Destination Guide
Limpopo
Overview
· Kingdom of Mapungubwe.
· Northern Kruger National Park.
· The Great Limpopo River- river of legends.
· UNESCO Biosphere Reserves- Waterberg and Kruger to Canyon.
· The Big Five.
. Rich cultural heritage
Limpopo is the Northern most Province of South Africa and takes it’s name from the Limpopo River that forms the boundary between South Africa and Zimbabwe to the north. The Limpopo River was imortalised by Rudyard Kipling’s tale of the “Great grey greasy Limpopo River all set about with fever trees.” The Great North is a land of legends, home to the Rain Queen and the mystical Venda people as well as the ancient Kingdom of Mapungubwe. Limpopo is home to a large chunk of The Kruger National Park and what is now The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park that links Kruger National Park with Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It is rich in natural beauty, with majestic mountain ranges and dramatic landscapes. The vegetation is of the savannah biome known as the Bushveld and has some noteworthy components such as the enormous Baobabs, forests of Lebombo Iron woods and the beautiful fever tree-once thought by the pioneers to be responsible for malaria!
Limpopo enjoys a summer rainfall and although it is generally a fairly dry province it has many lush pockets and the northern and eastern areas are subtropical with hot and humid summers. Limpopo Province contains much of the UNESCO proclaimed Waterberg Biosphere as well as The Kruger to Canyon Biosphere Reserve.
The history of Limpopo is the stuff of story books, in the past, due to the remote and inhospitable nature of the hot, fever ridden Limpopo Province, the area attracted many fugitives and their stories and legacies are woven into the tapestry of the Limpopo and make and mystery of the “Great North”.
Limpopo has an international airport in Polokwane and many smaller ones close to tourist attractions.
Tours featuring Limpopo
Trip Duration:
3 nights/4 days
Max. guests:
Min 1
A guided walking trail in the Greater Kruger, as close as you can get to the safaris of old- combining trails and game drives in Klaserie Game Reserve.
Destinations:
Combining the love of horses with the conservation of the African bush
Trip Duration:
2 or 4 weeks
Max. guests:
Min 1
This is a wonderful opportunity to explore, learn and conserve the African bush, whilst combining it with horseback riding and equine studies. Situated close to the town of Hoedspruit, the game farm is in the heart of the bush, surrounded by big five game reserves leading into the world renowned Kruger National Park.
Destinations:
Wildlife Art Course located on a game farm
Trip Duration:
4 weeks
Max. guests:
minimum 1
The Wildlife Art course provides the unique encounter to observe and sketch South Africa's Fauna and Flora in their natural surroundings. It is an introductory course to bush art where you can learn to sketch and paint wildlife while on an art safari, all of which are undertaken right on a game farm, with the surrounding of the Northern Drakensburg mountains.
Destinations:
Kruger Park, game drives, foot safaris, conservation and community prorammes.
Trip Duration:
2 weeks
Max. guests:
Min 4, Max 8
Tom Cats, close to the Central Control Gate into the Timbavati and Klaserie Reserves, 28km from Hoedspruit, and 40 minutes drive from the world famous Kruger National Park is a new alternative to working holiday options in South Africa.Get involved and contribute to conservation and community projects with Tom Cats volunteer programmes.
Destinations:
Klaserie Private Game Reserve,Kruger National Park, night drives, small traditional safari camp large productive area.
Trip Duration:
Monday to Friday
Max. guests:
Min 2 Max 8
A Tour combining the freedom that comes with the independance of a private park safari camp with the standing of the National Park, providing the Best of Both Worlds on a 4 night 5 day Kruger tour.
Destinations:
Kruger National Park and Timbavati
Trip Duration:
3 nights/ 4 days
Max. guests:
Minimum 2 people sharing
Three nights in the Greater Kruger starting at Kruger Gate and moving on to a tented camp in Timbavati Private Reserve with excellent game viewing all the way.
Destinations:
Thornybush Game Reserves, Kruger Park open vehicle safari, Klaserie Game Reserve on foot
Trip Duration:
3 nights / 4 days
Max. guests:
Minimum 2 people sharing
A three night tour visiting three different reserves in Greater Kruger for game viewing at its best.
Destinations:
Greater Kruger , private safari lodge
Trip Duration:
3 nights/ 4 days
Max. guests:
1-8
A three night tour departing from Johannesburg at dawn every day providing a easy affordable way to see the Kruger in comfort.
