Marloth Park, Wild Frontier
Marloth Park is, for many, the very definition of the South African bushveld. It explores it, showcases it and lays it bare for the small local community and the tourists that come here for utter peace and tranquillity. It is both a town and a nature conservancy, which means that it is close to perfect for nature lovers or those that really want to experience the wild beauty of this continent unhindered by development, urbanisation, or even fences.
Marloth Park is situated on the border of the world-renowned Kruger National Park. However, the town and its people are particularly committed to the fauna and flora that makes this part of Mpumalanga so special. Therefore, they adhere to strict regulations regarding the hindering of the animals’ natural movement, and allow many of these species to cross this border freely and with no threat. In so doing, Marloth Park retains its biodiversity and is loyal to the variety and natural prosperity of South Africa. So, animals can be seen grazing, wondering the veld gracefully, or drinking from the mighty Crocodile River; just metres away from the homes of Marloth Park. In fact, almost half of the town’s land area is parkland, which caters to the plants and animals of the southern part of Kruger, which have chosen this as their natural habitat.
Visitors to Marloth Park can look forward to seeing four of the Big Five; namely lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino. Elephants are only seen within Kruger itself, though, and can often be spotted quenching their thirst on the banks of the Crocodile River. Enjoy a glass of South African wine next to the river to reap the full benefit of your close proximity to some of Africa’s most spectacular species.
This is also a hotspot for bird-watchers. There are more than 350 recorded avian species here. These include the fish eagle, bat hawk, sanderling, grey-headed gull, Damara tern, hawk eagle, plum-coloured starling, brown-headed parrot, black-headed oriole, lilac-breasted roller, black stork, Bateleur eagle, crested barbet, Marabou stork, Scops owl (or white-faced owl), colourful kingfisher species, spoonbill, eagle owl and martial eagle. The woodlands kingfisher, Wahlberg's eagle, European roller and Diderick cuckoo are migratory birds. So, to ensure that you see these, it is best to visit Marloth Park between September and March.
Other wildlife to keep an eye out for includes various antelope species, giraffe, zebra and ostrich.
To get the real Marloth experience, visitors are encouraged to be adventurous. Explore the 4x4 trails, go on a guided game drive, venture out on a bush walk, ride an elephant, go quad biking, or experience the splendour of the Crocodile River and its surrounds from the heights of a microlight. There are also a number of trails for mountain biking, horse riding and hiking.
The town itself is equipped with very basic facilities. These include a restaurant, petrol station, liquor store, bakery, curio shop, and laundry.
Additional Reading
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Travellers' Reviews
2 Reviews from SA-Venues.com travellers. All reviews are verified.
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A must for anyone who has never been there before. All the rumours about the crime SELF INFLICTED TOURISTS LEAVING DOORS AND WINDOWS OPEN. We spent a wonderful 7days there as it is situated against the parks fence with plenty of game to view (even lion from the lookout points) Close to the crocodile bridge kruger enterance. The tin shack and Die watergat restuarants in Marloth great value. Everything else rather buy it in Kommatiepoort also close-by some of the most needed goods cheaper than in Cape Town. VERY FRIENDLY PEOPLE.WE WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK!!!!!!! ENJOY AND FORGET ALL THE REMARKS. AS I GUESS MADE BY SOME OTHER CAMP OWNERS TO SCARE YOU TO THEIR CAMPS. L O V E MARLOTH PARK
Gavin Shepherd (Cape Town)
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I just love spending time with the wild animals, awesome birds and being in the Bushveld, Marloth Park is great.
Lynn Shacks (Cape Town)
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Hotels & other accommodation options

Tinyiko Kruger Lodge
Tinyiko Kruger Lodge offers accommodation in Marloth Park where you can relax in the heart of the African bush surrounded by wildlife roaming fre...

Lituba Place
Lituba Place offers affordable accommodation at the gateway to the Kruger National Park. Lituba Place is complete with a private plunge pool, wat...

Le Roux Lodge
Le Roux Lodge can be found in Marloth Park at the edge of the Kruger National Park. Here you can not only enjoy comfortable accommodation, but ca...

Chip n Debs
Chip n Debs offers guests accommodation in a holiday home located in Marloth Park Wildlife Conservancy. This wildlife sanctuary is set on the sou...

Marloth Kruger Little Manor
Marloth Kruger Little Manor offers stylish self catering accommodation within Marloth Park, which sits alongside the Kruger National Park. This i...

