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332  GA UTENG , LIMPOPO AND MPUM ALANGA

Exploring Limpopo, Beitbridge
Mpumalanga and Kruger Limpopo MAPUNGUBWE Musina Limpopo
NATIONAL PARK
Evangelina Njelele Masisi
Early prospectors flocked to the eastern Usutu Mopane Pafuri Pafuri
part of the country in search of gold, Alldays Brak Tshipise Gate Border
Post
and found it in the rivers and Maasstroom Tonash Sand Honnet Punda K R
Maria
Nature Reserve
streams. Today, visitors are Carlow Masekwaspoort U
Pass
attracted by the natural Tom Burke Waterpoort Punda G
Maria
So ut pan s be rg
E
beauty and the superb nature Marnitz Blouberg Vivo Louis Thohoyandou Gate R
reserves. Here, the Blyde River Trichardt

has cut a mighty canyon, and Baltimore Woudkop LIMPOPO Shingwedzi N
Shingwedzi
close by, the edge of the Drakensberg Steilloopbrug Dendron Ha-Magoro A T
range rises from the grassy plains a Hildreth Klein Letaba I
kilometre below. This is wildlife conservation Botlokwa Ridge Nkomo O
country, home of the renowned Kruger National Mooketsi Mopani N
Park and a cluster of exclusive private reserves. There Limburg Matlala Rita Olyfberg L
A
are airstrips and excellent accommodation – just a few Mashashane Seshego TZANEEN La Cotte Giriyondo

Border

hours’ drive away from the cities in Gauteng. Letsitele Phalaborwa Post

POLOKWANE Gate Letaba
Mokopane 2128m Gravelotte P A
Strydpoortberge Ofcolaco R
Sights at a Glance Pretoria Mica K
Zebediela Klaserie
Lebowa Kgomo Game Reserve Timbavati Game Reserve
1 Dullstroom WATERBERG Penge Hoedspruit PRIVATE
2 Lydenburg Olifants RESERVES
3 Mbombela Roedtan Klaserie Orpen Satara
Gate
5 Pilgrim’s Rest BLYDE RIVER
CANYON
6 Blyde River Canyon Tompi Seleka Kennedy's Manyeleti
7 Waterberg Key Vale PILGRIM’S Bosbokrand Game Reserve
REST
8 Polokwane Motorway Marble Hall Mala Mala
Game Reserve
9 Tzaneen Major road Hlogotlou Graskop
0 Mapungubwe National Park Minor road Groblersdal WATERFALLS TOUR Paul Kruger Gate
q Kruger National Park pp340–45 Untarred road Roossenekal Sabie Hazyview Skukuza (park HQ)
w Private Reserves Rooikraal LYDENBURG Numbi Lower
Gate
Sabie
e Swaziland pp346–7 Scenic route MPUMALANGA
Main railway DULLSTROOM Crocodile
Tour Minor railway Schoemanskloof Malalane Bridge Gate
Gate
4 Waterfalls Tour p335 International border Kwaggaskop Pass MBOMBELA Crocodile Komatipoort
Kaapmuiden
Provincial border eMakhazeni (Belfast) Airlie (NELSPRUIT) Komati
Middelburg Avoca Maputo
Summit Barberton
Pass Johannesburg, Saddleback Ngonini
Pretoria Pass
Sihoye Maputo
Komati
Piggs Peak Tshaneni
Malolotja
Nature Reserve Tabankulu
Croydon
Waverley Hlane
0 kilometres 50 Mbabane Royal
National
Mlilwane Lobamba Park
0 miles 25 Wildlife Sanctuary
Manzini Siteki
Loyengo
Mkhaya
Sidvokodvo Nature L e b o m b o
Reserve
SWAZILAND Big Bend
Ermelo Sithobela
Nhlangano Nsoko
Hluthi
Durban
Quaint corrugated iron houses in the old mining village of Pilgrim’s Rest
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp390–91 and pp410–11
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