Kruger to Canyons

The K2C BR is situated in the north eastern region of South Africa, straddling the Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces. The Biopshere includes two of South Africa’s key tourism sites – the Kruger National Park and the Blyde River Canyon, as well as one of the leading international floral hotspots, the Wolkberg Region. The current boundaries of the registered Biosphere extend from the Letaba River in the North to the Sabie River in the South and the Blyde Escarpment in the West to the border with Mozambique in the East.

This give a total of 2,474,700 Ha of which the core zone is 898,300 Ha, the buffer zone 476,400 Ha and the Transition Zone is 1,100,000 Ha. Within this region, there are approximately 1,155 permanent residents in the core zones, 10,475 in the buffer zones and 1,488,684 in the transition zones. This extensive geographical area, together with the large number of residents within the region, all adds up to a very active and a very diverse landscape.