Imbube Safari Lodge
Situated in Marloth Park, a small conservancy located on the Crocodile River, Imbube Safari Lodge offers accommodation for eight guests. The beau...

Klein Huisie
Klein Huisie is situated in Marloth Park, a wildlife sanctuary on the southern boundary of the Kruger National Park. The self catering accommodat...

Wildgoose Self-Catering Lodge
Situated in Marloth Park, Wildgoose Lodge is set in a game reserve along the Crocodile River and borders the Kruger National Park. The villa has ...

Kruger Castle
Kruger Castle offers unique accommodation in the Marloth Park Game Reserve which is on the border of the Kruger National Park. This exclusive-use...

Getaway Bush
Getaway Bush is situated in the Marloth Park nature reserve which borders the famous Kruger Park. Here you can experience a unique but inexpensiv...

Doringpoort Lodge
Doringpoort Safari Lodge is nestled in the unspoilt bush that borders the southern tip of the World renowned Kruger National Park wildlife conser...

Kiburi Lodge @ Kruger
Kiburi Lodge @ Kruger is located Marloth Park, a wildlife conservancy and holiday town situated on the southern border of Kruger National Park. T...

La Kruger Lifestyle Lodge
Situated in Marloth Park, La Kruger Lifestyle Lodge has a warm and personal touch. Set in natural rock cladding the accommodation boasts a large ...

Hyena House
Hyena House is a lovely holiday home located on Marloth Park. The house sleeps six guests in three bedrooms. There are two en-suite bedrooms each...

Flight of the Eagle @ Kruger
Flight of the Eagle @ Kruger is located in Marloth Park and offers accommodation for up to five guests, maximum four adults. Lionspruit Game Rese...

Grand Kruger Lodge
With it's African atmosphere, this is the perfect base from to experience the pride of SA's conservation efforts. Superb accommodation, exquisite...

Migrate Bush Chalets
Situated in Marloth Park, Migrate Bush Chalets offer self catering for adults only. Guests can expect a comfortable, relaxing break without child...

Kruger Cottage
Kruger Cottage is a thatched holiday house located in Marloth Park. This serene spot alongside the Kruger National Park offers you a tranquil exp...

Shades of Nature
Shades of Nature boasts accommodation in Marloth Park, which affords visitors the rare opportunity to experience the Big Five (lion, leopard, ele...

Royal Kruger Villa
Royal Kruger Villa is situated at the Royal Kruger Lodge in Marloth Park. The property provides Mpumalanga self catering accommodation that borde...

Volstruis Huis
Volstruis Huis offers accommodation in the Marloth Park Game Reserve which borders the Kruger National Park. The house sleeps six guests in three...

Hout Huisie
Hout Huisie is a comfortable holiday home offering Marloth Park self catering accommodation for up to six guests. From this great location you ca...

Kruger Riverside Lodge
Kruger Riverside Lodge can be found in Marloth Park Conservancy, which borders the Kruger National Park. The house accommodates up to 10 guests i...

De Gastehuysje
De Gastehuysje offers accommodation in Marloth Park, Mpumalanga. The cabin is suitable for a couple looking for a bush getaway. It has one en-sui...

Fish Eagles Nest
Situated adjacent to the Kruger National Park, this holiday home offers you a wildlife paradise set in perfect bushveld surrounding. Fish Eagles ...

Giraffe's Bush Villa
Giraffe’s Bush Villa offers comfortable Marloth Park self catering accommodation in a lovely upmarket home in the Marloth Park Conservancy, which...


Kruger Willows
Kruger Willows offers accommodation in Marloth Park, within walking distance of the Crocodile River and is a short drive from the Crocodile Bridg...

Stoep At Amabush
Stoep At Amabush is situated within Marloth Park and offers quality accommodation for a family of six or group of friends. The establishment is w...

Marloth Sanbonani
Marloth Sanbonani offers accommodation close to the Crocodile River in Marloth Park. The Crocodile River forms the Southern Boundary with the Kru...

Umvangazi Rest
Umvangazi Rest is a holiday house (accommodates up to eight guests) with an upstairs deck from which to enjoy the view and relax while keeping an...

Hyena Hangout
Accommodation is offered in two cottages each sleeping eight guests. Each cottage has two bedrooms, a loft room, a kitchen and a lounge. The bedr...

Nyamazane Lodge
Nyamazane Lodge is privately owned holiday home offered for accommodation in Marloth Park, only 11km from Crocodile Gate at the Kruger National P...

