Delareyville

Delareyville is a tiny but prosperous North West Province farming town in the very north-east of South Africa’s Maize Triangle. The town was only established in 1913, far later than most other ‘Boer’ towns in South Africa, and was named after Koos De la Rey – a famous Huguenot General in the Anglo-Boer War.

Besides maize, other crops and livestock, there are a number of salt pans in the area that contribute significantly to South Africa’s salt production. These salt pans attract flamingos in the thousands.

Delareyville is very small, but there all basic facilities and amenities can be found here, including a small gold course, tennis courts and other sports facilities and a caravan park.

There are also a few guesthouses in and around Delareyville.

Attraction includes the 2000ha Barberspan Nature Reserve and Bird Sanctuary, 15km out of town, the Henk Joubert Game Reserve, and a number of historical buildings and Boer War monuments, including the Dutch Reform Church which is a National Monument.

Getting there: From Klerksdorp take the R507 west. The only stops in two hours of driving are the tiny hamlets of Hartbeesfontein and Ottosdal.