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» Southern Africa » South Africa » Provinces » Free State » Bethlehem

Bethlehem Travel Guide

Tourist Information - Accommodation - Map - Climate

Bethlehem is a city of 11,815 inhabitants located in the province of Free State, the District of Thabo Mofutsanyane.
The city is nestled in the Maluti Mountains in 1700 meters, is offering a fertile land where wheat grows in abundance.

The main language spoken in Bethlehem is 74 Afrikaans, Sesotho monitoring (15%) of English and isiZulu.

Postal code from Bethlehem is 9700
Its area code : 044

I. Bethlehem map

Bethlehem Street map

II. Climate and geography of Bethlehem

Bethlehem	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Temperature max	26	25	24	21	18	15	15	18	21	23	24	26
Temperature min	12	12	10	7	2	0	0	1	5	8	10	12
Rainfall (mm)	90	73	69	34	12	0	0	7	16	50	71	81

III. Getting around in Bethlehem

By car :

Bethlehem is located 240 km northeast of Bloemfontein, 140 km east of Kroonstad and 90km west of Harrismith.

- Rental Car Bethlehem

By plane :

Bethlehem has an airfield, but for international flights or domestic, it will go to Bloemfontein.

- Flight to Johannesburg or Flight to Bloemfontein

By bus :

By train :

IV. What to see and what to do in Bethlehem

- Basotho Cultural Village:

Basotho Cultural Village is a typical village of the people knew Sotho South, located next to the R172 and nestled in the mountains of the Drakensberg, visit the village will obligatorily with the accompaniment of a guide.
Tariff rest camp: R600 for 2 people + extra R172 per person.

- Bethlehem Golf Course:

The golf club has 18 holes of Bethlehem and extends 6500m ², it is considered the best club in the valley.
Official website: Bethlehem Golf Course

- Dinner at Jenka:

Tasty Moroccan restaurant ambience, this restauraant is open from Monday to Saturday, but beware booking is essential to eat.
Address: Lavender Hill Country Estate, Bethlehem, Kestell Road, N5, Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa.
Tel: +27 (0) 58 303-1673

- Bethlehem Air Show:

It is the festival of Bethlehem Airshow.

- Berg Bohaai:

Festival older than 10 years with exhibition, market, sports, entertainment.

Parks and nature reserves proximitées Bethlehem:

	Golden Gate Highlands National Park This National Park near the border with Lesotho, was founded in 1963, covers an area of ??343km ², the park is known for its sandstone cliffs and the caves dressed San rock paintings. Golden Gate Highlands National Park is also famous for its fauna and flora, the park is also a place for reintroduction of the "Big Five".
	Mount Everest Game Reserve Located 20km north of Harrismith, this private reserve is home to species such as the rhinoceros Sev, Zebra , Cobe ... It is also an ideal place for lovers of hiking and climbing.
	Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve is a reserve of 18 000 hectares, camping and hiking trails are built around the artificial lake.

V. Where to stay in Bethlehem

Here is a list of hotels and lodges where you can stay :

- Bethlehem Hotel

VI. Other cities in Free State

Other major cities in Free State are :

- Bethlehem
- Bloemfontein
- Harrismith
- Welkom

Map of Free State

VII. Additional Information

Source : 2012

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