Sterkfontein Road (R563)
• Randburg and Lanseria Airport via Malibongwe Drive (R512)
• Rustenburg
• Sandton via William Nicol Drive (R511) and/or R512
• Tshwane / Pretoria via N4
• Tshwane / Pretoria East via N1 / N14

Note that all visits must be booked in advance.

Maps

This map of Gauteng has the location of HartRAO marked with a * in the upper left area of the map.

This map shows the access roads from Johannesburg and Pretoria / Tshwane to Hartebeesthoek in more detail, as a pdf file for easy printing.

HartRAO is in the centre of this Google map. Zoom in to see more detail, or zoom out to see our location in Africa. Zooming out, Hartebeestpoort dam will be seen to the upper right, and Johannesburg to the lower right.

For more maps and information on Gauteng Province, Johannesburg, Tshwane / Pretoria etc. see:
Guest Net, Map Studio, SA Venues.

GPS

For those navigating by GPS, the coordinates of the carpark in front of the HartRAO Visitor Centre are:
Latitude 25° 53' 27.1" South
Longitude 027° 41' 12.7" East.
The turnoff to HartRAO and the CSIR's SAC from the Broederstroom-Hekpoort Road is 3 km East of this.

Accommodation in the Area and Tourist Information

HartRAO is located in a tourist area - the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site around, including the new Maropeng Visitor Centre and the Sterkfontein Caves.

For information about accommodation in the area around HartRAO, see:
Magaliesburg Meander, Magalies Info, Gauteng Tourism Authority Where to stay - Gauteng.

The closest commercial accommodation to HartRAO is at the Maropeng Hotel and Cradle Lodge.