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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.
Marble Hall, Limpopo
The Marble Hall area is known for its game farms. Several lodges, such as Nyala, Sabella and Karibu, offer game drives and bush walks, and some welcome day visitors.
Marble Hall, Limpopo
Golf course on the R573 just outside town.
Marble Hall, Limpopo
Large Olifants River dam to the south, past Groblersdal, used for water sports, angling and game viewing by boat.
Modimolle, Limpopo
The British ran a concentration camp at Nylstroom during the Second Boer War, where 544 internees died before it closed in 1902.
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.
Modimolle, Limpopo
Play the 18-hole bushveld championship course, or join the weekly Saturday 5 km parkrun that starts at Koro Creek.
korocreek.com ↗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.
Modimolle, Limpopo
Two-day 24 km hike through gorges, forest and past waterfalls on Tierkloof farm between Modimolle and Mookgophong.
Modimolle, Limpopo
Former home of Prime Minister J.G. Strijdom, associated with a museum dedicated to him.
Modimolle, Limpopo
Guided tours of one of the largest commercial crocodile farms in the southern hemisphere; curio shop sells crocodile products.
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.
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.
Modjadjiskloof, Limpopo
A self-drive route through the Molototsi valley, the Modjadji reserve, Koedoes Valley and the Woodbush forest, with mountain and valley views.
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.
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.
Mokopane, Limpopo
About 7,000 ha reserve around Doorndraai Dam, roughly 30 minutes from Mokopane, popular for birding and angling, with game such as kudu, zebra and giraffe.
Mokopane, Limpopo
Bunker-free 18-hole par-72 bushveld course from 1978 where trees are the main hazard; carts for hire and open to the public every day.
Mokopane, Limpopo
Fossil-bearing caves in a World Heritage-listed valley north-east of town, where Australopithecus africanus remains were found and where Chief Makapan's people were besieged in 1854. Visits must be booked in advance and are guided.
Mokopane, Limpopo
1,300 ha breeding and conservation centre of the National Zoological Garden on the northern outskirts of town, with rare species such as black rhino, tsessebe, roan and lemurs.
Mokopane, Limpopo
Small bushveld reserve about 20 km from Mokopane towards Polokwane that breeds roan antelope and disease-free buffalo; cycling routes, a hiking trail and game drives.
Mokopane, Limpopo
38 km of self-planned hiking routes plus mountain-bike trails among granite domes, with camps, a tree shelter and glass-walled huts; leopard, brown hyena and nearly 200 bird species.
Mookgophong, Limpopo
Mountain pass associated with writer Eugène Marais, who lived for several years at Doornhoek near Mookgophong.
Mookgophong, Limpopo
18-hole par-72 course founded in 2008, about 7 km south of town; visitors welcome daily.
euphoriaestate.co.za ↗Mookgophong, Limpopo
16 km circular hike from a base camp near Mookgophong; moderate to strenuous and noted as particularly scenic.
Mookgophong, Limpopo
Ramsar-listed floodplain reserve (about 40 km²) with about 370 bird species, including all three bitterns; tens of thousands of waterbirds gather in flood years. Includes the Vogelfontein hides (permit and lock code from the main gate).
nylsvley.co.za ↗Mookgophong, Limpopo
A 24 km two-day hike from Tierkloof farm between Modimolle and Mookgophong, plus a 40 km network of three 4x4 trails about 25 km from town.
Mookgophong, Limpopo
Two-day, 14.5 km hike from a farm base camp near Mookgophong, with some difficult sections.
Mookgophong, Limpopo
Two-day, 18 km easy-to-moderate hike from Jozette farm near Mookgophong.
Musina, Limpopo
One of Africa's busiest road border crossings, on the Limpopo River about 15 km north of Musina on the N1, linking South Africa with Zimbabwe.