Nature Reserve Overview

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Nature Reserve Overview

Limpopo’s nature reserves offer excellent game-viewing opportunities. It introduces the wildlife in it’s nature’s form viewing nature and it’s surrounding in the outdoors experiencing how nature survives.

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Rust de Winter Reserve

Rust de Winter Reserve

Lying within the boundaries of the proposed Dinokeng 'Big Five' Game Reserve, the 1,650-ha Rust de Winter Reserve is an initiative of the Gauteng Provincial Government to establish a major  ...more

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D'Nyala Nature Reserve

D'Nyala Nature Reserve

Located 15 km to the south-east of Lephalale, this reserve offers a good combination of game reserve, conference centre and a well equipped camp. The game reserve is home to  ...more

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Doorndraai Nature Reserve

Doorndraai Nature Reserve

For those wishing to spend a sweltering afternoon in the relief of a cool breeze while enjoying the relaxation associated with fishing, there is only one place you need to  ...more

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Masebe Nature Reserve

Masebe Nature Reserve

Set in spectacular scenic surroundings near the town of Marken, the 4 500 hectare provincial park is a joint venture between the Limpopo government and the Bakenberg community in which  ...more

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Nylsvley Conservancy

Nylsvley Conservancy

An internationally renowned RAMSAR site, the 4,000-ha Nylsvley Conservancy forms part of South Africa's largest flood-plain, the 16,000-ha Nyl River Flood-plain that stretches over 70 km from Modimolle to Mokopane. It  ...more

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Blouberg Nature Reserve

Blouberg Nature Reserve

This unique nature reserve is nestled at the foot of the Blouberg Krans. Here visitors can admire the wolrd’s largest breeding colony of Cape vultures. The plains below the dry bushveld  ...more

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Percy Fyfe Conservancy

Percy Fyfe Conservancy

This small bushveld reserve is located between Mokopane and Polokwane and functions as a breeding ranch for roan antelope and disease-free buffalo.   Highlights & Activities: Breeding project for roan and  ...more

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Makuya Nature Reserve

Makuya Nature Reserve

Sharing a fenceless border with the Kruger National Park near the Pafuri Gate in the north, this awesome camp is located on a mountain top that offers a spectacular view  ...more

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Manavhela Ben Lavin Nature Reserve

Manavhela Ben Lavin Nature Reserve

The Manavhela Ben Lavin Nature Reserve lies 12km south of Makhado and 90km north of Polokwane. The reserve is roughly 2500 ha, with affordable accommodation facilities ranging from luxury tents,  ...more

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Musina Nature Reserve

Musina Nature Reserve

Musina Nature Reserve, previously Messina Baobab Forest Reserve, boasts the highest concentration of baobab trees. A circular route of approximately two hours, does not only allow visitors to admire the best  ...more

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Hans Merensky Wilderness

Hans Merensky Wilderness

This Lowveld bushveld reserve offers two well-signed hiking trails, game viewing from your car and an informative educational centre. Wildlife includes sable antelope and all the Lowveld species other than  ...more

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Modjadji Nature Reserve

Modjadji Nature Reserve

The unique Modjadji Cycad Reserve is named after the successive rain-making queens who have inhabited the area since the 16th century, guarding the ancient cycads. Close to Modjadjikloof, the 305-ha  ...more

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Schuinsdraai Nature Reserve

Schuinsdraai Nature Reserve

North of Marble Hall lies Schuinsdraai eco-system that surrounds Flag Boshielo and it covers 9037 hectares of land. The Schuinsdraai dam provides an ideal environment for the large crocodile population that  ...more

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Balule Nature Reserve

Balule Nature Reserve

The Balule Private Nature Reserve was created ten years ago when a few enterprising farm owners decided to drop the game fences between their farms. This has since grown into  ...more

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Atherstone Nature Reserve

Atherstone Nature Reserve

Situated on the border with North-West, this 23 500 hectare reserve consists mainly of vast savanna plains with bushveld and Kalahari grasslands eco-systems. Besides antelopes, zebras and giraffes, the black  ...more

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Timbavati Nature Reserve

Timbavati Nature Reserve

The Timbavati Reserve forms part of the Greater Kruger Park and lies nestled between the Kruger National Park on the east, the Klaserie and Umbabat Private Nature Reserves in the  ...more

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Wonderkop

Wonderkop

Wonderkop covers the surface area of 16 000 hectares. The reserve is located 115 km north of Mokopane, with the Mogalakwena River and Glen Alpine Dam forming the eastern border. Attractions  ...more

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Lekgalameetse Reserve

Lekgalameetse Reserve

Lekgalameetse is an immense 18, 718-ha mountain wilderness area of protected escarpment, scenic landscape, mountain vegetation and wildlife. The place of water, this is where many of the  ...more

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Mokolo Dam

Mokolo Dam

This impressive expanse of diverse African bush is adjacent to the Mokolo Nature Reserve of 4600 hectares and the Mokolo dam the biggest dam in the Limpopo Province and bordering  ...more

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Tilodi Wildness

Tilodi Wildness

Tilodi Wilderness, a piece of Africa, is situated in the heart of the bushveld, set in 4000 hectares (10 000 acres), close to the foothills of the Waterberg. This is the  ...more

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Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve

Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve

Set in the Limpopo valley amidst rugged sandstone cliffs and ancient baobabs, the 36 000 hectare De Beers’ Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve is a piece of old Africa.   ...more

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Welgevonden Private Game Reserve

Welgevonden Private Game Reserve

Here guests enjoy unlimited traversing through the reserve and experience an environment where biodiversity conservation and game viewing are managed in harmony. Welgevonden protects an unique and special environment and  ...more

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Mabalingwe Game Reserve

Mabalingwe Game Reserve

This malaria-free reserve is host to the big 5, and also hippo, giraffe, hyena and sable to name but a few of the 36 species of wildlife. Mabalingwe offers affordable  ...more

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Makalali Private Game Reserve

Makalali Private Game Reserve

Just 5-hours drive from Johannesburg Makalali is nestled on 22 000 hectares of conservancy and prevails as one of the finest private game lodges in the world. With its thatched  ...more

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Selati Game Reserve

Selati Game Reserve

The Selati Game Reserve was proclaimed as a conservancy in 2003 and added more than 30,000ha to the greater Kruger Park area. The reserve is typical of the savannah  ...more