South Africa Vacation Mpumalanga accommodation

WELCOME TO MPUMALANGA – “Place of the rising sun”

Mpumalanga is one of South Africa’s fastest growing holiday and conferencing destinations, as new venues continue to emerge, ranging from bush lodges to hotels, to casino developments. The Kruger National Park is one of the province’s biggest tourist drawcards, hosting 4000 to 5000 visitors daily. Mpumalanga is also known for its historical gold rush towns, of which Barberton and Pilgrim’s Rest are among the best known. In the west, the Sudwala Caves offer an interesting excursion, and in the north, the Blyde River canyon is one of the country’s most impressive geological features. “God’s Window” offers one of the most spectacular views in the area. Also to be seen in the area is one of nature’s wonders, the famous “Bourkes’s Luck” potholes. Mpumalanga’s network of rivers, dams, hot-springs and lakes are home to secluded water-side destinations that offer visitors extreme water sports, from whitewater rafting to power-boating, as well as gentler diversions such as diving, fishing, birding, or even cruises.

Conferencing is Mpumalanga’s fastest growing hospitality sector, offering a wide variety of world-class conference venues, tourist and safari facilities just 2 hours from metropolitan hubs such as Gauteng and Maputo. The provinces new international airport, Kruger Mpumalanga International, also allows delegates to fly straight into the provincial capital, Nelspruit, where you are within 30 minutes of the town centre, game parks, or exclusive country hotel conference facilities. Mpumalanga’s pristine wilderness areas, luxury lodges, and state-of-the-art safari industry offer some of the world’s most inspiring and unusual conference venues and holiday destinations. Ideal for conservation, eco-tourism, birding, environmental, veterinary and corporate conferences or seminars. Mpumalanga’s game reserves, safari lodges, hunting academies and conservation authorities all offer conference facilities that boast the latest technological aids and a variety of world-class accommodation, and breakaway wildlife or adventure excursions.