Blyde-Olifants Conservancy
Map showing the location of Blyde-Olifants Conservancy
Map showing the location of Blyde-Olifants Conservancy
Location in Limpopo province
LocationLimpopo, South Africa
Nearest cityHoedspruit
Coordinates24°14′13″S 30°49′25″E / 24.23694°S 30.82361°E / -24.23694; 30.82361

Blyde-Olifants Conservancy, The Conservancy consolidates a group of privately owned game farms in the central Lowveld region into an official nature reserve. Lying roughly between Hoedspruit and Phalaborwa. Through the conservancy run two incredibly different rivers - on the one hand is the river most often associated with the colour brown - the powerful Olifants River - behind which runs the Drakensberg escarpment, creating a striking backdrop, whilst on the other is the clear, sparkling Blyde River, a tributary of the Olifants River.

Wildlife

Include: Spotted hyena, kudu, South African giraffe, African leopard, squirrel and plains zebra, whilst the rivers are well occupied with hippo and crocodiles. Lion and African bush elephant roam these plains freely and fairly regularly.

See also

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