Attractions IN Soutpansberg Conservancy
Mountain Reserves / Forests / Nature Reserves
Soutpansberg Conservancy
The Soutpansberg Conservancy, consisting of 90 000 hectares, was formed to protect an incredibly sensitive and beautiful part of the world. Drive across the arid, flat vastness of the northern Limpopo Province, and the sandstone of the Soutpansberg ...
Attractions AROUND Soutpansberg Conservancy
Landmarks
Lake Fundudzi
The enchanted body of water known as Lake Fundudzi is a sacred lake of the Venda people that lies in the heart of the Soutpansberg and is one of the few true inland lake systems in South Africa. Lake Fundudzi can be found on the R523 between Thohoyandou ...
Landmarks / Birdlife or Wildlife Sanctuaries / Nature Reserves
Manoutsa Vulture Colony
South Africa's fourth largest Cape Griffon vulture colony roosts on the sheer cliffs of the Drakensberg escarpment near the JG Strijdom Tunnel on a farm called Manoutsa. Vultures need cliffs in order to breed, something the Kruger National Park ...
Nature Reserves
Musina Nature Reserve
Musina Nature Reserve has one of the largest collections of baobabs in the country, and incorporates the former Baobab Forest Reserve formed in 1926 to protect the baobabs from commercial interests. These huge 'upside down' trees, more formally known ...
Miscellaneous / Natural Wonders
The Baobabs
The giant Baobab trees grow mainly in the hot, semi-arid areas north of the Soutpansberg mountain. Legend has it that in a frivolous mood, the gods planted Baobabs upside down with their roots exposed to the sky. The baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) is ...
... and a little further afield
Landmarks / Lakes / Dams
Albasini Dam
The biggest body of water in the area, Albasini Dam lies east of Makhado (Louis Trichardt), just south of the Entabeni State Forest. Named after Joćo Albasini, a slave trader and elephant hunter the remains of whose trading post lies close to the new ...
Nature Reserves
Ben Lavin Nature Reserve
The rather heady mix of assorted sour bushveld, riverine woodland that lines the almost always arid watercourses, and vast plains of thornveld set against the rolling foothills of the Soutpansberg, make the Ben Lavin Nature Reserve, close to Louis ...
Nature Reserves
Blouberg Nature Reserve
Situated west of Makhado, just off route 521, the Blouberg Nature Reserve lies in relative obscurity in the midst of rural village and farming communities at the foot of the eastern foothills of the Blouberg Mountain, for its part an inselberg of the ...
Forests
Entabeni Forest
Entabeni forest is a strip of Afro-temperate mist-belt forest that is part of the state Entabeni plantation. As such it is one of few remaining forests of this description and harbours some of the province's most exciting ...
Forests / Mountain Reserves
Hanglip Forest Reserve
Locally known as Hanglip Bosreservaat, the reserve has over 340 hectares of indigenous sub-tropical forest criss-crossed with hiking paths, mountain forest streams and the call of birds. During the heat of the summer months, the forest provides a ...
Nature Reserves
Langjan Nature Reserve
Lying just north east of Blouberg Nature Reserve, on the R521 to Alldays, west of Makhado, the Langjan Nature Reserve is typified by gorgeous red sand dunes and scrub-acacia bushveld vegetation - lush during the summer rainfalls and equally dry during ...
Golf Courses
Louis Trichardt Golf Club
The Louis Trichardt Golf Club takes its name after the town it has been built in and is widely known as one of the very best South African nine-hole golf courses. The course enjoys stunning scenery and right off the tee one can enjoy mountainous vistas, ...
Nature Reserves
Makuya Nature Reserve
Makuya, also known as Makuya Nature Reserve, shares a fenceless border with the Kruger National Park and is about an hour's drive from the Pafuri Gate. A relatively small reserve its 16 000 hectares are leased from the Makuya, Mutele, and Mphaphuli ...
Landmarks / World Heritage Sites
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is situated in the extreme north of this country, where South Africa meets Botswana and Zimbabwe. However, it was once (between 900 and 1300 CE) the centre of gold and ivory trade with ...
Game Reserves / National Parks
Mapungubwe National Park
Set right up against the northern border of South Africa, uniting Botswana and Zimbabwe, lies Mapungubwe National Park - an extensive savannah landscape situated at the meeting place of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers. This is the land of sandstone ...
Soutpansberg Conservancy as a destination
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Alldays, Louis Trichardt, Makhado, Mapungubwe, Musina, Thohoyandou, Vivo
Staying Overnight
Tshivase Nature Reserve
Set in a pristine environment, Tshivhase Nature Reserve boasts unparalleled views of the Thathe Vondo Dam. The luxury lodge provides accommodatio...
Leshiba Wilderness
This eco friendly Game and Nature Reserve offers accommodation on top of the Soutpansberg mountains in the Limpopo province, South Africa, in one...
Leshiba Lavish Suites
Leshiba is not a destination, it's the beginning of a journey, a new story. Here, you will discover not just a private yet affordable game reser...
Wildnut Lodge and Game Farm
Wildnut Lodge and Game Farm is a beautiful wildlife farm just outside Louis Trichardt. The farm offers privacy and is the perfect destination for...
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