Mapungubwe National Park - Most popular Camps

The Limpopo province's Mapungubwe National Park, part of SANParks, is located at the concourse of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers, constituting a part of the proposed Limpopo-Shahe Trasnfrontier Conservation Area (an area spanning over 28 000 hectares). Home to various species of eagle and buck, herds of lumbering elephants and a great many contributing factors to the area's notable biodiversity, it is also an area of significant cultural worth due to the archaeological findings made there.

Nestled between three of the most scenic countries in Africa – South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe - Mapungubwe Park is a landscape of contrasts. Sandstone rock formations form the backdrop to dramatic baobab and Mopane forests that unfold along floodplains where wild animals roam freely. Acacia, fig and fever trees form part of the dense vegetation of Limpopo’s important riparian fringe, which provides a habitat for more than 400 species of birds, including the Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, Meve’s Starling and the Tropical Boubou. Pel’s Fishing Owls and a high number of Verreaux’s Eagles hunt amongst many other raptors. more...