Polokwane is situated in the heart of Limpopo Province and opens the gateway to South Africa's neighbours: Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, Namibia and Swaziland. It is commonly known as Pietersburg. It is the land of upside down tree-the Baobab the biggest tree in Africa.
Pietersburg is the economic and cultural hub of Limpopo. There is a lot to explore in Polokwane as it is incredibly beautiful. One has various options to explore such as Polokwane museum, Polokwane Nature reserve, Limpopo Mall and Savannah Centre, Bakone Malapa Northern Sotho Open Air Museum, Bush craft, Cheune Crocodile farm and much more. Kruger National Park is just two hours from Pietersburg. Polokwane is one of the nine cities which have the privilege to feature matches of Soccer World Cup. With World Cup being hosted by the South Africa, it is expected that 3 millions of visitors will visit South Africa
Polokwane is well connected with the other cities. Bay bus, Golden Arrow, Grey Hound, Inter Cape Mailiner and Translux are the major bus line that serves the people and tourist of South Africa. It is also well connected via train. There are different types of trains and railway system running, they are: The Blue Train, Shosholoza Meyl, The Premier class trains, Metro suburban trains, Cruise trains.
With FIFA world Cup round the corner Polokwane is geared up to be a good host in terms of providing the accommodation, food, safety to the tourists. With good food, number of tourist spots/destinations, great weather, and world cup 2010 the biggest attraction all in all will make the trip a memorable one.
Accommodation options include hotels, guest houses, lodges, bed and breakfast and self catering including holidays homes apartment rentals suites, youth hostel, and backpacker accommodation.
Some of the names of the names of the hotels and lodges are
1) Cycad Guest House