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Mapungubwe National Park

Activities

Visit the Confluence

Enjoy a view over the confluence of the Shashe and Limpopo rivers where three countries meet...

There is a picnic site with ablution facilities at the Confluence with shaded picnic spots with tables and taps. You can also hire a skottel braai and stock up on cooldrinks at the tuck shop.

Community Levy

A community levy of 1% will be added to the cost of all accommodation and activity reservations arriving on or after the 1st of June 2012.

Vhembe Wilderness Camp

The Vhembe Wilderness Trails Camp is about 14km from the main gate. The camp is situated on the eastern side of the park on the sandstone rocks not 5km away from the mighty Limpopo River. The units are made of canvas and wooded plank on the sides, wooden floors and thatch roofs with netted windows. There are 4 cabins at the camp that can accommodate 8 people per night. The trail camp units are as follows:

Camp
Accommodation
Activities
Tariffs
Additional Information

Vhembe Wilderness Trail camp

- 4 X Wilderness Cabin each with two single beds, a fan, en suite showers and a toilet. The camp is booked by only one family at a time.

- A cental kitchen with a gas stove, fridges, braai area, a fan, a dinning area with chairs.
All activitiies are booked separately from accomodation. They are optionally extra at an additional price R1060.00 for the first four people. The additional price person R290.00 adults and R145.00 for extra child No meals are provided

We use solar and gas system

No plugs

Conservation is charged separate per day.

Heritage Tours

As part of this tour, you will be given the opportunity to visit the elite graveyard at the top of Mpaungubwe Hill, view a natural amphitheatre and the entire spectrum of the region… traverse the territory once walked upon by the ancestral Mapungubwe People … now roamed by four of the Big 5.

**Please note: Meals optional @ R220 per person. These include food, drinks and snacks (No alcohol). Visitors are encouraged to bring their own food.**

Do the Tree Top Walk or a Game Drive

Take a walk among the riverine forest on a raised canopy walk that takes you to a hide over looking the Limpopo River.

***Tariffs are effective from November 2010***

Tours/Drives/Walks
Departure Time
Duration
Tariff per person

Heritage Tour

07:00 & 10:00

2-3 hours

R160

Sunset Drive

16:00

2 hours

R190 (child: R90)

Night Drive

19:30

2-3 hours

R190 (child: R90)


* Guided Walks are also available. Please contact the park for more information on this activity.

* Please note that all activities can be booked by e-mailing Mapungubwe National Park or calling +27 (0)15 534 2014 They are subject to the availability of qualified staff and vehicles, and thus, they may not be always available.

Follow the Route of Lost Kingdoms

The Route of Lost Kingdoms stretches from inside the gates of the Kruger National Park at the ancient stone wall site of Thulamela, follows a trail of myths and legends to the Mapungubwe World Heritage site and onwards to the small town of Alldays. The route gives tourists the opportunity to explore this undiscovered region in the north of South Africa, bordering Botswana and Zimbabwe.


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