Attractions IN Orpen Gate

National Parks / Landmarks / Game Reserves

Orpen Gate

If you want quick access to central Kruger, then Orpen Gate is your best bet. The central grasslands of the Kruger National Park mean that there is a predominance of herbivores and animals like buffalo, who herd in groups of up to 250, near Orpen. The ...

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Game Reserves / National Parks

Kruger National Park

The largest game reserve in South Africa, the Kruger National Park is larger than Israel. Nearly 2 million hectares of land that stretch for 352 kilometres (20 000 square kilometres) from north to south along the Mozambique border, is given over to an ...

Activities / Birdlife or Wildlife Sanctuaries / Miscellaneous

Kruger National Park Tours

Guided day trips to the Kruger National Park: The largest game reserve in South Africa, the Kruger National Park is nearly 2 million hectares of land that stretch for 20 000 square kilometres, given over to an almost indescribable wildlife experience ...

... and a little further afield

Landmarks / National Monuments

Albasini Ruins

Situated just outside Hazyview, the Albasini Ruins are, in essence, what remains of the trading post of Joao Albasini, dating back to the 1800’s. Albasini was a Portuguese trader that set up his business in the early part of the 19th century. It is ...

Nature Reserves

Andover Nature Reserve

Andover Nature Reserve is a provincial nature reserve that lies just seven kilometres from the Orpen Gate of the Kruger National Park, close to Manyeleti Nature Reserve in Mpumalanga. The 7 000 hectares reserve is home to zebra, giraffe, kudu, bushbuck, ...

Nature Reserves / Mountain Reserves / Landmarks / World Heritage Sites

Barberton Makhonjwa Mountain Land

The Barberton Makhonjwa Mountain Land is the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in the province. Mpumalanga, which shares borders with Gauteng and Limpopo, has always been one of South Africa’s most attractive ...

National Parks / Landmarks / Game Reserves

Crocodile Bridge Gate

Crocodile Bridge Gate is the most eastern entrance to the Kruger National Park. It lies roughly 12 kilometres from Komatipoort, close to the Mozambican border. For those who enter the south-eastern parts of the park, this is the most direct way of doing ...

Golf Courses

Leopard Creek Golf Estate

Working closely with the Kruger National Park and nature conservation authorities, the Leopard Creek golf course was specifically designed to blend in with the surroundings, providing sophisticated leisure amenities in an undisturbed natural environment ...

Game Reserves

Ligwalagwala Conservancy

Ligwalagwala is a co-operative reserve, one of the only reserves involved, since the late 1990s, in reintroducing lions in small reserves in the Mpumalanga region. Ligwalagwala lies just outside Hectorspruit, about half an hour away from the Malelane and ...

Game Reserves / Landmarks / National Parks

Malelane Gate

Under an hour from Nelspruit, the Malelane Gate is one of the easiest ways into the Kruger National Park. It lies on the Crocodile River, some 50 km from Crocodile Bridge, just past the little town of Malelane. Driving across the Crocodile River into the ...

Golf Courses

Malelane Golf Club

With the Onderberg as the backdrop, golfers are assured of gorgeous views while they tackle the course at Malelane. Onderberg is on the banks of the Crocodile River, and the whole area is infused by a natural beauty that is accomplished ...

Game Reserves

Mjejane Game Reserve

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

Mountain Reserves / Nature Reserves

Mountainlands Nature Reserve

The Mountainlands Nature Reserve is in the Makhonjwa Mountains above Barberton. The term 'mountainland' was coined by geologists to refer to what is also known as the Barberton Greenstone Belt, or geologically-speaking – the Barberton Supergroup ...

Orpen Gate as a destination

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Barberton, Blyde River Canyon, Hectorspruit, Komatipoort, Kruger Park, Malelane, Marloth Park, Mjejane Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Skukuza

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