Waterberg Wilderness

The malaria-free Waterberg Biosphere hosts a collection of reserves and parks in the Waterberg Mountains with its major selling point being its proximity to Johannesburg and Pretoria. Traditionally an isolated farming area, the Waterberg has transformed in to a safari hotspot with numerous game reserves and parks within its borders. Although all of the larger big game species can be found in the area, it is here that one often encounters Africa’s more unusual animal species. As the name suggests the Waterberg consists of innumerable streams and river beds fed from springs that flow out of its fissures. A variety of micro habitats exist from rolling hills that stretch to the horizon to open plains, montane grassland and thickly vegetated valleys and gorges which make for idyllic sundowner stops. Birding in the area is rewarding with around 400 species frequenting the Waterberg region.