Sights in Mpumalanga
- Sort by:
- Popular
-
Bird-watching
There is excellent bird-watching throughout Kruger National Park, with the far north (from Punda Maria Gate up past Pafuri Gate) arguably one of the best birding areas on the continent. There are a handful of hides scattered throughout the park; see the birding pages on the website for SAN Parks (www.parks-sa.co.za) for a listing of their locations. Several of the bushveld camps also have their own hides, and some of the larger camps run bird-watching excursions on request.
There is also an annual 24-hour Birding Big Day in January. For information on this, and other birding activities in the park, contact SAN Parks Honorary Rangers.
reviewed
-
Songimvelo Game Reserve
This beautiful 56,000-hectare reserve sits in lowveld country south of Barberton, with high-altitude grassland areas on its eastern edge along the mountainous Swaziland border. There are no lions, but there are numerous other introduced species, including elephants, zebras, giraffes and various antelopes, and both walking and horse riding are popular. (Note that walking is limited to certain areas, and walkers must be accompanied by a guide.) Songimvelo is also home to some of the earth’s oldest rocks – perhaps dating to four billion years ago – and some interesting archaeological sites. You can stay overnight at Kromdraai Camp, with simple, self-catering, six-person wood…
reviewed
-
Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park
Together with Mozambique’s Limpopo National Park and Zimbabwe’s Gonarezhou National Park, Kruger forms part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park – a vast area that ultimately will encompass 35,000 sq km. Gonarezhou connections are still in the future, but Kruger and Limpopo are linked via two fully functioning border posts.
reviewed
-
Elephant Hall Museum
The Elephant Hall museum at Letaba Rest Camp focuses on the elephant and includes mounted tusks of the big bulls (Mafunyane, Dzombo, Shingwedzi and Shawu) that have died in the park. There are sections on poaching, the illegal ivory trade, geomorphology and biology, plus descriptions of elephant habits.
reviewed
-
Echo Caves
Echo Caves are off Rte 36, where Stone Age relics have been found. The caves get their name from dripstone formations that echo when tapped.
reviewed
