Mapungubwe National Park
The area is now part of Mapungubwe National Park, which with the Tuli Block (Botswana) and the Tuli Safari area (Zimbabwe), forms part of the Limpopo-Shashe Transfrontier Conservation Area, now officially known as Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area.
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Entrance to Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa
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Taken from South Africa, to the left is Botswana and Zimbabwe is on the right. The river running from left to right is the Limpopo River. The river which disappears on the horizon is the Shashe
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Sandstone rock formations typical of Mapungubwe National Park
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Treetop Boardwalk. All facilities at Mapungubwe National Park are wheelchair-friendly.
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Mapungubwe Hill viewed from the north
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Mapungubwe Hill.
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An archaeological excavation site at Mapungubwe.
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The Gold Rhino from a burial site on Mapungubwe hill
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