STALKING THE BIG FIVE
IN THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTH AFRICA

THE KRUGER NATONAL PARK

- largest in the country
- Big Five Country
- 150 species of mammals – at least 100 species of reptiles – over 500 bird species
- over 1.700 different trees, shrubs and plants
- 700.000 visitors every year
- now part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park ( over 35.000 km2 )

WATERBERG BIOSPHERE ( MARAKELE & WELGEVONDEN )

- Waterberg Mountain Range = more than 3 million years old
- Great vistas, mountain gorges, clear streams, rolling bushveld hills
- Home to the Big Five
- Welgevonden Private Nature Reserve = Heritage Site
- Largest collection of White Rhino on private land
- Malaria free

THE PILANESBERG

- developed on an extinct volcano ( 27 km ) diameter, surrounded by 6 rings of hills
- central feature is the man-made Lake Mankwe ( ‘place of the leopard’ )
- Big Five and most mammals of Southern Africa, about 300 species of birds
- Malaria free
- Sun City next to the Park

MADIKWE

- fascinating history that dates back to the Stone Age
- home to the Big Five, over 60 other mammals, some 300 resident and migrant bird species
- one of the most exclusive and luxurious destinations in the country
- malaria free

PONGOLA RESERVE & GREATER ST. LUCIA WETLAND PARK

- Pongola reserve = privately owned ( including Lake Jozini )
- First proclaimed game reserve in the country
- Hosts 4 of the Big Five ( no lions ), 12 different antelope species, over 350 bird species

- Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park = World Heritage Site
- 350 km2 of water surface, 220 km coastline & beaches, 3 major lake systems
- 8 inter-linking ecosystems
- greatest congregation of hippo & crocodile in the country
- most significant breeding ground for giant leatherback and loggerhead turtles
- bird watchers paradise