Wakkerstroom
The small village of Wakkerstroom is called the ‘Jewel of Mpumalanga’ and is situated in a Highveld Wetland Grassland area of considerable importance to South Africa as a natural heritage area. The Wakkerstroom Wetlands support many endemic and endangered species, and the Wakkerstroom Wetland Reserve and Training Centre has put Wakkerstroom on the birding map and monitors many endangered bird species. Other attractions on this tiny rural community that was barely known prior to the setting ...