Category: Landscape

Mathekenyane

Mathekenyane Hill, or Koppie, (385m), lies 10 km from Skukuza on the H1-1 and is one of a series of hills that goes from Bushbuckridge eastwards to Skukuza. It is an excellent game viewing point that provides stunning views of the bush. There are a number of granite koppies that protrude sharply from the gently undulating landscape – these are a series of inselbergs that run in an east-to-west direction across central southern Kruger. One of these is Mathekenyane Koppie (also known as Granokop), which offers wonderful views of the escarpment to the west and the landmarks of Ship Mountain, Legogote and Pretoriuskop. Mathekenyane means “place of the sand flea”.

Mathekenyane

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Indentation

The Robberg Peninsula is not only a nature reserve but also a national monument and a marine protected area in the heart of the Garden Route, just 8 km south of Plettenberg Bay. Roughly 4 kilometres in length, the peninsula sweeps out to sea, like a mini Cape peninsula. People head here for the natural beauty, the rocky shoreline home to hundreds of Cape Fur Seals and the waters rich with dolphins and whales. Montane fynbos sweeps up the wind-driven, rocky slopes awash in salt spray, whilst a collection of ocean seabirds – albatross, broad-billed prion and Subantarctic skua – fill the air with their calls. It is also a breeding area for the rare African black oystercatcher.

Indentation

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