The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) Board (formerly Mpumalanga Parks Board) is a governmental organisation responsible for maintaining wilderness areas and public nature reserves in
Mpumalanga Province,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
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Parks managed by the MTPA
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Barberton Nature Reserve Barberton may refer to:
* Barberton, Mpumalanga, South Africa
* Barberton, Ohio, United States
* Barberton, Washington
Barberton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 5,661 at the 2010 ...
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Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve
Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve (or Motlatse Canyon Provincial Nature Reserve) is situated in the Drakensberg escarpment region of eastern Mpumalanga, South Africa. The reserve protects the Blyde River Canyon, including sections of the Ohri ...
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Blyde River Canyon
The Blyde River Canyon is a 26km long Canyon located in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is the one of the larger canyons on Earth but much smaller than those of Asia, the Grand Canyon and the Fish River Canyon. Unlike the Grand and Fish River Canyon ...
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Loskop Dam Nature Reserve
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Mabusa Nature Reserve
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Mahushe Shongwe Reserve
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Mdala Game Reserve
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Mkhombo Nature Reserve
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Mthethomusha Game Reserve
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Nooitgedacht Dam Nature Reserve
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Ohrigstad Dam Nature Reserve
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Songimvelo Game Reserve
Songimvelo Game Reserve is a provincial park managed by the Mpumalanga Parks Board in Mpumalanga, South Africa. ''Songimvelo'' is a plural word that means 'we are conserving nature' in the siSwati language.
This park forms part of the Songimve ...
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SS Skosana Nature Reserve
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Verloren Valei Nature Reserve
Private and other parks
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Exeter Private Game Reserve
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Edeni Game Reserve
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Josefsdal Songimvelo Game Reserve
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K'Shani Private Game Reserve
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Mthethomusha Game Reserve
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Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve
Sabi Sand Game Reserve is located adjacent to the Kruger National Park in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa. Officially named Sabi Sand Wildtuin, the Sabi Sand Game Reserve consists of a group of private game reserves. The Newington Gate ...
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Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
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Mala Mala Game Reserve
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Djuma Game Reserve
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Lion Sands Reserve
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Londolozi Private Game Reserve
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Singita Game Reserve
Singita is a South African company which operates Game lodge, game lodges in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Rwanda. It owns game lodges in Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Kruger National Park, Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Grumeti Game Reserve, Seren ...
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Ulusaba Private Game Reserve.
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SterkSpruit Nature Reserve
National Parks and associated reserves in the province
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Greater Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends from north to south and from ea ...
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Associated Private Nature Reserves
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Kruger National Park
The original
Kruger National Park, covers the eastern parts of both the
Limpopo
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is ...
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Mpumalanga, provinces of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
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See also
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South African National Parks
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Protected areas of South Africa
The protected areas of South Africa include national parks and marine protected areas managed by the national government, public nature reserves managed by provincial and local governments, and private nature reserves managed by private landow ...
References
* Th
MTPAwebsite
* The MTP
Board
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