Thabaphaswa Mountain Sanctuary

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  • Small site with pool and mountain views in Witvinger Nature Reserve
  • Adventure camping within 50 minutes' drive of Polokwane Game Reserve
  • Half an hour from hikes and biking trails in Percy Fyfe Nature Reserve
Connoisseur of cattle? Those in the know say the Nguni cow is the most handsome of all bovines: go and see for yourself at Thabaphaswa Mountain Sanctuary, on a working Nguni station among the wilderness of South Africa’s Waterberg mountains and the Witvinger Nature Reserve. In a natural bushveld basin surrounded by high peaks, this small and simple site is the starting point for mountain biking trails into the nature reserve where you might be able to spot black eagles, leopards and red rock rabbits. Even if you return encounterless, you’ll have seen lots of the lush valleys of Limpopo province… so do carve out hours' worth of time for scenic hikes. Hikes can be organised with the staff on site, as can days of mountain biking, four wheel drive outings, rock climbing, abseiling and birdwatching. The site has a small pool for refreshing dips back at base. This being South Africa, braais and barbecues are not just permitted but positively encouraged too: there are firepits and grills around the site and plenty of places to pick up supplies half an hour’s drive away in Mokopane. The town is also home to the Arend Dieperink Museum, an intriguing collection of artefacts from the Voortrekker settlers and the indigenous Sotho peoples. It’s also where you can book walking tours of the nearby UNESCO-listed Makapans Valley (40 minutes), whose networks of caves contain evidence of continuous human and prehuman habitation and innovation, from three million years ago to the Iron Age.

Campground type

Tent sites 26
Caravan sites 16
RV & Motorhome sites 6
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 8
Open all year

Languages spoken

Dutch

Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundry

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Bush

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump point

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Type

Farm

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby

Cycling nearby

Horse riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Location

Thabaphaswa Mountain Sanctuary

Percy Fyfe Road

Mokopane

Limpopo

South Africa

0600

Directions

Timezone

Africa/Johannesburg +0200 (GMT+02:00)

GPS

-24.0589°N
29.04401°W

Route directions

Shuttle services are available from the international airport, Johannesburg and Pretoria.

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Half an hour's drive away, and principally given over to protecting rare breeds of antelopes and buffalo, the Percy Fyfe Nature Reserve is bisected by numerous walking and biking trails; tours on foot and on two wheels make a particularly good way to see the hoofed inhabitants of the reserve at close quarters. An hour away, the Polokwane Game Reserve is another space that’s supremely doable without motor vehicles, and its size means you can cover a lot of terrain in a single day, while looking out for giraffes, white rhino and rare local bird species like the short-clawed lark and Kalahari scrub robin. Also an hour away, the Doorndrai Dam makes a welcoming location for cooling swims and fishing trips, while the wooded trails have secluded nooks for spotting zebras, warthogs and leopards. To learn more about the human occupants of the region, take a tour of the Bakone Malapa Museum (an hour), a typical BaSotho cultural village where visitors can see maize milled, beer brewed and ceremonies performed, and purchase tribal handicrafts to take home. If you're heading onwards as part of a bigger African odyssey, it's around three and a half hours to Johannesburg and four hours to the Kruger National Park's Phalaborwa gate.

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  • Does Thabaphaswa Mountain Sanctuary have a swimming pool? No View all features
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  • What attractions are near Thabaphaswa Mountain Sanctuary? Half an hour's drive away, and principally given over to protecting rare breeds of antelopes and buffalo, the Percy Fyfe Nature Reserve is bisected by numerous walking and biking trails; tours on … Read more
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