NEAR NEWLY DECLARED WORLD HERITAGE SITE ‘VREDEFORT DOME’
There’s a place where children can run free and neighbours still sit on front
porches on warm summer evenings...
There’s a place you can walk your dog in safety, and breathe clean air...
Fish, braai or amble along the banks of our beautiful Vaal River.
Secure boomed off area! BOATING, jet-skiing, and bird watching plus game farm
across the river!
VAALOEWER is about 70km south of Johannesburg, around 25km west
of Vanderbijlpark and 25km east of Parys. We are situated below the barrage, on
a secluded piece of deep water river supported by the weir, which is maintained
by the Rand Water Board.
DIRECTIONS
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(East of Joburg) Take the R59 until Vereeniging. Exit on the Vanderbijlpark
turnoff (R42) Drive 13 km until the Potchefstroom turnoff to the right (R53).
Keep straight on this road for 19 km until the VAALOEWER sign on the left. Turn
left and immediately left again, through the boom and ... Welcome to Vaaloewer!
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(West of Joburg) Western bypass on the Bloemfontein road: Take the N1 Grassmere
tollroad. Take the Vanderbijlpark/Potchefstroom offramp (R53 exit #9) Turn to
the right towards Potchefstroom and go over the highway. From this point 12,5
km on the left you will find the VAALOEWER sign on the left. Turn left and
immediately left again, through the boom and ... Welcome to Vaaloewer!
ABOUT US
Our little country escape falls under the Vanderbijlpark Municipality, and has
been in existence for about twenty five years. Legend is the farm used to belong to Mimi
Coertze’s dad and you will still find the small ampi-theatre where she sang to
local crowds.
However, the secret is out! Our beauty has been ‘discovered’ and there has been
a tremendous influx of new owners to the area. Property sales over the past
year have been almost equal to one registration through the Deeds Office in
Pretoria for each day of the year – around 350 property transfers for this
little area!
Vaaloewer lies in the geological Vredefort dome, near the World Heritage
Site ‘Vredefort Dome’. For those of us who failed history in school here’s a
quick update!
The Vredefort dome is the oldest and largest meteorite impact site in the world.
Formed an estimated 2000 million years ago when a gigantic meteorite hit the
earth close to where Vredefort is today. The force of the impact opened up a
crater, which is still visible, and is about 40km in diameter and is regarded
the biggest and oldest clearly visible impact structure on Earth.
There are around 900 full title stands which vary from 650m2 to 1420m2 each with
a magic of its own. Vaaloewer is divided by two hills.. There are beautiful
views from each ridge, some stands have spectacular views over the river and
some towards the beautiful bush. The stands high on the cliff directly
overlooking the Vaal are our most exclusive and sought after, not becoming
available too often. However, from many points in the area you will see the
river.
Directly along the river banks we have a kilometer of prime river frontage
picnic area which only residents have access to by car, keeping our waterfront
exclusive. Here property owners or their guests may braai, fish or simply walk
along the river. Also included is a playpark of swings and a pool for the kids.
The Conference Centre / Bed and Breakfast is one of the most exclusive in the
area, boasting state-of-the-art technology, with 16 air-conditioned rooms, all
with panoramic views over the river. There are plans to erect a little
supermarket, hardware shop and petrol station in the area.
Another feature of the Vaaloewer area is the boat club. Modern, exclusive units,
large and small, tempt frazzled city dwellers to the area on weekends! Members
of the boat club may park their boats, or purchase a boathouse. There are a
limited number of boat permits to launch, keeping the river peaceful and quiet.
If you are looking for a weekend get-away, a permanent place to stay, to retire
or simply a sound place to invest your hard earned money... Come and visit us and
share our secret!
Vaaloewer greetings,
Liz - 083 316 7477
Gallie - 082 971 4499
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