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Mthethomusha Game Reserve

The Mthethomusha Private Game Reserve is situated south of the Kruger National Park with which it shares an unfenced border. The Malelane mountains dominate the landscape and the 8000 ha of the reserve is home to the ‘big five’ (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino). It contains three different ecosystems that add to the diversity of animals and birds to be found here.

The Reserve was the first to be developed in close co-operation with the local rural community, who also benefits from it. The Tribal Authority of the Mphakeni tribe, under the leadership of the late Chief Charles Nkosi, handed low potential agricultural land over to the management of the KaNgwane Parks Corporation for optimal and sustainable development. This set an example that is currently followed by most of the Private Game Reserves, such co-operation benefits nature conservation as well as local communities.

Besides wild life and birds, the Reserve also contains about 200 examples of rock art that was created by the ancient Bushmen (San) people who were the original inhabitants of South Africa. The Lodges in the Reserve offer guided bush walks where visitors can view these relics of a very ancient culture.

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Nearby attractions

A white rhino in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

Mpumalanga Lowveld

The Lowveld was previously known as the Eastern Transvaal Lowveld. Following the end of Apartheid in 1994 the province's name was changed to Mpumalanga and the area is simply called The Lowveld. The Lowveld section of the province is part of the coastal plane and is more or less 200m above sea-level.

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A lioness in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

Kruger National Park

The Kruger National Park in South Africa is internationally renowned as a world leader in conservation policies, practices and techniques. This Park stretches over 20 000 square kilometers (2 million hectares) and is home to an incredible variety of plant, bird and animal species, including the “big five” (elephant, lion, rhinoceros, leopard and buffalo).

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Members of the Swazi Royal Family, indicated by red feathers in their head dress, at the annual reed dance ceremony.

Swaziland

Swaziland, located in Southern Africa, is home to the siSwati-speaking Swazi nation. It was a British protectorate from 1906 until its full independence in 1968. It is a small landlocked kingdom of less than one million people, bordered by South Africa on three sides and Mozambique to the east.

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Tours for Mthethomusha Game Reserve

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White Rhino in Kruger

Duration: 5 days, 4 nights
Tour Type: Scheduled tours
Luxury Level: ****
Price: R12,315 per person sharing (±US$ 1,126 )
R2,985 single supplement (±US$ 273 )


This tour will give you the opportunity to experience African wildlife in its natural surroundings. Apart from the four star hotels, you will also stay at two private game lodges and discover excellent South African cuisine. The tour will take you from Johannesburg into the scenic Mpumalanga province with its abundance of game reserves. Next you travel through the kingdom of Swaziland to KwaZulu Natal with different eco systems and game viewing. The tour ends at Durban, the holiday capital of South Africa.

Highlights: Makalali Private Game Reserve , Panorama Route , Sabie , Kruger National Park , Mthethomusha Game Reserve , Swaziland , St. Lucia , KwaZulu-Natal North Coast , iSimangaliso Wetland Park , St. Lucia Estuary & Lake .

Elephants at a Kruger National Park waterhole.

Duration: 4 days, 3 nights
Tour Type: Scheduled tours
Luxury Level: *** / ****
Price: R11,350 per person sharing (±US$ 1,038 )
R2,225 single supplement (±US$ 203 )


On this tour you will view scenic Panorama Route sites, experience local culture, stay at a private game reserve, do game viewing in search of the big five, learn more about Bushmen paintings, interact with elephants and travel via Kaapsehoop with its population of wild horses.

Highlights: Panorama Route , Sabie , Kruger National Park , Mthethomusha Game Reserve .