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Shingwedzi Cliffs calling

TRAIL GUIDE

Watching the impala and waterbuck nervously navigate their way around the crocs to get to the waterholes in the Shingwedzi riverbed in the Kruger National Park, you might be wondering where along this river the beautiful Shingwedzi Cliffs you've heard about are.

Dig out a map and you'll find the cliffs are a mere 40 km southeast as the crow flies, about 20 km on the other side of the border with Mozambique. And, after being moth-balled during the COVID pandemic, the wild campsites in the Limpopo National Park are open again. The Shingwedzi Cliffs are accessible via a 4×4 track of 30 km, which should take you around just 2,5 hours from the Giriyondo border post with Mozambique.

Of course, you can't fly as a crow, but you can drive the 100 km or so from Shingwedzi Rest Camp or 40km from Letaba Rest Camp to the

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