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Marakele National Park, Waterberg

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#2 of 6 in Nature in Limpopo Province

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Visit the vulture colony, spot leopards, and admire the spiraling horns of the kudu at Marakele National Park, a 670 sq km (260 sq mi) reserve. Located in a transitional area between the dry west and the moister, more fertile east of the country, the national park provides sanctuary for a great diversity of South African wildlife across its fast-changing, dramatic landscape of rivers, gorges, bluffs, forests, and grasslands. With the reintroduction of buffalo in 2013, the park boasts the Big Five game animals for which the country has become a popular safari destination. Marakele National Park is just one of the many highlights you can arrange to see using our online itinerary creator, Waterberg Edition.

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• By riemsdijk

  Onderweg naar Botswana kampeerden we in Marakele National Park in het Bontle Rest Camp. Wat een prachtige plek om een eerste safari te maken. De campsite was super. We werden omringd door struisvogels...  more »

  On the way to Botswana we camped in Marakele National Park at the Bontle Rest Camp. What a wonderful place to make a first safari. The campsite was super. We were surrounded by ostriches that regularly came to inspect. From your seat a nice view over a meadow where the zebras, kudus and warts piggies came over. Spacious rooms with good facilities. In the first part of the park there are no predators but it is only a short ride to that part of the park where all the animals are found. We saw 8 rhinos of which 4 are very close. They do everything to protect the rhinos in this park as well as possible. From the air, along the gates and at the gate is well controlled.
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• By kitchen552

  Afternoon 5 hr Game Drive in the open 4x4 vehicle. Fabulous Safari drive, we saw White Rhino mother & calf, elephants, zebras, Impala & so much more. Drive along side The Waterburg Mountain Range,beau...  more »

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• By Bradley Harris

  National Park with the big 5. Unfenced camping site, tent style chalets and a tented camp lodge available for accommodation. Game drive in the morning and evening. Game walks usually available but may be seasonal - phone reception beforehand to confirm. You can do a self drive in a normal Sedan. Lovely scenery.

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• By Corlia Sheahan

  Are short of visitors and worthy of a visit. Bush walks available (with qualified trail guides) and launch a new off-road (4×4) track imminent! Malaria free Big Five Bush experience in picturesque surroundings.

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