AREA DESCRIPTION
" Goodbye. I am going to the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about
with fever trees..." wrote Kipling in his famous story "The Elephants Child". The
national park represents the best of South Africa's spectacular nature with high
mountains, ravines, savannas, forested savanna, rivers and lakes. The nature spreads
out around the impressive Waterberg, one of the planet's oldest massifs and at the
same time one of the few places in South Africa that combines a spectacular landscape
with an abundance of wildlife including Africa's big game. Can you think of a more
spectacular setting for a marathon.
Entabeni Game reserve
The tour includes game drives in 4x4 vehicles in the private Entabeni
Game reserve, in The Limpopo province, which lies between Johannesburg and the Kruger
National Park. From our safari lodge, with its spectacular view to the mighty Entabeni-monlith
we have the opportunity to view all the "Big Five" as well as numerous other species
such as Giraffe, Hippopotamus, Crocodiles and the many splendid species of Antelope,
not to mention the abundance of birdlife. We use exclusive lodges that are placed
in the middle of Entabeni and we need only to step outside to be on a safari.
The magnificent countryside in South Africa's northern Limpopo province close to
Botswana and west of Kruger has long been known as Waterberg. The earlier settlers
christened the territory "Waterberg" due to the countless lakes, swamps, waterfalls
and rivers, which are a characteristic of this wilderness in contrast to the surrounding
dry savanna. In the high season (December to February) dark thunderclouds gather
over the plateau resulting in short, powerful downpours in the afternoon, which
fill the many small and large streams, causing the redstone dunes to glimmer in
the sun as the water makes its way to the Limpopo.
In 2001 the 15,000 square kilometre Waterberg Biosphere Reserve received international
status as a part of UNESCOS global biosphere network. The landscape is typically
savannah with a wet plateau in the middle which results in many different biotopes
and with that also a unique diversity of species. Waterberg is not an individual
reserve men consists of several private reserves, Entabeni being the largest and
most diverse. Beautiful sandstone monoliths, ravines, and waterfalls lie all within
Entabeni's borders. Entabeni is also known for a exceptional number of different
antelope species, where nearly all of South Africa's species are represented. In
addition there are an exceptional flora consisting of ancient cycads, protea and
rare deciduous trees. The territory lies outside the malaria zone and therefore
there is no reason to take anti malaria medicine.
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