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Flowing across from the northwest and framing the northern border of this
province lies the Vhembe area - a fertile region where baobabs guard the
varied countryside and where rockart and caves entice the visitor to uncover
its romantic and historical past. One of the main geographical features of
this region is the Limpopo, the country's third most important river, which
forms South Africa's northern border. This life-giving river provides sustenance
to the predominantly hot, dry lands through which it meanders and its many
tributaries support several small, thriving farming villages in the region's northern areas.
In this region tourists will find the former independent homelands of Lebowa
and Venda where traditional African cultures thrive. In fact, this fertile
valley has been home to cultures dating back to the Iron Age. The western
section of the region is framed by the rocky spine of the awe-inspiring
Soutpansberg (salt pan mountain) range. The range, with a width in some parts
over 30km, features a fertile, well-watered plateau receiving high rainfall
and supporting a wide range of crops and cultivated lands. The area also
boasts many historical sites, from the relics of the Stone Age San and their
inimitable rock artwork, to the marks left by the ancestors of the Venda to
the tracks of the Voortrekker wagons which carried European migrants into
an unknown land and housed their cultures. The visitor to this region will
not help but notice, with splendid scenery, an abundance of nature reserves
and a thriving people, the prevalence of an untouched nature.
Contact Details
Block F & G, Old Parliamentary Building
P/Bag X5088, Thohoyandou, 0950
Tel: +27 15 962 4722/3/4/5/6/7
Fax: +27 15 962 4829
Vhembe District Municipality Map
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Name of Reserve
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Contacts |
Local Municipality
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| Botanical Garden |
Thohoyandou
T. Nefale
Tel: 015 962 4258 |
Thulamela |
| Brackenridge |
Mafukani
M.E. Dzivhani Tel: 015 539 0703/7
Fax: 015 539 0723/53
Cell: 083 746 5326
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Mutale |
| Dzindi/Tshakhuma |
Tshisaulu
T.Nefale
Tel: 015 962 4258 |
Thulamela |
| Langjan/ Studholme/ Happy rest |
Vivo
N.E Morwatshehla
Tel: 015 593 0135
Fax: 015 293 0135
Cell: 072 519 5987 |
Makhado |
| Makuya |
Makuya
VM Mathegu
Tel: 015 966 5576
Fax: 012 307 3745 |
Mutale |
| Mphaphuli Cycad |
Tshidzini
MS Netshishivhe
Tel: 015 962 4722
Cell: 076 026 8886 |
Thulamela |
| Musina |
Musina
NP Siaga
Tel: 015 964 1406
Cell: 082 298 0139
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Musina |
| Nwanedi |
Folovhodwe
ME Dzivhani
Tel: 015 539 0703/7
Fax: 015 539 0723/53
Cell: 0837465326
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Mutale |
| Nzhelele |
Musekwa
E. Mainganye
Cell: 084 836 3005
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Makhado |
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