Nelspruit is the provincial capital of the province of Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is situated in the heart of the lushly beautiful Lowveld on the banks of the Crocodile River. Nelspruit is a real tourist haven with accommodation establishments ranging from very affordable to extremely luxurious. There is a wide variety of B n B accommodation, self-catering accommodation, hotel accommodation, lodge accommodation, private game farms and guest house style accommodation. The area is crisscrossed by a network of excellent roads and railway connections, making it highly accessible to the tourist, and because of its popularity as a tourist heartland, Mpumalanga is also well served by a number of small airports.

The main languages spoken in Mpumalanga are SiSwati, iSiZulu and iSiNdebele and therefore it is easy to comprehend that Africans make up almost 90% of Mpumalanga’s population and whites only 9%. Mpumalanga is a summer rainfall area, divided by the escarpment in to a Highveld region with mild winters, and a Lowveld region which has a sub-tropical climate. The escarpment area sometimes experience snow on high ground and thick dust is common during the hot humid summers.

Nelspruit Car Rental include

• Free mileage per day according to package booked (either 100km free per day OR 200 km free per day or unlimited mileage)
• Collision damage waiver liability. This covers you for damage to your hired vehicle in the event of an accident.
• Theft waiver
• Airport surcharges
• Bail bonds (where needed)
• All local taxes

Car Hire Pick Up And Drop Off Points

• Nelspruit Airport

 

Things to see in Nelspruit

The Songimvelo Circle

The Songimvelo Game Reserve is home to the ’Big Four’ (excluding the lion). It is located adjacent to Swaziland’s Malolotga Reserves and offers visitors a variety of activities such as hiking, horse riding and mountain biking.

The Trout Triangle

The Trout Triangle is a fishing triangle formed by Waterval Boven, Machododorp, Belfast along the N4 and Dullstroom on route to Pilgrim’s Rest, Bourkes Luck, God’s Window, Mac Mac Falls and the Kruger Park. The Trout Triangle also offers activities such as abseiling, rock climbing, hiking, river-rafting, fly fishing and mountain biking.

The Kruger National Park

The Kruger National Park (KNP), opened to the first visitors in 1927. It stretches 380 kilometers from north to south and 60 kilometers from east to west. The KNP boasts 16 distinct ecosystems, 147 species of mammals, 118 reptiles, 2 million hectare pristine Africa, 336 tree species and the ‘big five’ which include the white rhino and the endangered black rhino, the elephant, the lion, the most elusive leopard and the buffalo.

The KNP has nine Bushveld camps and four private camps. Skukuza is the administrative capital of the Kruger National Park with an airport close by and it’s the biggest, and most popular one of the Bushveld camps.

Skyway Trails Hazyview

This aerial cable trail takes one gliding over one of the last remaining natural forested valleys in South Africa, situated alongside the Sabie River adjacent to the Kruger National Park. The aerial cable trail stops at a number of elevated platforms for visitors to admire the natural vegetation, birdlife and the views of the forest floor below.

Each section of the trail varies in length from 70 to 230 meters linking a total of ten platforms, making this the longest cable trail in Africa (1,2 km). The trail has been designed and build to South African civil engineering standards and all the equipment has been designed specifically for this activity and tried and tested worldwide. All groups are escorted by qualified guides.

The Nelspruit area is most definitely a first class tourist Mecca, offering stunning accommodation, breathtaking landscape and awesome game viewing.

More attractions in Nelspruit

- The Lowveld Escarpment
- Nkomazi
- Pilgrim’s Rest
- Graskop