Visit The Waterberg, South Africa
The vast Waterberg area consists of mountains and high plateaus; it is certainly well off-the-beaten track. There is a good diversity of game and the area is malaria-free.
The Waterberg
South Africa
The Waterberg is a vast area of malaria-free land running roughly from just north of Johannesburg all the way to the Botswana border.
It is an area launching itself into ecology and conservation: the Waterberg biosphere under the aegis of Waterberg Nature Conservancy, is a body bringing numerous private reserves under one umbrella.
Off-the-beaten
It is essentially a cluster of mountains and high plateaus whose steep slopes and steamy gullies offer scenery unlike anything else in South Africa with the added advantage of being well off-the-beaten track for most people. It covers 1,500 square kilometres of land now under conservation and being restored back to its natural state.
Wildlife of the Waterberg
You do not have the near-guaranteed Big Five sightings of the private reserves at the Kruger, but you do have a remarkable diversity of game in a truly beautiful setting, and you share the views and sightings with few other visitors.
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