Where all your senses
come alive!
A sizeable section of the travelling public is under the impression that the Lowveld only
exists in the Nelspruit, White River and Hazyview areas, and the Escarpment ends at
the Blyde River Canyon. This misconception results in many people denying themselves the
pleasure of experiencing the comparatively unspoilt and more peaceful northern camps of
the Kruger National Park, the immense expanse of the northern Lowveld and the magnificent
forests, mountains, streams and dams of the Wolkberg and upper Letaba region.
In an attempt to create greater awareness of this area four Community Tourism Associations
in the Northern Province ~ Letaba Tourism, the Phalaborwa Association for Tourism, The
Central Lowveld Tourism Association and the Giyani Environmental and Tourism Association
have pooled their resources and developed a joint marketing campaign.
The area covered by the four Trourism Associations actually encompasses the middle reaches
of the Olifants River with its major tributaries, the Letaba, Shingwedzi, Blyde,
Mohlapitse, Ga-Selati, Timbavati and Klaserie rivers.
It is an area rich in wildlife, scenery, mountains, rivers, dams, archaeology, cultural
and ethnic attractions and important sites associated with the early history of the
region.
The "Valley of the Olifants" region is committed to the implementation of the
concept of ecotourism because it has all the ingredients necessary to ensure that tourism
creates tangible benefits for the local communities and the resources themselves. |