Marakele National Park
Game Lodges & Resorts accommodation
Bushveld Region
Limpopo Province
South Africa
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Accommodation Venue - Marakele National
Park( Game Lodges & Resorts Accommodation in
Marakele National Park / Marakele National Park / South Africa
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The Marakele National Park in the heart of the
Waterberg Mountains, as its Tswana name suggests, has become a
'place of sanctuary' for an impressive variety of wildlife due
to its location in the transitional zone between the dry western
and moister eastern regions of South Africa. Contrasting majestic
mountain landscapes, grass-clad hills and deep valleys characterize
the park. Rare finds of yellowwood and cedar trees, five metre
high cycads and tree ferns, are some of the plant species found
here. All the large game species from elephant and rhino to the
big cats as well as an amazing variety of birds including what’s
probably the largest colony of endangered Cape vultures (more
than 800 breeding pairs) in the world, have settled here. Marakele
National Park is currently divided into two parts (namely the
+/- 2500 ha ‘Kwaggasvlakte’ section and the Greater
Marakele National Park), by a public gravel road (the Hoopdal
Road). Most parts of the park are only accessible by 4x4.
Accommodation
NB. Most parts of the park are only accessible with 4x4 vehicles.
Tlopi Tented Camp with furnished units overlooking the
banks of the Apiesrivierpoort Dam.
Each tent has two beds (two stretchers are available which are
more suitable for children), private bathroom (shower, wash basin
and toilet), and a fully equipped kitchen with a refrigerator/freezer,
two-plate stove and electricity. Each tent has a veranda with
table and deck chairs and barbecue facilities. One tent has wheelchair
access. The camp is unfenced and is approximately 17 km from the
Reception Office.
Bontle Camping Site
38 campsites with power arranged into 3 clusters with one communal
ablution block per cluster.
Activities
Bird watching and game viewing.
Mountain pass up to an incredible view and proximity to the vulture
colony
Night drives and guided trails are being planned - please enquire
at Reception.
Morning Bush walks *
Sunset Drives *
* Please note that these can only be booked at Reception in the
Park and are subject to the availability of qualified staff, thus,
they may not be always available.
Facilities
Most of the park's roads are only accessible to 4x4 vehicles.
The Kwaggasvlakte plains immediately north of the reception/office
complex and camping site can be traversed in a normal sedan, as
can the entrance roads to the safari tent camp and bush camp.
The narrow track up to the towers is also accessible to sedan
vehicles. Most other roads will present difficult terrain.
In an effort to keep the park ecosystem as undisturbed as possible,
most facilities are located outside the park in the adjacent town
of Thabazimbi
Other Facilities
Shop: In Thabazimbi.
Restaurant: In Thabazimbi.
Roads: The access road to the park is tarred; internal roads are
gravel. The camp and surrounding areas are accessible by 4x4 vehicles
only.
Electricity: Only the tented camp and camping site is supplied
with electricity.
Fuel: Petrol and diesel available in Thabazimbi.
Garage: In Thabazimbi.
Medical services: Doctor and hospital in Thabazimbi.
Telephone: There are no public telephones in the park, but these
are available in Thabazimbi.
Post Office: In Thabazimbi.
Police: The nearest police stations are located 12 km from the
office and camping site in Thabazimbi and approximately 18 km
north of the Kareehoek turnoff at Hoopdal.
Directions to accommodation
The park is situated in the Waterberg mountain range in the Limpopo
Province (formerly Northern Province) near Thabazimbi, approximately
250 km north of Johannesburg, in a malaria-free area.
Travelers can take either:
Take the N1 to Bela Bela ( Warmbaths ) and from there follow the R516 via Mabula
and Leeupoort to Thabazimbi or travel to Brits and follow the
R511 via Beestekraal to Thabazimbi. Access road from Thabazimbi
to the park has been tarred, but internal roads are gravelled.
The road to the Sentech towers is a tarred single lane track.
The routes surrounding the tented camp and bush camp are accessible
to 4X4 vehicles only.
The office is approximately 12 km from Thabazimbi crossing on
the road from Thabazimbi to Alma.
Accommodation Pricing Guide (
Game Lodges & Resorts Accommodation in Marakele National Park
/ Marakele National Park / South Africa )
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