Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway

Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway
The Harties Aerial Cableway is located at Hartbeespoort in the North West Province, South Africa
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Overview
Status	Operational
Country	South Africa
Coordinates	25°42′40.61″S 27°53′8.44″E / 25.7112806°S 27.8856778°E / -25.7112806; 27.8856778
Elevation	lowest:  0 metres (0 ft) highest: 1,592 metres (5,223 ft)
No. of stations	2
Open	1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Website	Harties Cableway
Operation
Operator	Zargodox (Pty) Ltd
Carrier capacity	6 passengers per cabin 2 passengers per two-seater chair lift
Technical features
Aerial lift type	Mono cableway
Line length	1 600 metres

The Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway (or Harties Cableway), originally constructed in 1973, is a 1.2 km long cableway that extends to the top of the Magaliesberg and offers panoramic views of the Magaliesberg, Hartbeespoort Dam and the surrounding area. It is situated 1 km to the north of the town of Hartbeespoort in the North West Province, and is the longest mono-cableway in Africa.^[1] In 2010 the cableway was completely revamped and modernised by Zargodox (Pty) Ltd, and officially reopened on 14 August 2010 by the then Minister of Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk.^[2] The aerial cableway is open seven days a week.^[3]