Protea Hotel Ranch Resort in Polokwane Platteland, Limpopo

The Ranch Hotel is situated in Polokwane in the Province of Limpopo, South Africa.

The Protea Hotel Ranch Resort is situated within a 1000 hectare nature conservancy, approximately 25 km south of Polokwane. It is Limpopo’s most acclaimed 4-star Hotel with 150 rooms, all designed with cottage style windows to allow for expansive views of the tranquil surrounding gardens.

The resort hotel offers much to do, but the most popular will always be the “Walk with Lions Experience”. Guests spend up to an hour and half with free roaming lions in their natural habitat. Game drives or horseback safaris can be arranged in the conservancy and there are over 30 species of wildlife to see.

The Hotel also boasts an impressive list of facilities to suit every guests needs.

Things to do and see

• Walk with Lions Experience
• Hyena Project
• Bird Watching
• Game Drives
• Horseback Safari
• Kolobe Tented Camps
• Soccer Pitch
• Old Joe’s Bar & Lounge
• The Golf Club House Restaurant
• The Buttery Restaurant
• Basil’s Fine Dining Restaurant
• 4 Swimming Pools (2 are heated)
• Poolside Bar & Lapa
• Kids Area
• Fitness Centre
• Conferencing
• Landing strip & Helipad
• Hotel to Gateway Airport Shuttle

Open

Open everyday, bookings are essential! Please contact the resort directly for Room Tariffs, Specials and Pricing per activity.

Climate

Polokwane experiences rainfall mainly in the summer months with the highest occurring in December and January.

Summer months, November to March will have average temperatures of between 18˚C and 26˚C.

Winter months, May to August will have average temperatures of between 4˚C and 21˚C.

Transport

There are daily flights into Polokwane International Airport from O R Tambo Airport in Johannesburg. Car rental facilities are available and the Hotel offers a shuttle service.

Driving to Polokwane from Johannesburg will take approximately 3 hours along the N1.