Mpumalanga Travel Guide, South Africa

Use this Mpumalanga Travel Guide to help plan your trip to this region of South Africa.

Mpumalanga, the 'place of the rising sun', is one of South Africa's most popular tourist destinations, thanks almost entirely to the magnificent Kruger National Park. Despite being completely geared towards tourism - and receiving a staggering one million visitors every year - there are few places in Africa offering such excellent game viewing.

It's a vast area, roughly the same size as Wales and with a bewildering variety of habitats. While it's entirely possible to see the Big Five in one afternoon, a longer stay allows visitors to fully appreciate the wilderness of the park - and to escape to its less-visited corners. Fringing the national park are large private reserves where game wanders unrestricted by fences; also here are some of the world's most luxurious safari lodges.