Tsitsikamma National Park description and photos - South Africa: Mpumalanga (Topic)

Tsitsikamma National Park description and photos - South Africa: Mpumalanga. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Tsitsikamma National Park.

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Tsitsikamma National Park forms the centerpiece of the scenic Garden Route (Garden Route) of the South African coast. The name "Tsitsikamma" is translated as "a place where there is a lot of water", which is true, since the park includes 80 km of rocky coastline with seascapes and 5 km of coastal ocean.

About 30% of the park's territory is these are dense green forests with river gorges leading to the sea, impressive waterfalls and deep ravines. The water in the rivers is colored in a characteristic dark brown color, reminiscent of the color of Coca-Cola, due to the high content of tannin extracted from the surrounding vegetation.

The river valleys are painted in all kinds of rainbow colors, thanks to the exuberant flowering of local endemics. Here you can find a wide variety of forest and sea birds, and animals such as the black sandpiper (magpie), cormorant, dominican gull, emerald cuckoo, olive woodpecker, leopard, weasel, ostrich, sea otter, fur seal, dolphins, killer whales and South whale.

In 1964, Tsitsikamma National Park became South Africa's first marine national park. Its main task is to protect the inhabitants of two ecosystems: inhabitants of rocky shores, coastal reefs, deep-sea fish and inhabitants of coastal forests and river valleys. It is home to one of the world's largest laboratories for basic research on endangered fish species.

There are many hiking trails of varying lengths through the park, the most famous of which is the Otter Trail. The coastal reefs attract diving and surfing enthusiasts with their beauty. The Bloukrans Bridge is located next to the park - this is the bridge on which the highest point in the world for bungee jump (216 meters) is equipped. Also in the park there are two recreation centers - "Storms River" at the mouth of the river and "Natures Valley" in the valley. Here you can visit souvenir shops and restaurants.

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