Thabaphaswa is a special destination for the true nature lover. Experience the most amazing sunrises when the sun grazes the mountain tops. Gaze at the stars on clear evenings from your bed in our uniquely designed shelters. Enjoy a fresh outdoor hot shower and prepare breakfast under a canopy of trees.

Thabaphaswa is a farm in the Limpopo bushveld that provides the complete adventure experience on a working Nguni cattle stud farm. Thabaphaswa offers hiking, mountain biking, 4x4, rock climbing, abseiling, birding, tree spotting, swimming and fishing as well as farm holidays within 3 hours drive from OR Tambo airport.

Thabaphaswa means "the black and white mountain". It got its name from the local people when they saw that the rock face of the mountain appeared black and white stained, or spotted, when the sun shone on it at a certain time of day. The Nguni is an indigenous African cattle breed with an unique spotted or stained hide.

Thabaphaswa offers a true African bush experience with little of the amenities found in the city. You don't have to suffer the brightness of electric lights - the farm has no electricity.

Our overnight camps are camouflaged between the big boulders on the farm and blend into the mountain landscape. 

You will not be bothered by ringing mobile phones - mobile reception is only available in non-defined spots, so you have to walk around to find a signal. But not to worry, walking is good for your heart as you will find from our hiking trails!

Thabaphaswa is proud of their

• unique bush camps,
• 4x4 routes,
• shaded campsites in the wild,
• The Pumphouse, a self-contained cottage for honeymoon or romantic couples,
• hiking trails,
• mountain biking trails,
• 168 species of birds for keen birders,
• 105 tree species for amateur and professional dendrologists,
• swimming in a farm dam,
• kids fishing,
• foefiesliding (cable sliding into the farm dam),
• mountain hut with a loo with a view.
• some people visit our Bats!

We hope you enjoy your visit to our website and we thank Nico Prinsloo of MyCityInfo.co.za for the design and Markus Worsdorfer for most of the photos.

If nature is important to you, you will truly enjoy our eco-tourism destination. Our design and building techniques were implemented in such a manner to have as little impact as possible on nature.

 

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