Limpopo Province Travel Information

Known as the Great North, this province is rich in wildlife, spectacular scenery and a wealth of historical and cultural treasures, making Limpopo Province tours rather popular.  The province is also the home of myths and legends, most famously that of the fabled Rain Queen, who, as the legend proclaims, has the mystical power to make rain.

The Limpopo Province can be divided into 5 regions:

	Waterberg region This diverse natural environment boasts an abundance of.... more		The Capricorn region An area of fascinating history and culture incorporates: San rock art, diverse... more
	The Valley of Olifants This region is rich in wildlife, scenery, mountains, rivers as well as cultural.... more		The Soutpansberg Region Consisting of remarkably diverse fauna and flora - from indigenous... more
	Kruger National Park The world-renowned Kruger National Park offers a wildlife experience that.... more

The Limpopo Climate
Limpopo is renowned for its hot yet pleasant summers and dry winters and is characterised by almost year-round sunshine.

Some Limpopo History
Pre-European history consisted of tribal conflicts between the local Tswana people and the migrating Ndebele people who had fled Zululand to escape from Shaka. Between 1899 and 1902, no less than 20 major battles took place across the old Western Transvaal - now the Eastern half of the North West Province. After the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, most of the area formed part of the "old Transvaal" and in 1961 the Republic of South Africa was founded. The implementation of the Homeland Policy lead to the incorporation of a large part of the North West into a Bantustan (tribal homeland) called Bophuthatswana.

The North West Province was created by the merger of Bophuthatswana and the western part of Transvaal in 1994 under the new dispensation of the new Republic of South Africa.

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