Roodeplaat Dam Provincial Nature Reserve — Attraction in Tshwane Ward 99

Beautiful and nature, plenty of different birds. We loved the forest section along the edge of the dam. We saw a 'bok' of sorts scampering away from us. The park lost a star since their map that is being issued to the hikers is woefully inadequate, and it caused trouble. It shows paths that don't exist. It is not drawn to any scale and is heavily distorted, so trying to follow your progress is impossible. We lost confidence that we were going in the right direction and we decided to turn around. What confused us the sudden change in colour of the route from yellow to white, thinking that we missed a turn somewhere. We couldn't find the trail entrance from the offices, so we relocated to the pick-nick site. From there, we back tracked along the road until we intersected with the path. We hiked along the water's edge. We did lose our navigational confidence roughly 5km into the hike. There, we decided to take a minor path trying to get back to our starting point. That didn't go too far (pun intended). We managed to return to the path we came on courtesy of a GPS. Overall, the hike was highly enjoyable. The 'forest section' provided very welcome relief from the direct sun. We clocked the hike at 10.8km. I would recommend studying Google Earth images and to draw...

We went as a company to do strategic planning. This is now the Premier Hotel, but if you set your GPS it is still showing Roodevalley Faircity Hotel. So don't worry you will end up at the right place. Their food is absolutely divine. Meat is succulent and I loved their veggies. We had breakfast and dinner and during our brakes a snack. Their staff is friendly and professional and try to assist where they can. I just felt very sorry for the whole tourism industry because you can see they took a nock during COVID. From our side we need to support them that they rise to their full glory. I would love just to stay there for one extra night just to relax next to the...

Very reasonable camping rates,clean,basic ablution facilities with a wheel chair friendly bathroom option. We camped right at the water's edge which has no electricity. Electricity is provided at the caravan camp stands,deeper into the reserve. We were warned too late( by comming across signage on a walk) that one cannot swim/ touch the water as it is a bilharzia zone,this was not conveyed to us at the gates and the dam only has one sign board warning visitors( which was no where near our camp site) There is no toilet paper in the bathrooms ,so pack your own. All and all it was a very pleasant experience. The reserve has a picnic site for day visitors as well...