Known as the Patinum Province, the North West produces more platinum than any other single area in the world. Rent a 4x4 in Rustenburg and take a day-trip to the Pilansburg National Park; the nature reserve is set in the bowl of an extinct volcano that erupted 1.3-billion years ago; leaving three concentric rings of hills at its boundry.

Described as forming the southern part of the Kalahari Desert, the North West Province offers almost all year-round sunshine. Bordering Botswana in the north, the Free State and the Northern Cape provinces in the south, and the Limpopo Province and Gauteng on the northeast and east, the dry African climate is truly unique. Covering 118,797 sq km, the North West Province was created in 1994 by the merger of Bophuthatswana, one of the former bantustans (or black homelands), and the western part of Transvaal, one of the four former South African provinces.

Important historical sites in the province include Mafikeng, the traditional capital of the Barolong people. The name Mafikeng means "The place among the rocks" and was given to the capital of the North West province by the early Barolong chiefs. Mafikeng attracted the attention of the worl's media during the Siege of Mafikeng when a small British garrison held out against the Boer forces for 217 days.

The perfect way to enjoy the historical expanse of the province is by hiring a car in Rustenburg and overnighting at the world-famed Lost City or Sun City, where world-class entertainment and all-night casinos will keep you entertained 24 hours a day.

	Bojanala Region
	Dr Kenneth Kaunda District (Southern Region)
	Dr Ruth S. Mopati District (Bophirima Region)
	Dr Ngaka Modiri Molema District (Central Region)

	First Car Rental Rustenburg
	First Car Rental Klerksdorp