About Giyani

Giyani is your Limpopo lowveld stop, reached via the R81 from Polokwane or the R578 from Thohoyandou side. Most locals nip in from Malamulele or Thohoyandou, quick hops of 45 to 65 km, while visitors from Gauteng face a proper haul, 500-odd km from Sandton or Germiston. Giyani Airport is only 9 km out, handy for flying in. EV charging is thin on the ground here, so juice up in Tzaneen or Polokwane first. Once the capital of the old Gazankulu homeland, Giyani still has those government buildings standing, and the nearby nature reserve is a proper birding spot.

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Giyani is in South Africa, at -23.315, 30.725 - about 45 km south of Malamulele.

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