Marloth Park, Marloth Park

Marloth Park at a glance

Marloth Park, situated on the banks of the Crocodile River, on the boundary of the Kruger National Park, is a wildlife sanctuary and holiday township. It houses four of the "Big Five" with the exception of elephants.  Lions, buffalo and rhino are confined to Marloth's game reserve "Lionspruit". The rest of the game such as giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, kudu, impala, bush buck, duiker and warthogs are not restricted by fences and roam freely between homes on 3000 ha.

Marloth Park is a stopover point for tourists travelling to the Kruger National Park with easy access to Mozambique and Swaziland. It features a humid, subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers.

Marloth Park is a place to find peace and solace. The residents are entertained by a myriad of tuneful birdcalls, an underlying cacophony of insect life, the whoop of a distant hyena, the echoing roar of a lion or the crack of a branch as a gentle creature feeds.

The holistic effect of the bush is often overlooked. There is no substitute for just sitting quietly and contemplating life in such an idyllic place and just appreciating the beauty and wonder of nature in her purest form.

This is what Marloth Park is all about. The bush gets under your skin and for some, it will change their lives forever.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

ACTIVITIES WITHIN AND SURROUNDING MARLOTH PARK

There are fantastic golf courses surrounding Marloth and fishing spots that will drive fishermen to stay for weeks on end.  Walk along the fence on the river roads and your view is straight into Kruger.  Stand the chance to view the big 5 without even leaving Marloth Park. 

A few of the activities in the area:

• Tiger fishing
• Full or half day games drives to the Kruger National Park
• Morning bush walks, sunset drives and cycling on our winding gravel roads
• Spa treatments
• Any sumptuous variety of restaurants
• Elephant back safaris
• Para-gliding
• Abseiling
• Tours to God's Window, Potholes and Sudwala Caves
• Not to forget the Historic Gold Diggers Town of Barberton and Pilgrim's Rest

​SKYWAY TRAILS

Experience the freedom of gliding over one of the last remaining natural forested valleys along the Sabie River adjacent to the Kruger National Park. The aerial cable trail takes you down into the valley basin, stopping along the way on a number of elevated platforms to admire the natural vegetation, birdlife and the views of the forest floor below. 

LOWVELD NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

The Lowveld National Botanical Garden is divided into eight sections with the Crocodile and Nels Rivers surging through the riparian forest. The garden has a tropical African rainforest section, with approximately six hundred indigenous plant species. 

The other seven sections are the bulb garden, the South African rainforest, dry bushveld, corkwoods and cabbage trees, cycads, baobabs and wild figs. The 158-hectare escarpment boasts rugged, rocky river scenery with Sour Lowveld Bushveld vegetation on either side of the river banks. 
 

SHANGANA CULTURAL VILLAGE

At the core of Shangana Cultural Village is a busy African market where local craftspeople work and trade their crafts. 

Trained guides take guests on informative and interactive trips to villages during the daytime as well as midday tours with lunch and the famous Evening Festival in the Chief's Kraal. 

Shangana was created and built by the local Shangaan people and is a source of great pride. The village preserves their rich heritage and is an example of South Africa's great cultural diversity. 

MAKHONJWA MOUNTAINS HERITAGE SIGHT

The recent declaration of Makhonjwa Mountains in Mpumalanga, known as the Barberton Greenstone Belt as the world heritage site by UNESCO has enhanced the province and the country's tourism destinations.

The Makhonjwa Mountains is one of the world's oldest geological sites with the best preserved volcanic and other rock formations dating back 3.8-billion years.

Whenever you descend to Mpumalanga...especially the low veld, never think of only the Kruger National Park as the main tourist destination. Here is much much more to explore.