Ellisras Places of Interest (original) (raw)

Attractions IN/AROUND Ellisras

Game Reserves

Entabeni Game Reserve

Translated, Entabeni means 'place of the mountain', which goes some way to describe its location deep in the heart of the malaria-free World Heritage Waterberg biosphere in the Limpopo, south west of Lapalala Wilderness Game Reserve. The Waterberg is the ...

Game Reserves

Kololo Private Game Reserve

Kololo Game Reserve is situated in the beautiful province of Limpopo, South Africa, in the heart of the Waterberg biosphere. Vast, peaceful and incredibly beautiful, this is a fascinating destination with a rich cultural legacy and a natural splendour. A ...

Game Reserves / Nature Reserves

Kwalata Wilderness

Kwalata Wilderness, close to Lapalala Wilderness Game Reserve in Limpopo, lies in the heart of the biosphere reserve in the beautiful Waterberg just over 300 kilometres from Johannesburg. The greys and blues of the Waterberg Mountain range provide an ...

Game Reserves

Lapalala Wilderness

Lapalala Game Reserve, today one of the largest private game reserves in South Africa, was established to safeguard a unique eco-system with 77 kilometres of the Palala River at its heart. This provided the ideal site for the breeding of endangered ...

Game Reserves

Mabalingwe Nature Reserve

Spread over more than 12 000 hectares of softly rolling hills, the malaria-free Mabalingwe Game 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. For the bird lovers there are more ...

Game Reserves

Mabula Game Reserve

Only two short hours drive North of Johannesburg lies the African wonder that is Mabula Private Game Reserve. This 12000ha of malaria free reserve is home to an abundance of wildlife and birdlife, including the world famous Big Five. Home to some 60 ...

National Parks / Game Reserves / Nature Reserves

Marakele National Park

The Marakele National Park in the heart of the Waterberg Mountains has become a 'place of sanctuary' for a vast variety of wildlife mainly due to its location in the transitional zone between the dry western and moist eastern regions of South Africa. The ...

Nature Reserves

Masebe Nature Reserve

Masebe Nature Reserve is situated about two hours' drive from Polokwane. The reserve lies within the Waterberg Biosphere (the world's only savanna biosphere reserve). Masebe might be small � 4500 hectares but it has been described as intensely ...

Golf Courses

Mogol Golf Club

The Mogol golf course is situated in Lephalale (formerly Ellisras) in Limpopo, is well known for it's massive Marula trees (better known as sky bunkers) and winds through the Onverwacht extension. The Mogol course demands accuracy and precision - the ...

Nature Reserves

Mokolo Dam Nature Reserve

The Mokolo Dam and nature reserve lies just north east of the Marakele National Park and roughly 50 kilometres south west of Lapalala Wilderness Game Reserve on the northern slopes of the Waterberg Mountains. Mokolo is a relatively small nature reserve ...

Nature Reserves

Nylsvley Nature Reserve

The Nylsvley Nature Reserve is situated in the upper reaches of the Nyl River near the town of Naboomspruit in Limpopo, and includes part of the largest floodplain vlei in the country. The Nylsvley Nature Reserve is well known for its exceptional ...

Museums

Rhino Museum

As a testament to its emphasis on eco-tourism and conservation, the Waterberg boasts Africa's only Rhino Museum, devoted entirely to the conservation of rhinoceros. The species, that has roamed Planet Earth for more than 30 million years has been brought ...

Game Reserves

Touchstone Game Reserve

Touchstone Game Farm, a natural heritage site, lies in the north western section of the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, a privately owned nature conservancy of some 100 000 hectares dedicated to preserving and protecting the delicate ecosystem and ...

... and a little further afield

Nature Reserves

Atherstone Nature Reserve

The Waterberg - a unique wilderness area - is regarded as game country and is no stranger to game reserves like Atherstone Nature Reserve. You'll find it on the border with North West and just south of the border with ...

Nature Reserves

Ben Alberts Nature Reserve

The Ben Alberts Nature Reserve is set close to the town of Thabazimbi, virtually on Route 510 just south west of Marakele National Park in the heart of the Waterberg. Rated as one of the best birding reserves by avid birders, Ben Alberts is also well ...

Nature Reserves

d'Nyala Nature Reserve

D'Nyala Nature Reserve lies just 15 kilometres south east of Lephalale in the remoteness parts of the Waterberg Biosphere. It is named after the huge and lovely Nyala tree (Xanthocercis zambesiaca) that grows in the area up to 30 metres high with massive ...

Lakes / Dams / Nature Reserves

Doorndraai Dam Nature Reserve

The beautiful Doorndraai Dam nature reserve, set in amongst the foothills of the Waterberg south west of Potgietersrus, includes, as its name suggests, the rather large Doorndraai dam that offers many a visitor relief from the soaring temperatures that ...

Golf Courses

Elements Golf Estate

Elements Private Golf Reserve starts with the advantage of location in the Limpopo Province, one of the most breathtaking malaria-free bushveld regions of South Africa, and the golf course is an unsurpassed Peter Matkovich design. These elements come ...

Golf Courses

Euphoria Golf Course

Euphoria golf course is a unique blend of bushveld golf with wide, undulating fairways, wild grasses and deep bunkers which gives it a links like feel on many of the holes. Aptly named Euphoria - the idyllic state of well being - the course nestles in ...

Golf Courses

Kameeldoring Country Club

The setting against which each of the 18 holes at the Kameeldoring Country Club can be played is nothing if not spectacular. This course is situated at the foot of the Waterberg Mountain Range in the heart of Potgietersrus. Thanks to its gorgeous ...

Golf Courses

Koro Creek Golf Club

The 18-hole golf course is a 6825m par 72 course. There are four tee boxes on every hole to accommodate every level of visiting golfer. A portion of the golf course extends into the reserve, offering the golfers the relaxing experience of golf combined ...

Birdlife or Wildlife Sanctuaries / Miscellaneous

Mokopane Biodiversity Centre

The National Zoological Gardens of South Africa�s Mokopane Centre unveiled its custom-designed oxpecker facility on Friday 18th July 2008. This facility is for the research of Red-billed Oxpeckers with the aim of breeding and relocating these endangered ...

Nature Reserves

Percy Fyfe Conservancy

Percy Fyfe Conservancy is a small bushveld reserve that lies roughly 20 kilometres outside of Mokopane, en route to Polokwane. Its main function is as a breeding farm for roan antelope and disease-free buffalo, but there is also a camp for students where ...

Ellisras as a destination

Also in the neighbourhood

Bela Bela, Lephalale, Mabalingwe, Mabula, Marnitz, Melkrivier, Modimolle, Mokopane, Mookgophong, Naboomspruit, Northam, Nylstroom, Potgietersrus, Rooiberg, Rust De Winter, Sterkrivier, Thabazimbi, Tolwe, Tom Burke, Vaalwater, Warmbaths, Welgevonden

Staying Overnight

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