The Wild Frontier Region, Mpumalanga

Situated in the south eastern part of the Mpumalanga Province, the Wild Frontier region shares borders with Mozambique, Swaziland and the southern tip of the Kruger National Park.

Did you know? Situated in the Wild Frontier, one of the world’s largest game parks, Kruger has received a myriad accolades for nature conservation and, more recently, has begun lowering fences that separate the park from neighbouring reserves, allowing the wildlife within even greater access to land and water, and increasing the chance to spot game.

The Wild Frontier is made up of the historic towns of Barberton, Komatipoort, Kaapmuiden and Badplaas amongst others. The region also holds rich historical sentiments for the people of Mozambique, because of the Samora Machel monument erected in a small village in this region where his plane crashed.

The Wild Frontier is referred to as the cradle of life, owing to the archaeological discoveries dating back more than three billion years. Evidence abounds in the imposing Mkonjwa mountains, which is said to be one of the oldest in the world.

Highlights of the Wild Frontier region include the historic town of Barberton (a fascinating reminder of the old gold rush days), Komatipoort, a major Southern African crossroad in the region, linking Africa’s diverse people. You could visit three countries in just one day: Swaziland, Mozambique and South Africa when you visit the Wild Frontier of Mpumalanga.

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Destinations in the Wild Frontier Region

Barberton

Overnight? Barberton accommodation
Nestled in the heart of the Makhonjwa Mountainlands in the De Kaap Valley (one of the oldest regions on Earth and the core of a World Heritage Site) is a variety of quaint accommodation in Barberton. Some of the oldest sedimentary rock formations are f...

Blyde River Canyon

Overnight? Blyde River Canyon accommodation
The Blyde River Canyon Reserve extends along the Blyde River Canyon's winding path, which at every turn offers more and more impressive views over sheer edges dropping 800m into the riverbed. The fresh mountain scenery and panoramic views over the Klein D...

Hectorspruit

Overnight? Hectorspruit accommodation
The holiday accommodation in Hectorspruit comprises game lodges, cottages, and private reserves, giving visitors who travel to South Africa the perfect opportunity to be part of its awesome fauna and flora. Situated due east of the Malalane in the so...

Kaapmuiden

The route along the N4 between Nelspruit and Malelane passes a number of uninspiring little towns, few of which are particularly appealing to visitors, although Kaapmuiden (Cape mouth) - essentially a small farming village with little more than a particul...

Komatipoort

Overnight? Komatipoort accommodation
Experience the wild, raw appeal of the Wild Frontier when you stay overnight at any of the many fine options for accommodation in Komatipoort. With one of the most perfect winter climates the country has to offer, Komatipoort lies at the point at which t...

Kruger Park

Overnight? Kruger Park accommodation
Lying in the heart of the Lowveld is a wildlife sanctuary like no other, its atmosphere so unique that it allows those who enter its vastness to immerse themselves in the unpredictability and endless wilderness that is the true quality of Africa. The l...

Malelane

Overnight? Malelane accommodation
The little farming town of Malalane, as it has become known since July 2007 - a slight tweak from the original spelling of Malelane - lies on the N4 national road just outside the Kruger National Park. The surrounds of this rather hot part of the coun...

Marloth Park

Overnight? Marloth Park accommodation
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 cons...

Mjejane Game Reserve

Overnight? Mjejane Game Reserve accommodation
Mjejane Game Reserve lies on the banks of the crocodile River on the southern end of the famous Kruger National Park, its borders with the park no longer hindered by fences, allowing the free range of game to and fro. Did you know? This part of the Kru...

Orpen Gate

Overnight? Orpen Gate accommodation
Orpen Gate rests on the edge of a band of what is known as sweetveld that stretches in a band from east to west across Kruger, and the reason for the predominance of game to the area. In the rest of the park, sourveld holds sway, but here game is attracte...

Sabi Sands

Overnight? Sabi Sands accommodation
The Sabi Sand Game Reserve is undoubtedly the most exclusive private game reserve in South Africa. The 65,000-hectare Sabi Sand Game Reserve is located on the south-western corner of the Kruger National Park. There are no restricting fences between the Kr...

Skukuza

Overnight? Skukuza accommodation
Lying on the southern banks of the Sabie River, in the heart of the Kruger National Park, Skukuza is the largest restcamp in the park, and serves as its capital. There is some debate about whether to move this function to Phalaborwa, which is certainl...

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