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Nature Reserves - Vryheid Hill

by MikeAtSea

Steeped in history, from the Bushmen to the British, and including an Anglo-Boer battlefield, this reserve offers a lot to the visitor.There are five major ecosystems present; grassland, forest, wetland, mixed woodland and cliffs.This ensures a high biodiversity, with many special plants, animals and birds. The 900ha reserve borders on the historical town of Vryheid in northern Zululand.The many trails in the reserve take the visitor through or past all of these ecosystems, and allows one to take in beautiful views of Vryheid and the surrounding area.Some of the animals occurring in the reserve include eland, zebra, impala, blesbok, mountain and common reedbuck, bushbuck and oribi.Many grassland orchids and wild flowers grace the plateau and the forest hosts many tree and shrub species.

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Game Reserves - Ozabeni

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Ozabeni lies north of Lake St Lucia, west of the Maputoland Marine Reserve, east of the Mkuzi river and swamps, and south of Sodwana Bay National Park and Mbazwana town.Covering an area of 46 OOOha, it is generally flat and low lying except for the dunes along the eastern perimeter.Dotted with many pans and small lakes, the entire area is part of a wetland system draining into Lake St Lucia. During the preceding centuries, rivers changed course, dunes have moved and sediments have flooded over the area gradually filling the ancestral Lake St Lucia with silt until the northern-most sections formed into what is now the Ozabeni, a flat, low-lying wetland draining into modern St Lucia, now much reduced in size.Much of the land is covered either by grasses in the drier sections or reeds and sedges in the wetter areas whilst the eastern dune lines are covered in dune forests.Along the north...

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Game Reserves - Phongolo

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Falling from the heights of the Lebombo Mountains down across the Phongolopoort Dam to typical african savannah in the west, this reserve is the oldest proclaimed conservation area in Africa.Proclaimed on the 13th of June 1894 by President Paul Kruger and reproclaimed in 1903, ostensively to protect declining game numbers, but in reality as a stratagy for the old Transvaal Republic to gain access to the sea, the reserve contains a large number of special ecosystems and habitats. These include the unique veld type called Golela, which is an important Suni antelope breeding habitat.The species rich Lobombo Mountain forests found in deep moist soils in the south-east facing valleys and slopes on the eastern side of the reserve, and the western savannah with Themeda grassveld dotted with knobthorns and maroela trees.The area boasts a bird list of over 300 species and a range of plains game...

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Game Reserves - Spioenkop

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Spioenkop Mountain stands sentry over thorn savannah and water where visitors can see panoramas that stretch from hot valley bushveld across cool water to the Drakensberg Mountains often covered in snow in the winter.Steeped in Anglo Boer War history, the reserve boasts a rich selection of wildlife including white rhinocerous, giraffe and a variety of plains and bushveld antelope. The abundance and variety of species assures visitors a rewarding game experience.Spioenkop Mountain is the site of the infamous Battle of Spioenkop which took place in 1900 where the British suffered one of their worst defeats of that period.The Battlefield is accessible by road and the 360 degree view from the summit can only be described as spectacular.

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Game Reserves - Weenen

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The distant blue hills and undulating thornveld valleys of KwaZulu-Natal make a superb backdrop for the scenic Weenen Game Reserve.With the Bushmans River flowing through a spectacular gorge in the reserve, Weenen's excellent road system and walking trails, visitors have many scenic and game viewing opportunities as they walk or drive around the reserve. Both black and white rhino have been introduced since the 5 000 ha reserve was proclaimed in 1974. Other re-introduced game includes giraffe, red hartebeest, eland, zebra, kudu, ostrich and common reedbuck. Other species which have recolonised the area included grey duiker, bushbuck, steenbuck, black-backed jackal, hyaena and mountain reedbuck. These and the more than 251 bird species, the scenic landscape and the rich valley bushveld vegetation contribute to Weenen's growing reputation as a small but superbly appointed wildlife...

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Game Reserves - eMakhosini Ophathe

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Ophathe Game Reserve was proclaimed in 1991. Situated on the southern banks of the White Mfolozi river, this 8825 ha reserve is less than 10 kms from Ulundi and, more significantly, at the edge of the eMakhosini valley.The initial purpose for proclamation of Ophathe was "to serve as a sanctuary for the endangered Black Rhino and possibly other endangered species as well. " Fauna and flora were to be managed and conserved so as to allow sustainable utilization of resources and protection for sensitive ecosystems.

