Magaliesburg Accommodation, information about the Town and bed and breakfast in the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountain range. only an hour drive away from Johannesburg. With things to do like horse trails withing a few minutes drive. South Africa is aprime tourism destination, it is a green lung district and a vacation and recreation district.Situated between the hills of the Witwatersrand and Magaliesberg, Magaliesburg is a rural retreat for holidaymakers.This little village of Magaliesburg has its historic roots in gold-mining and agriculture in the Witwatersrand. Magaliesburg was one of the original reef villages and a transit hub for gold ore and agricultural products. As a result, it is still located on a rail and road junction leading to Botswana, Zimbabwe and links by road to the platinum and iron mining towns of North-West Province. In some measure because of its strategic positioning and transportation links.