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UMkhuze Game Reserve

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Location
  
Area
  
40,000 ha (150 sq mi)

Phone
  
+27 35 590 1633

Nearest city
  
Governing body
  
Established
  
1912

UMkhuze Game Reserve

Address
  
UMkhuze Game Reserve, Mkuze, South Africa

uMkhuze Game Reserve (also spelt Mkhuze or Mkuze) is a 40,000-hectare (400 km2; 150 sq mi) game reserve in northern Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was proclaimed a protected area on 15 February 1912.

Contents

Wildlife

  • African bush elephant
  • African wild dog
  • Blue wildebeest
  • Buffalo
  • Hyena
  • Hippo
  • Giraffe
  • Kudu
  • Cheetah
  • Leopard
  • Lion
  • Nile crocodile
  • Steenbok
  • Black rhino and white rhino
  • Plains zebra
  • The reserve has a diversity of natural habitats which include acacia savannah, mixed woodland, sand forest, riverine forest, rivers and pans, grassland, cliffs and rocky ridges.

    Accommodation

  • Mantuma Main Camp
  • Nhlonhlela Bush Lodge
  • Umkhumbe Tented Bush Lodge
  • References

    UMkhuze Game Reserve Wikipedia


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