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    Mountainlands Nature Reserve


About Mountainlands Nature Reserve

Mountainlands Nature Reserve is situated three hours from Johannesburg, two hours from Maputo, one hour from Swaziland and the Kruger National Park, half and hour from Nelspruit and its international airport and only, ten minutes outside the historic town of Barberton. This is wild Africa at it’s most romantic – and it’s most accessible.

It is the centre of a proposed World Heritage Site known as the hub of the Archaean Greenstone Belt, and contains rocks and life forms more than 3 billion years old.

Breathtaking landscapes, undulating grasslands, dramatic cliffs and gorges, pristine savannah, bushveld, riverine and montane forests, all intersected by gin-clear perennial streams, are yours to discover as the old explorers did in this magnificent eastern corner of South Africa.

The terrain varies between low-lying bushveld, high mountains, scenic valleys and rolling grasslands. The majority of vegetation belongs to the Sour Lowveld Bushveld of the Savannah Biome. This is mostly tree savannah, with dense riverine fringes along drainage lines and open grassy areas on the ridges and valleys. This vegetation merges into the North Eastern Mountain Grassland of the Grassland Biome at higher elevations.

There are numerous perennial streams that have carved deep ravines with high cliffs and breathtaking waterfalls and pools. All of the streams originate on the reserve, which forms a pollution free and protected catchment area with an abundance of water. The elevation ranges from 540m to 1640m above sea level.

Some of the finest Mpumalanga camping sites are here, and offers experiences such as game viewing, hiking, swimming in crystal clear pools, canyoning and bird watching.


How to get there

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Contact Details

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Email: nico@mountainlands.co.za
Telephone: +27-82-5511659
Website: http://www.mountainlands.co.za

Operating Hours:
Please contact the office for details
Places: Barberton