Berghaan Bush Cottage
Berghaan Bush Cottage is a charming, self-catering one Bedroom Cottage with a traditional Thatch Roof, sited in the grounds of a private holiday ...

Treetops Holiday Home
Located in Marloth Park, a private game reserve in Mpumalanga, Treetops offers self catering accommodation for up to eight guests. The house has ...

Bush and Gables
Bush and Gables offer pleasant Marloth Park accommodation. The property is set in a peaceful, well-furnished bushveld lodge. Guest will experienc...

Phumula Kruger Lodge
Located in Marloth Park and conveniently close to both the Crocodile Bridge and Malalane entrance gates to the Kruger National Park, Phumula Krug...

Bushwise Safari Lodge
Bushwise Safari Lodge combines upmarket luxury accommodation with the real safari experiences of the Kruger National Park. Our lodge overlooks th...

Genet House
800 meters from the Crocodile River, surrounded by all forms of wild life, a little gem of a self catering home is waiting to welcome you to the ...

Penny Lane
Penny Lane is a luxury lodge accommodating up to eight guests in four spacious en suite rooms. Rooms are air-conditioned and linen is provided. W...

Kruger Imvubu Inn
Kruger Imvubu Inn offers accommodation in a thatched home situated in a very quiet area of Marloth Park. It is in close proximity to the Crocodil...

De Bruine Huis
Located in Marloth Park, De Bruine Huis is a charming self-catering 4 bedroom holiday house surrounded by lush vegetation. It is the ideal accomm...

Ivory Sands Safari Lodge
Ivory Sands Safari Lodge offers accommodation in a stunning location, surrounded by breathtaking bushveld alongside the Kruger National Park. Her...

Serenity Du Bois Lodge
Serenity Du Bois Lodge is a delightful thatched lodge situated in a 3000 ha reserve (Marloth Park) adjoining the Kruger National Park on the sout...

Royale Marlothi Safari Lodge
At Royale Marlothi Safari Lodge, accommodation is offered in three beautiful chalets (two or four sleeper chalets). To ensure your privacy each c...

Bosbok Units
Bosbok Units offers accommodation in the Marloth Park wildlife conservancy. Ideally situated bordering the Kruger National Park and only 20 km fr...

Foxy Crocodile Bush Retreat
Foxy Crocodile Bush Retreat is tucked away in Marloth Park and offers guests accommodation and a unique luxury retreat. The spacious chalets have...

Marloth Bush Retreat
Marloth Bush Retreat accommodates eight people comfortably in four double bedrooms which all have en-suite bathrooms. One bedroom has a double be...

Kruger View Cottage
Kruger View Cottage, situated on the Crocodile River with a spectacular view of the Kruger National Park, is the ultimate place to getaway from i...

Olifant Marloth Park
Situated in the Marloth Park wildlife conservancy, Olifant Marloth Park is a thatched roof chalet with accommodation for up to six guests. The co...

Lion's Lair
Lion's Lair is situated next to the Crocodile River within the quiet beauty of Marloth Park. It is the ideal bushveld getaway to nature loving gr...

Bushbaby Lodge
You will find this lovely two to eight sleeper fully air-conditioned lodge situated in a 'wildlife corridor' deep in the heart of the African bus...


Zinkwazibush
Zinkwazibush is located in Swartwitpens, Marloth Park in Mpumalanga and provides accommodation in the Marloth conservancy in wonderful surroundin...

Honey Badger Safaris
Situated within the Marloth Park Conservancy, Honey Badger Safari offers accommodation in a holiday house which is a 15 minute walk from the Croc...

Lion Tree Bush Lodge
Elegant, elevated, wood and thatch accommodation sleeping up to eight guests is offered In a secluded corner of a 3000ha reserve adjoining the so...

Bona Ngwenya Lodge
Bona Ngwenya Lodge offers accommodation in the Marloth Park Conservancy. The lodge boasts its own thatched game viewing tower, with views over th...

Jackal Marloth Park
Situated in the Marloth Park Wildlife Conservancy, Jackal Marloth Park is a thatched roof chalet that can accommodate up to eight guests. Borderi...

Maqueda Lodge
Maqueda Lodge is situated on the southern border of the Kruger National Park. Allow yourself to be absorbed by the peace and tranquillity of the ...

Needles Lodge
Needles Lodge is in Marloth Park which is situated near the southern part of the Kruger Park. Accommodation at Needles Lodge is in six beautifull...

