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Land of the Giants Johannesburg Return 14 days Mid Sept An extended 19 day trip will give longer at certain o/n stops' ‘The bark is like wax dripping from a vast grey candle’ .... the Baobab The Tropic of Capricorn passes through South Africa’s Limpopo Province, which lies to the north of Johannesburg and borders with Botswana to the west, Zimbabwe to the north and Mozambique to the east. This is a low risk malarial area in the drier months and in early spring. It lies to the west of the Kruger Park and has excellent birding in different habitats. From the wetland of Nylsvley in the south to Mapungubwe National Park in the far north encompassing the Soutpansberg mountains, the picturesque Waterberg Mountains in the south east and the Afromontane forests of Magoebaskloof.
Nylsvley Wetlands, is one of South Africa’s largest wetlands, where the Nyl River forms a 15 000ha grass floodplain, only known breeding place of the rare Rufous-bellied heron in South Africa. A sign “Tropic of Capricorn” sees us between the temperate and tropical zones. The Soutpansberg mountains run east to west for 130kms. In the foothills birding on a dam fringed by broad-leaved woodland and riverine thickets may give African Broadbill, Gorgeous and Olive Bush-shrikes as well as African Finfoot, White-backed Night-Heron, Osprey and Half-collared Kingfishers. A Bat Hawk also frequents the area. Travelling north Mapungubwe or ‘Hill of the Jackal’ is one of the richest archaeological sites in the country. A World Heritage Site, its northern boundary is the Limpopo River. The lookout point at the confluence of the Shashe and Limpopo Rivers is awe-inspiring overlooking South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Wildlife includes elephant, white rhino, leopard, hyena, giraffe, eland, gemsbok, blue wildebeest, red hartebeest, zebra, kudu, waterbuck, impala, bushbuck, klipspringer and other plains animals. The Limpopo River Valley is flanked by forest with specials such as Pel’s Fishing Owl, Green Sandpiper, Dwarf Bittern. South-east to the Magoebeskloof forests we may see Black-fronted Bush Shrike and Cape Parrot. The Waterberg range Has the largest Cape Vulture colony in the world. Moist mountain bushveld, high-altitude rocky grassland sheer cliffs.
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