Phoning around Limpopo for stock, a workshop slot or a course date takes time. Send one request instead, with the drone you fly and what you need, and we pass it to drone hire companies who work in towns and cities across Limpopo.
Drone Hire in Limpopo
Hire companies and drone shops that serve Limpopo can quote camera, FPV and work drones by the day or week, with batteries and a case. Say which days you need it, what you plan to film, and whether you want collection, delivery or a drone with a licensed pilot instead.
New to this? Read the drone hire guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before you pay.
What to know locally in Limpopo
Heat shortens battery life and swells packs left in hot bakkies around Polokwane, Mokopane and Musina, so keep spares in a cool bag and never charge a puffed battery. Few repairers work locally, and most drones go to Gauteng workshops, so allow for courier time both ways. RPL training usually means a trip to Pretoria unless a school agrees to run a group course near Polokwane. Hire drones with a pilot suit short jobs at Hoedspruit lodges.
What people fly for in Limpopo
Limpopo is a long drive from most drone suppliers, yet it has plenty of work for them. Subtropical farms around Tzaneen, Letsitele and Levubu grow avocados, mangoes, citrus and macadamias, and growers ask for spray and scouting flights. Platinum near Mokopane, coal and power stations at Lephalale and copper and phosphate at Phalaborwa bring survey and inspection jobs. Game farms in the Waterberg and around Hoedspruit want aerial footage and help with fence and water checks. Kruger, Mapungubwe and Marakele national parks are closed to drones, and the air force bases at Makhado and Hoedspruit control large areas. Heat is the daily problem: batteries and phones overheat by midday.
Typical drone hire requests in the area come from:
- Farmers and growers: a drone for a few days to look over crops, dams and fences
- Mines, plants and utilities: a spare work drone for a short inspection project or shutdown
- Photographers, film crews and agencies: an extra drone for a licensed crew on a large shoot
Local tips for Limpopo
Popular here: orchard spraying, mine surveys and lodge marketing video. Ask each supplier about this: ask how the operator keeps batteries cool in midday heat. Where they work from: polokwane, Tzaneen and Hoedspruit, with operators from Pretoria.
Around Limpopo the largest group asking is farmers and growers, which usually means a drone for a few days to look over crops, dams and fences. Before anything flies: paid flights still need an RPL and ROC. Keep in mind: polokwane airport, Makhado and Hoedspruit air force bases, Kruger and Mapungubwe.
Service area: Limpopo and surrounds
Across Limpopo our network reaches Polokwane, Tzaneen, Mokopane, Lephalale, Hoedspruit, Thohoyandou, Phalaborwa and the towns between them. Outside the bigger centres, ask whether the pilot travels with spare batteries and a backup drone.