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MKUZE GAME RESERVE
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Mkuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal: Situated
in northern Zululand, this 40 000 hectare reserve was proclaimed a protected area
in 1912. Mkhuze Game Reserve constitutes the north western spur of the Greater
St Lucia Wetland Park a World Heritage Site ....
» Game Lodges in the Mkuze Game Reserve: |
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Bayete Zulu Game Lodge
Being one of the most densely stocked reserves in Northern
KwaZulu-Natal, a drive with one of our knowledgeable field drivers is guaranteed to be an
adventure. Come watch our hippos wallow, while ... |
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Leopard Mountain Game Lodge:
Leopard Mountain Game Lodge is the ideal getaway where everybody
from the old to the young will enjoy a fascinating experience in the wild. Discover rhino,
leopards and giraffe in the unspoilt wilderness ... |
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Mkuze Falls Game Lodge:
The Mkuze Falls Big Five Private Game Reserve is beautifully
situated in the heart of historic Zululand. Mkuze Falls Lodge consists of nine thatched
chalets and a central lodge complex that are all built on ... |
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Mkuze Game
Reserve: A place of great beauty and high contrasts, Mkuze is renowned as a
mecca for bird lovers with more than 420 bird
species on record. The Mkuze River curves along the reserve's northern and eastern
borders with a fine stretch of fig forest along its banks. Fish eagles swoop over the
pans, snatching prey spotted from their perches in the fever trees.
The reserve has an astonishing diversity of natural habitats, from the eastern slopes of
the Lebombo mountains along its eastern boundary, to broad stretches of acacia savannah,
swamps and a variety of woodlands and riverine forest. A rare type of sand forest also
occurs in the reserve. This diversity of habitats means a wide variety of animal species
including black and white rhinoceros, elephant,
giraffe,
nyala, blue wildebeest, warthog, eland, hippo, impala, kudu and other smaller antelope. Rare
species occurring in the reserve are cheetah,
hyaena,
suni and leopard.
Three game viewing hides have been constructed next to the Kubube, Kamasinga, Kwamalibala
pans. Visitors park their cars and enter the hides on foot. Depending on the surface water
in the reserve, but normally during the drier winter months,large concentrations of game
may be seen at the waterholes. Visitors are therefore offered excellent views of most of
the reserve’s larger mammals. These hides offer unique opportunities to photographers
and many famous wildlife pictures have been taken there.
Two beautiful pans, Nhlonhlela and Nsumo , lie in the north and east respectively, home to
communities of hippo, crocodile, pelicans, as well as a diversity of ducks and geese which
gather in spring. A Zulu cultural village in the reserve offers a glimpse of the
traditional lifestyle and crafts of the KwaJobe community.
Note: Mkuze Game Reserve is in a high risk malaria area and it is advisable to take malaria
phrophylaxis. Please consult your Doctor or Pharmacist. |
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 Overnight at accommodation in Mkuze or find an hotel in
Mkuze.
Also see Zululand
accommodation or find Zululand Hotels |
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