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Overview

With the strong Shingwedzi flowing through its heart, Limpopo National Park is populated with a wide scope of wildlife, flaunts amazing views and offers a scope of invigorating wild encounters. Around 4,000 creatures were relocated from Kruger into Limpopo to restock the park. The park is verged on the north by what Rudyard Kipling broadly named the "extraordinary grey-green greasy Limpopo River" and on the south by the Olifants River and its recently finished Massingir Dam, home to the crocodile. Today, guests to Limpopo can appreciate directed hiking and game walks, fishing and exploration by canoe and 4x4 trail. 

High Season
Never Busy
Best Time to Go
July to October

Pros & Cons

  • Amazing wildlife experience with all the Big 5 animals
  • An incredibly diverse variety of birdlife is available for birding enthusiasts
  • Community development projects and village visits
  • Game drives, walking safaris, Hiking & Canoe Safari are available
  • An opportunity to help an incredible conservation effort
  • 4x4 trail from Kruger to Limpopo
  • Can be visited from Kruger National Park through a border crossing
  • Very few lodges are available in the park
  • Very Limited wildlife viewing opportunities
  • Limited road connectivity

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Limpopo National Park map

Wildlife & Animals

Limpopo National Park borders the world-renowned Kruger Park. Most of the animals found in Kruger are additionally found in Limpopo. This park is home to mammalian species including elephant, lion, Cape wild dog, leopard, rhinoceros, blue wildebeest, spotted hyena, Cape buffalo, mongoose, kudu, giraffe, zebra, oribi, and hippopotamus.

Wildlife Highlights

 As there aren't numerous roads in the area, a large portion of the wildlife viewing is done by walking. Seeing enormous creatures like elephants, buffalo or giraffes on a mobile safari is an extraordinary encounter. You're probably not going to see any predators by walking and in any event, spotting them on a drive is hit-and-miss. however, lions and hyenas are regularly heard around evening time.

Best Time for Wildlife Viewing

The best time to capture wildlife viewing is in the Dry season from July to October when animals are concentrated near rivers and other permanent water sources. At this time the vegetation is also thinner making sightings easier.

Birds

The Limpopo National Park, with its huge unexplored regions and various habitats, offers one of the most invigorating birding destinations in Southern Africa. There have been more than 500 species recorded in the area to date. The Eastern Escarpment (counting Magoebaskloof) and the Soutpansberg mountain range make help in the scene which takes into consideration the advancement of afro-calm backwoods, with Cape Parrot, Black-fronted Bush-Shrike, Barratt's Warbler, Yellow-streaked Greenbul, and Orange Ground Thrush. While the eastern lower slants and valleys of Magoebaskloof give solid locales to the subtle Bat Hawk and Green Twinspot. 

Best Time for Birding

Limpopo is an excellent region for Bird watching which can be visited around the year. However, the best time to visit is in the wet season from November to April. During this time migratory birds are present. As road conditions are very bad, most of the wildlife viewing in the park is done on foot, which is excellent from a bird-watching point of view.

Best Time to Visit – Limpopo National Park

The best time to capture wildlife viewing is in the Dry season from July to October when animals are concentrated near rivers and other permanent water sources. At this time the vegetation is also thinner making sightings easier.

High Season
Never Busy
Low Season
Seasonal rains can affect access in some areas
Best Weather
Typically during dry months; check local patterns
Worst Weather
Peak of Wet season; very hot months vary by region

May to October (Dry Season)

  • Less vegetation and animals concentrate around water, making them easier to spot
  • The skies are clear, rain is rare, and there are fewer mosquitoes
  • Even though most tourists visit during the Dry season, the parks still feel uncrowded, except for the bustling Chobe riverfront area
  • Early morning and evening drives are cold in June, July and August

November to April (Wet Season)

  • The scenery is greener, and there are lower rates during this season
  • Although wildlife is easier to spot in the Dry season, you'll still see plenty
  • There are many newborn animals and migratory birds
  • Except for January and February, rains seldom interfere with your trip
  • During January and February, the rains can be continuous for days
  • It gets very hot in October and November
  • Some lodges and camps close down during part of the Wet season

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