Doorndraai Nature Reserve
Address:
South Africa
Limpopo
Polokwane
Coordinates:
Latitude: -24.267741
Longitude: 28.789459
Administrator
Contact:
+27 15 453 0629
Communication language
English, Afrikaans
No mailbox
Web-site
There are 3 camping sites at Doorndraai Dam with basic ablution facilities for each.
A secluded Group Camp hosting 16+ guests are available and includes a thatched lapa, boma, basic toilets and open air ablutions.
The Rooiribbok Trails Camp offers 2 self catering chalets with kitchen, shower and toilet. Beds and mattresses are provided. Guests need to bring own linen, cutlery and crockery.
There is no electricity in the resort but the main ablution facilities are equipped with solar panels for heating water.
For those wishing to spend a sweltering afternoon in the relief of a cool breeze while enjoying the relaxation associated with fishing, there is only one place you need to go with a multitude of species that can be lured to the hooks of keen anglers.
Nestled contentedly on the foothills of the Waterberg Range, this 7,000-ha nature reserve lies close to Limpopo's major highway, half an hour's drive from Mokopane and Mookgophong. Doorndraai boasts a wide variety of woodland habitats such as acacia, hillside broad-leaved woodland and riverine woodland.
Around and below the Doorndraai Dam is a range of grassland types and more open savannah biospheres. Wall, rock and riverine habitats occur.
Game found on the reserve includes tsessebe, Sable Antelope, Mountain Reedbuck, kudu, bushbuck, Blue Wildebeest, leopard, impala and steenbuck. Sightings of duiker, klipspringer, waterbuck, zebra, giraffe, warthog, bushpig, Brown Hyena, genet, African Wild Cat, Black-footed Cat, aardvark, hedgehog, Honey Badger and otter are common.
The reserve is also a renowned birding site and the dam a prime angling spot, while the resort is a popular destination for the whole famil enjoying various sports.
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