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Whether you're into birding, boating, or botany, the Ohrigstad Dam and surrounding hillsides will provide a pleasant and enjoyable weekend for everyone.
The ravines and kloofs in the reserve provide sanctuary to a number of interesting birdlife, as well as an assortment of orchids and aloe, indigenous to the region. Kudu and Burchell's zebra have been reintroduced to the the reserve, to compliment a number of other antelope such as klipspringer, eland, and duiker.
The dam is well stocked with barbel, carp, tilipia and yellow fish, which and also attracts a number of aquatic birds, such as the purple-crested lourie.
ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES AT OHRIGSTAD DAM NATURE RESERVE:
- bird watching
- game viewing
- fishing
- boating
- picnic / braai
SUMMARY OF WILDLIFE & FLORA:
Plants: orchids, aloes, resurrection plant
Birdlife: purple-crested lourie
Mammals: Burchell's zebra, various antelope
Fish: barbel, carp, tilipia, yellow fish
DIRECTIONS TO OHRIGSTAD DAM NATURE RESERVE:
- 40 km northeast of Lydenburg
- open 6:00 to 18:00
Nearby Towns:Pilgrim\'s Rest, Graskop, Long Tom Pass, Sabie, Lydenburg, Ohrigstad, Doornkop, Burgersfort, Steelpoort, Hazyview, Kruger Park Area, Kampersrus, Jg Strydom Tunnel, Schoemanskloof, White River, Alkmaar Nearby Points Of Interest:Mount Sheba Nature Reserve, Gustav Klingbeil Nature Reserve, Long Tom Pass, The Lydenburg Museum, Sterkspruit Nature Reserve, God's Window, Bourke's Luck Potholes, Blyde River Canyon, Echo Caves, Blyderivierspoort Nature Reserve, PR Owen Dinosaur Park, Sudwala Caves, The Rendezvous Tourist Centre, Perry's Bridge Reptile Park, Mpumalanga Fashion Week |
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