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National Parks Overview

Limpopo is home to numerous nature reserves and National Parks.

Besides the well-known national parks, such as the Greater Limpopo Park (Kruger National Park), Mapungubwe and Marakele approximately 50 further provincial nature reserves exist in this exquisite province that reflect the diversity of this pristine part of the world.

Managed by Limpopo Tourism and Parks, these nature reserves have the dual task of ecological conservation of unique destinations as well as the development of eco-tourism projects in co-operation with the respective local communities.

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Kruger National Park

Kruger National Park

Limpopo Province offers access to the worldrenowned Kruger National Park in its eastern region through the Pafuri, Punda Maria, Phalaborwa and Orpen gates.Seventy percent of the Kruger Park lies within  ...more

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Marakele National Park

Marakele National Park

Marakele National Park incorporates the original Marakele Park in the Waterberg Mountains, the 34,000-ha Welgevonden Private Nature Reserve, and the 20,000-ha Marakele Contractual Park owned by Dutch businessman and conservationist  ...more

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Mapungubwe National Park

Mapungubwe National Park

Vhembe-Dongola, now Mapungubwe National Park, was formed in 1995 when the South African National Parks was appointed to conserve and enhance the tourism potential of the area. Declared a World  ...more