The “Great North”, a province of dramatic contrasts: from true African bushveld to majestic mountains, prehistoric indigenous forests and unspoilt wilderness areas…this is the Limpopo province.

The Limpopo province is situated at the North Eastern corner of South Africa and is literally the gateway to the rest of Africa.  This region shares international borders with Botswana to the west and north-west, Zimbabwe to the north and Mozambique and a large part of the Kruger National Park to the east.

Limpopo has a wide climatic variation that offers pleasant climates for most of the year.  In summer this region can get quite hot with temperatures averaging around 27 ºC.  In the winter there are chilly mornings, warm middays, dry afternoons and cold nights.

The N1 route from Johannesburg runs through the province and is one of the busiest overland routes in Africa in terms of cross border trade in raw materials.  Africa’s busiest port, located in Durban, as well as those located in Richard’s Bay and Maputo is served directly by the Limpopo province.  Another magnificent facility in this region is the Gateway International Airport situated in Polokwane, the capital of the province.

A variety of nuts, as well as tropical fruit, such as pawpaws, mangoes, pineapples, bananas and litchis are grown in the Tzaneen and Louis Trichardt areas.  There are also a number of tea and coffee plantations in this area.

Maize, cotton, sunflowers and peanuts are cultivated in the Bela-Bela-Modimolle area.  This district is also known for its table-grape crops.

South of Polokwane is one of the South Africa’s largest citrus estates known as Zebediela.

Extensive forestry plantations are found in the Tzaneen and Louis Trichardt district, as well as South Africa’s largest tomato farm.

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