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 Protea Hotel The Ranch & Lion Park, 20 kms south of Polokwane, with its ease of access and peaceful atmosphere, is undoubtedly one of the most popular conference venues in the Northern Province (Limpopo). With our superior range of business facilities, well-appointed venues and personal attentive service, you can be assured that your meeting, conference or function at Protea Hotel The Ranch will make a lasting impression on your GUESTS and clients.
Centrally located within the province, the hotel boasts a private 1 200m landing strip, while courtesy transport can be arranged from Polokwane's Gateway International airport. Accommodation comprises 4 suites with private courtyards & spa pools, deluxe rooms, family rooms and double rooms. Each room has its own carport. ROOMS| Room * | Height (m) | Banquet Round Table | Board Room | Cocktail | Dinner/Dance | School Room | Theatre | U-Shape |
| Bacchus Suite | 2.4 | 80/100 | 60 | 200 | 100 | 75 | 175 | 60 |
| Boardroom | 2.3 | - | 16 | 25 | - | 16 | 20 | 18 |
| Executive Suite | 2.3 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Garden Suite | 2.3 | - | 40 | 40 | - | 40 | 60 | 30 |
| Georgian Suite | 2.7 | 60/80 | 50 | 100 | 80 | 50 | 90 | 40 |
| Melsetter Suite | 2.3 | 200/260 | 200 | 300 | 200 | 200 | 300 | - |
| Safari Centre | 4 | 500 | - | 1000 | - | 550 | 900 | - |
SPORTING/TEAM BUILDING FACILITIES
- Horse Riding
- Hiking trails
- Jogging track
- 30 km 4x4 course with professional tuition
- Tennis & Squash courts
- Fly fishing
- Bowls
- Jukskei
- Pool table & darts
- Croquet
- Virgin Active Health Club
- 1.2 km airstrip
- Skydiving
- Volleyball
- Action Cricket
- Excellent Birding
- Clay-pigeon shooting
- Childrens playground
- 1000 hectares of unspoilt bushveld, with various dams
- Championship golf courses, including the home of the Goose, Retief Goosen
- 3 full size soccer pitches on site (can be used for Rugby, Hockey, Cricket)
HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS
- Polokwane Game Reserve
- Bird sanctuary
- Bakone Malapa Sotho Cultural Museum
- Hugh Exton photographic museum
- Reptile park
- Agricultural museum
- Boer War Cemetery
- Moordrift Monument
- Game breeding centre
- Lebowa crocodile pools
- Irish House Museum
- Tropic of Capricorn
- Tea plantations
- Modjadji Rain Queen
- Percy Fyfe Nature Reserve
- Biltong Festival - October
- Cherry Blossom Festival - September
- Makapans caves dating back over 3 million years; soon to be a World Heritage Site.
- Camel thorn tree where Paul Kruger addressed the Burghers
- Eersteling Monument - first Gold find in the Transvaal
THEMING OF CONFERENCES
- Hawaiian beach party around the lapa
- Italian evening
- French themed dinners
- Boereaand met Mampoer
- Murder Mystery days/weekends or dinners
- Bush braais out on the farm
- Oriental evening
- Turkish evening, with authentic Turkish cuisine
- African themed evening with traditional dancers
Our Food & Beverage TEAM are extremely versatile and creative and can accommodate most themes. Should you have any requests, we would be happy to assist.
OTHER VALUE-ADDED SERVICES AT HOTEL/NEARBY
- Free, safe & secure parking
- Gateway International airport 20 minutes away, or make use of our private airstrip or helipad
- Childrens animal farm
- African drumming bands available
- New Fine-dining restaurant, Basil's
- Old Joe's Bar Lounge, with leather couches, easy chairs and plasma screen TVs
- Traditional dancers, Sotho, Venda & Shangaan, can be arranged
- Safe Shebeen tours
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