Jobelia Bush Villa
Situated in Marloth Park, Jobelia Bush Villa offers accommodation in an affordable holiday home for nature lovers. Accommodating 10 guests, the v...

Migrate Bush House
Migrate Bush House offers comfortable accommodation in Marloth Park. Choose from the main house or the cottage, both on the same property and eac...

Royal Kruger Lodge
Royal Kruger Lodge is a guest house in Marloth Park in Mpumalanga. The property provides accommodation that borders the southern side of the Krug...

Impala Lily
Impala Lily is a holiday house located in Marloth Park, offering accommodation for four guests. The house is situated 15 minutes from Kruger Nati...

Chipembere Bush Lodge
Chipembere Bush Lodge is a luxury holiday home offering self catering in Marloth Park, a wildlife conservancy area nestled in a bend of the Croco...


Tusk Bush Lodge
Die Tusk Bush Lodge ist eine private Lodge in der Wildlife-Ferienstadt Marloth Park. Die Tusk Bush Lodge bietet unseren Gästen eine entspannte Um...

Pan African Safari Lodge
Pan African Safari Lodge Marloth Park guest house accommodation with in-house options of meals, airport transfers and safaris, we’d love you to b...

Lionsview Private Lodge
Lionsview Private Lodge offers accommodation in a peaceful retreat in Marloth Park, a wildlife conservancy and holiday town situated on the borde...

Khaya Umdani Guest House
Khaya Umdani House is situated in the wildlife conservation area of Marloth Park, a nature lovers paradise and a great place to relax with only t...

Maranze @ Marloth
Maranze @ Marloth offers holiday accommodation in Marloth Park bordering the Kruger National Park. This well appointed unit with modern fixtures ...

Lions Gate
Lions Gate offers accommodation in a holiday home located adjacent to the Lion, Rhino and Buffalo Conservancy in Marloth Park. From here you can ...

Jackalberry Ridge
Jackalberry Ridge provides accommodation with an authentic game reserve experience. Home to more than 300 species of bird and a variety of game, ...

Turaco Lodge
Turaco Lodge is an award-winning, boutique Bush Lodge in Big 5 country, bordering the world-renowned Kruger National Park, within a conservancy t...

Mvuradona Safari Lodge
Mvuradona lies in the heart of the bushveld with wildlife on our doorstep. The riverside accommodation depicts an authentic African thatch lodge ...

Eden Safari Country House
Eden Safari Country House is a holiday home located in Marloth Park. The house comfortably accommodates six adults and four children. The main ro...

Jabula Lodge
Jabula Lodge offers accommodation in Marloth Park which lies between Malelane and Komatipoort, bordering the Kruger National Park on the banks of...

a Zaganaga Kruger Lodge
a Zaganaga Kruger Lodge offers self catering accommodation in Marloth Park. From here you are only 100m away from the Crocodile River which borde...

Geelvis Koppie
Geelvis Koppie is situated in a quiet street in Marloth Park. The area is rich in wild life and the bush is thick and lush. The Kruger National P...

Kruger Wielewaal Rest Camp
Wieliewaal Rest Camp is a privately owned luxury bush camp situated in Marloth Park bordering the world renowned Kruger Park. Our luxurious colo...


Marloth Kruger Whispering Ants
Marloth Kruger Whispering Ants offers accommodation in a lovely home in Marloth Park. The house sleeps six adults and four children. There are th...

Marloth 1483
Marloth 1483 offers accommodation in a spacious double-storey thatched house in the Marloth Park Conservancy and holiday village in Mpumalanga, w...

Impala Place
A fully serviced, 4-bedroom holiday house (accommodates 8) fully equipped for a holiday in Marloth Park. Offers access to Marloth Park’s own game...

Okalani Self Catering
Okalani Self Catering is a large thatched holiday home overlooking the famous Kruger National Park. This is an ideal spot for those looking for a...

677 Hornbill
Situated inside the Marloth Park Conservancy, 677 Hornbill is a very cosy two bedroom lodge offering accommodation for up to six guests. The lodg...
Things to do in the area

Game Walks in the Greater Kruger Park
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Thulamela Ruins
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Marloth Park Quad Biking
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Noteworthy attractions

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Kruger National Park Tours
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Sabi Sands Game Reserve
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Songimvelo Game Reserve
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Leopard Creek Golf Estate
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Skukuza Golf Club
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