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Game Reserves - Tembe

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This remote park, deep in an area of sand forests, pans and wetlands in northern Tongaland, lies on the border between KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique.The diversity of birdlife is spectacular. The park is situated within the sand veld ecological zone and consists mainly of closed woodland and secondary thicket formation. The zone falls within a transition area between tropical and sub-tropical forms and therefore is home to a great diversity of vegetation.With this diversity of habitats Tembe is home to a spectacular variety of animals and birds.Tembe is a special place with very basic day visitor facilities and a road system consistant with the wilderness management of the area.Only ten vehicles are allowed into the park on a daily basis and these must be 4X4s to negotiate the sand tracks that form the road network.

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Game Reserves - Mkhuze

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A place of great beauty and high contrasts, Mkhuze is renowned as a mecca for bird lovers , with more than 420 bird species on record.The reserve has an astonishing diversity of natural habitats, from the eastern slopes of the Lebombo mountains along its eastern boundary, to broad stretches of acacia savannah, swamps and a variety of woodlands and riverine forest. A rare type of sand forest also occurs in the reserve.Two beautiful pans, Nhlonhlela and Nsumo , lie in the north and east respectively, home to communities of hippo, crocodile, pinkbacked and white pelicans, as well as a diversity of ducks and geese which gather in spring.Situated in northern Zululand, this 40 000 hectare reserve was proclaimed a protected area in 1912.Mkhuze Game Reserve constitutes the north western spur of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park a recently declared World Heritage Site.The Mkhuze River curves...

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Game Reserves - Ithala

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This magnificent reserve, tumbling from the heights of the Ngotshe Mountains a thousand meters down into a deep valley, carved over the eons by the Phongolo River revealing the world's oldest rock formations, is a game viewers paradise.Situated in the rugged, mountainous thornveld of northern KwaZulu-Natal, the reserve's multitude of habitats host a spectacular array of wildlife species.Its scenic beauty aside, Ithala's most characteristic feature is perhaps its astonishing geological diversity. Some of the oldest rock formations in the world are found here, dating back 3 000 million years.With a topographic profile varying from 400m above sea level in the north to 1 450m near Louwsberg in the south, Ithala's terrain extends over lowveld and densely vegetated riverine valleys to high-lying grassland plateaus, ridges and cliff faces.The area now proclaimed as Ithala has been occupied by...

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Game Reserves - Imfolozi

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'Imfolozi' the heart of the Zulu Kingdom, the home of the White Rhino, where wilderness trails take you along mighty rivers wandering through thorn savannah inhabited by the big five of African legend.Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park is the oldest game reserve in Africa proclaimed in 1895.It was the exclusive hunting preserve of the Zulu kings who protected the area by proclaiming conservation laws long before any formal protection.The game pits in which animals were trapped can still be seen today.Game viewing is the prime attraction. Viewing hides overlook pans and waterholes enabling visitors to see animals at close range.As the home of "Operation Rhino" in the 1950s and 60s, the Park became world renowned for its White Rhino conservation. Other areas of focus for which it is famed include its wilderness trails which origionated in Imfolozi in the 1950s and its renowned Game Capture unit...

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Things to Do: Cities in Province of KwaZulu-Natal
  1. Durban Things to Do
  2. Pietermaritzburg Things to Do
  3. Richards Bay Things to Do
  4. Hluhluwe Things to Do
  5. Umhlanga Rocks Things to Do
  6. Lake Saint Lucia Things to Do
  7. Hluhluwe Game Reserve Things to Do
  8. Amanzimtoti Things to Do
  9. Sodwana Bay National Park Things to Do
  10. Margate Things to Do
  11. Mpumalanga Things to Do
  12. Royal Natal National Park Things to Do
  13. Sani Pass Things to Do
  14. Mkuze Game Reserve Things to Do
  15. Underberg Things to Do
  16. Umkomaas Things to Do
  17. Saint Lucia Estuary Things to Do
  18. Port Edward Things to Do
  19. Eshowe Things to Do
  20. Bergville Things to Do
  21. Ladysmith Things to Do
  22. Scottburgh Things to Do
  23. Winterton Things to Do
  24. Giant's Castle Game Reserve Things to Do
  25. Hillcrest Things to Do
  26. Nottingham Road Things to Do
  27. Port Shepstone Things to Do
  28. Umfolozi Things to Do
  29. Howick Things to Do
  30. Himeville Things to Do
  31. Newcastle Things to Do
  32. Empangeni Things to Do
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