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3About Beaufort West
Beaufort West is your classic halfway stop on the N1 between Cape Town and Joburg, slap bang in the Great Karoo. Locals nip out to Nelspoort or Leeu-Gamka, while long-haul travellers roll in from Port Elizabeth, Hout Bay, or even Bathurst, 644 km away. There are around 2 fast chargers in town for EV drivers needing a top-up before tackling the open Karoo roads. Fun fact: this dusty stopover is where Chris Barnard, the heart transplant pioneer, was born, with a museum honouring him downtown.
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Beaufort West is in South Africa, at -32.353, 22.584 - about 53 km south-west of Nelspoort.
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Play a pub crawl round in Beaufort West
Nine holes from pub to pub through the real streets of Beaufort West. Every cup is a bar somebody actually drinks in.