Things to do in South Africa

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Tzaneen Dam camping and caravan park

The Tzaneen Dam Nature Reserve has a caravan and camping area with ablutions, electricity and braai facilities.

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Tzaneen Dam Nature Reserve

The large dam on the Groot Letaba River (formerly Fanie Botha Dam, completed 1976), surrounded by a strip of woodland reserve, with hippos and good birding below the wall.

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Tzaneen Doek and Jeans Picnic

Tzaneen, Limpopo

Ticketed daytime community picnic with DJs, food and drinks, held at Sima Silver Lodge.

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Tzaneen Tuffy race

Tzaneen, Limpopo

A Spar-sponsored road race with 42.2 km, 21.1 km, 10 km and 5 km events, run in March from Lombard Avocado on the Agatha Old Coach Road.

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Horse Riding & Guided Walks at Ant's Hill

Vaalwater, Limpopo

Horse riding, guided bush walks and family safaris from the Ant's Hill and Ant's Nest bush camps.

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Lapalala Wilderness

Vaalwater, Limpopo

A 48,000 ha reserve on the Palala and Kgogong rivers north of Vaalwater offering game drives, water safaris and tours of Iron Age sites and San rock art; Africa's first International Dark Sky Park.

lapalala.com ↗

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Lindani Hiking Trails & Mountain Biking

Vaalwater, Limpopo

About 40 km of trails across four circular hikes plus mountain biking on Lindani private farm in the Waterberg.

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The Waterberg Meander

Vaalwater, Limpopo

Self-drive route of about 8,000 sq km through the Waterberg savannah linking towns, reserves and craft stops.

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Welgevonden Game Reserve

Vaalwater, Limpopo

Malaria-free private Big Five reserve in the Waterberg with over 65 mammal and 300 bird species; guests only (no day visitors).

welgevonden.org ↗

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Self-guided signposted walk past the town's gold-rush era buildings and monuments, including the Blockhouse, Belhaven and Stopforth houses, the Phoenix Hotel, Market Square and the Garden of Remembrance.

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Barberton Makhonjwa Geotrail

Barberton, Mpumalanga

38 km self-drive route from Barberton to the Bulembu border with 11 geosites explaining 3.2-billion-year-old rocks such as pillow lavas and fossil biomats.

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