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Birding
Province: Zululand
Route: Mkuze
The Mkhuze area is a place of great beauty and high contrasts.
World-renowned as a mecca for bird lovers (more than 400 species have been
recorded here) the junction of the moderate and tropical climate zones
creates a habitat suitable for an extraordinary variety of plants and
animals. The Mkhuze area is renowned for a variety of localised birds
including Pink-throated Twinspot, Eastern Nicators, Pels Fishing Owls and
Neergaard's Sunbird.
The Main Birding Areas are:
Lebombo Mountain Nature Reserve
Leopard Mountain Game Reserve
Mkhuze Game Reserve
Lower Mkhuze
Phinda Resource Reserve
The Mkhuze route also offers visitors a wide choice of accommodation with
many private game farms and lodges in the area. The roads are all in a
decent condition and can be negotiated with a sedan. Another drawcard for
the Mkhuze area is its close proximity to the other large Zululand
reserves. Also home to black and white rhino, elephant, giraffe, hippo and
crocodile, this area is predominantly flat and dry, with sandy red ridges
which are ancient dunes. An astonishing diversity of natural habitats
occur here, ranging from the eastern slopes of the Lebombo mountain range
to the broad stretches of gently rolling acacia savannah, swamps and a
variety of woodlands, sand forest and riverine forest. Mkhuze is also
renowned for its seasonal and permanent pans with their attendant hippo,
crocodiles and abundant birdlife.
The Birding spots along the Mkhuze Route Include Mkhuze Game Reserve,
Leopard Mountain Game Lodge and Lebombo Game Reserve.
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