Three Rondavels viewpoint
Hoedspruit, Limpopo
Three round-topped peaks that form the Blyde River Canyon's best-known view, seen from the escarpment lookout or from below by boat or helicopter.
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Jane Furse Memorial Hospital (historic mission)
Jane Furse, Limpopo
Mission hospital founded by Anglican Bishop Michael Furse, the town grew around it. Both hospital and town are named after his daughter Jane, who died in 1918.
Kgoshi Mampuru II Statue
Jane Furse, Limpopo
Concrete monument to Kgoshi Mampuru II, heir to the Bapedi throne, who was executed at Pretoria Central Prison in 1883. It is registered on SAHRIS and stands about 9 km north-west of Jane Furse.
Manche Masemola heritage
Jane Furse, Limpopo
Heritage linked to Manche Masemola, the Anglican martyr from the Sekhukhune area, promoted by the municipality as a tourism asset. Each year a pilgrimage is made to her grave near Marishane.
Bakgaga ba Mphahlele Royal Palace (Seleteng)
Lebowakgomo, Limpopo
Seat of the Mphahlele traditional leadership, whose chief gave the land for the town. It is about 10 km south-east of Lebowakgomo in Seleteng village.
Lebowakgomo Stadium
Lebowakgomo, Limpopo
Football stadium seating about 2,000. It hosts local league football.
Old Lebowa Parliament Buildings
Lebowakgomo, Limpopo
Buildings put up when Lebowakgomo was the capital of the Lebowa homeland. Part of the complex now houses government offices such as SARS.
D'Nyala Nature Reserve
Lephalale, Limpopo
Provincial reserve of about 8,000 ha, 15 km south-east of town between the Mogol and Tambotie rivers, known for towering nyala trees, baobabs, white rhino, giraffe and nyala; its conference centre hosted early talks between the De Klerk government and the ANC.
Letsitele Citrus Valley
Letsitele, Limpopo
Drive through one of South Africa's main citrus-growing valleys, with orchards of oranges, grapefruit and lemons as well as mango, avocado and macadamia farms.
Tsonga Kraal Open-Air Museum (Muti wa VaTsonga)
Letsitele, Limpopo
A full-size reconstruction of a traditional Tsonga homestead, with an indoor museum covering Tsonga history, language, art and music. Allow about an hour.
explore.golimpopo.com/listing/muti-wa-vatsonga-open-air-museum ↗Cheerio Gardens
Magoebaskloof, Limpopo
Gardens in the Cheerio valley famous for azaleas, cherry and crab apple blossom, tree ferns and moss-covered paths around a chain of dams, started by Sheila Thompson with azalea and cherry seed from Japan. The gardens are the focal point of the spring festival.
cheeriogardens.co.za ↗Debengeni Falls
Magoebaskloof, Limpopo
A waterfall on the Politsi River that slides over smooth rock into deep pools; the Sepedi name means 'place of the big pots'. Short walks and picnic areas, but the rocks are very slippery.
safcol.co.za/ecotourism-4/waterfalls/debengeni-falls ↗Kuhestan and Sequoia Gardens
Magoebaskloof, Limpopo
Two private gardens on the Cheerio and Houtbosdorp roads: Kuhestan's 1.5 ha organic farm gardens (open 09:00-12:00 daily) and Sequoia's cherry blossom and azalea avenues with about 100 labelled trees (visits by arrangement).
kuhestan.co.za ↗Dancing Fish Gallery
Makhado, Limpopo
Art gallery in Louis Trichardt showing work inspired by different cultures.
Lajuma Research Centre
Makhado, Limpopo
Research centre high in the western Soutpansberg, known for its rare rock-art handprints.
Madi a Thavha Design
Makhado, Limpopo
Craft project on the Madi a Thavha farm west of town that employs women from the surrounding rural villages.
Manavhela Ben Lavin Nature Reserve
Makhado, Limpopo
2,500 ha reserve about 12 km south of town in the Soutpansberg foothills, with bushveld, riverine woodland, archaeological sites and good birding. It was handed to the Manavhela community, so check access before visiting.
Mashovhela Rock Pool
Makhado, Limpopo
Rock pool at a sacred Venda site traditionally linked to rain-making ceremonies.
Schoemansdal Open-Air Museum
Makhado, Limpopo
Partly restored site of the 19th-century Voortrekker trading settlement, about 12 km west of town on the R522; it was abandoned in 1867 and never grew into a modern town.
Soutpansberg Conservancy
Makhado, Limpopo
About 90,000 ha of privately protected mountain land in the Soutpansberg around town, within the Vhembe Biosphere.
University of Limpopo (Turfloop) campus
Mankweng, Limpopo
The historic Turfloop campus, which began as the apartheid-era University College of the North and became the University of Limpopo in 2005; Mankweng grew up around it.
ul.ac.za ↗Flag Boshielo Dam & Schuinsdraai Nature Reserve
Marble Hall, Limpopo
Dam on the Olifants River near Marble Hall, opened in 1987, surrounded by the roughly 9,200 ha Schuinsdraai Nature Reserve. Wildlife includes giraffe, zebra, wildebeest and the endangered brown hyena, and the dam has a large crocodile population.
Anglo-Boer War concentration camp history
Modimolle, Limpopo
The British ran a concentration camp at Nylstroom during the Second Boer War, where 544 internees died before it closed in 1902.
Dutch Reformed Church (1889)
Modimolle, Limpopo
Built in 1889, described as the oldest church in South Africa north of Pretoria; used as a hospital during the Anglo-Boer War.
Kranskop
Modimolle, Limpopo
Pyramid-shaped hill beside town that the Jerusalem Trekkers mistook for an Egyptian pyramid; regarded as a holy 'place of spirits' and said to have inspired Gerard Moerdijk's Voortrekker Monument. Hiking trails nearby.
Strijdom Huis
Modimolle, Limpopo
Former home of Prime Minister J.G. Strijdom, associated with a museum dedicated to him.
Modjadji Cycad Reserve
Modjadjiskloof, Limpopo
A 530 ha reserve in the Lobedu mountains with the world's largest concentration of a single cycad species, the Modjadji cycad, with some plants up to 13-16 m tall and centuries old. Trails lead down to bushveld with nyala, waterbuck and over 170 bird species, and there are views over the Lowveld; facilities were damaged by a 2019 fire and are basic.
Modjadji Royal Kraal (Rain Queen's homestead)
Modjadjiskloof, Limpopo
The royal compound of the Balobedu Rain Queen at Khetlhakone village near the cycad reserve, one of the area's best-known cultural sites. Visits should be arranged respectfully through the royal authority.
Sunland Baobab (remains)
Modjadjiskloof, Limpopo
Once one of the world's largest baobabs, with a famous bar built inside its hollow trunk on Sunland farm. The tree split in 2016 and 2017, destroying the bar, and the site is now listed as closed to visitors.
Arend Dieperink Museum
Mokopane, Limpopo
Cultural history museum in an old stone school building, covering the region from Makapan's caves to the Anglo-Boer War, with a replica bushveld farmhouse and Piet Potgieter's grave nearby.