| Lapalala
Wilderness, in the mountains of the Waterberg 3½ hours
from Johannesburg, is a privately-owned nature reserve 36
000 hectares in extent. 88 kilometres of clear, natural rivers
run through bush-covered
hills and craggy ravines. |
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The reserve is home to animals such as rhino (both white and
black), buffalo, hippo, crocodile, leopard, baboons and many
sorts of antelope.
Lapalala is a vital part of the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, proclaimed
by UNESCO in March 2001. Originally 19 different farms, it was consolidated from
1981 to 1999 by Clive Walker and Dale Parker, who was the first private owner of
black rhino in the world. |