LEPHALALE (ELLISRAS) HOME PAGE

A catalogue on accommodation, businesses, restaurants and entertainment, things to do, places to see, tour guides and travel agents, maps, community and medical services in Lephalale. Just click on the links below to find all the information you need in the town.

Lephalale, formally Ellisras, the "Heartbeat of the Bushveld" is known as a peaceful and tranquil town in the heart of the Limpopo bushveld where tourists will find excellent accommodation facilities ranging from luxurious game lodges and hotels to guesthouses and tented camps in rustic settings.

Lephalale is situated at the spur of the Waterberg Mountains in the north-west of the Limpopo Province, South Africa.The town lies approximately 60km from the Botswana border on the Mogol River, a tributary of the Limpopo River. Well tarred roads, a tarred airstrip and a daily bus service to Pretoria (Tswane) make this close-to-earth town easily accessible.

Lephalale is richly blessed with indigenous bush and wildlife, and is therefore sought after as a hunting area, offering many amenities catering for trophy as well as biltong hunting. The area around Lephalale offers wonderful game viewing experiences, including the Big 5. Farm holidays and sports-tourism (particularly golf), are very popular in Lephalale. Activities offered include Waterberg Biosphere visits, eco-tourism, hunting safaris, bird watching (263 species), hiking trails, the Fish Eagle fishing route, rock art viewing, traditional art and crafts, traditional dancing, mountain biking, conferences, team building, food tourism, and 18 hole golfing. Annual events include the D'Nyala Bushveld 4X4 Marathon and a cycling race in May, the Bushveld Festival in June, and a Firearms Festival in September.

Apart from tourism, coal mining is the economic mainstay of Lephalale. The Grootgeluk ('good fortune') mine supplies coal for the Iscor steel smelter in Tswane and the Matimba Power Station, the largest dry-cooled power station in the world.

Lephalale was started on the farm Waterkloof as recently as 1960. The mild winter climate and moderate summer evenings make the town's surrounds a popular venue for star gazing and camping, and is malaria free.

COMMUNITY

Ambulance : 014 763 3264

Brandweer/Fire Brigade : 014 763 9111

Crimestop : 08 600 10111

DOCTORS:

W Barnard : 014 763 6402/3

A Bouwer :014 763 2832/2164(ah)

JS Coetzee : 014 763 2721/4973

M Emslie : 014 763 2344 / 082 371 3468

P Goosen : 014 763 2195/7(w)/2910(h)

Dr GMP Kritzinger 0147635228/1017 0827773773 gmp@gpnet.net (aslo specialises in Aestetic Procedures)

HJ Minnaar : 014 763 2832(w) / 014 766 0068 (h) / 082 442 3166

C Thiele : 014 763 2216/2244 / 082 372 1066

Hospital : 014 763 2227

Marapong Private Medi-Clinic 0147682380

Municipality : 014 763 2193

PHARMACIES:
Ellisras : 014 763 2562
Matimba : 014 763 2283
Onverwacht : 014 763 5146
Pharmamed : 014 763 4271 / 084 587 4026

Police : 014 762 1000/10111

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