Found in the north east of the country, Mpumalanga is home to roughly 3 million people as well as the most well known safari park on earth; the Kruger National Park. Yet, there is certainly a lot more to Mpumalanga that Kruger.
It is really a beautiful, land-locked province boasting stunning panoramas and lots of wild animals. Here is the heartland of South Africa’s safari territory and comprises the Lowveld and the Highveld.
The Lowveld is the region beneath 1,000m above sea level. It is somewhat open woodland interspersed together with long grass and an abundance of wildlife. Broadleaf and thorn trees are both found in this low-lying subtropical environment.
Within the very north of the province, the iconic Baobab trees reign over the skyline. Wide, slow moving rivers shrink to isolated pools throughout the dry season and that is when animals assemble making it the perfect time for game viewing.
The Highveld is notably chillier, with rolling grassland, wild flora and lots of pine plantations. Trout angling is great in the dams and streams near to Dullstroom and Lydenberg.
The main selling point of Mpumalanaga is without doubt the Kruger. This vast wilderness encompasses an area as large as Israel and is well-known for having the largest diversity of wildlife species in Africa; 140 mammal species, 500 bird varieties and around 300 tree species. Camping places and game lodges are available.
Across the borders of the park are various private game reserves presenting lavish safaris. These kinds of lodges offer fantastic lodging and are a lot less crowded. The lodge’s safari vehicles may also turn off road a thing that isn’t authorized inside the national parks.
The province is also home to a section of the mighty UKlahlamba mountains and it is here you can see the Blyde River Canyon. It’s the third largest canyon around the world. The views are generally splendid with the lookout point of ‘Gods Window’ being the best spot to look over this magnificent panorama.
Mpumalanga is certainly a province for those who are looking for the remarkable outdoors with outstanding safaris, wonderful scenery in addition to hiking, biking and fishing.
