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Nelspruit Travel Guide: 15 reviews and 47 photos

View from my friend's family home - Nelspruit

Nelspruit - first visited in the late 1980's with my family for short holidays. I recall the thick humidity and the relentless sun. The insects seemed far bigger than they actually were and the hot sunny days were seemingly endless.

I made a good friend whilst studying at art school, whose family live here, and so my times here increased, as did my interest, and I grew to love this part of South Africa even more.

It is the throughfare into (in my personal opinion) the greatest of game parks in Southern Africa, the Kruger National Park, is the last city/large town before you reach the border of Mozambique, and supports many thousands of people on the poverty line, who live in townships nearby.

This is an area where there is a stark and noticeable contrast between the third and first world that is South Africa.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Majestic beauty in surroundings, friendly people
Cons:Heavy humidity, poverty apparent
In a nutshell:It is growing and developing at quite a rate!

Intro Updated Jun 12, 2007
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sourbugger Oct 18, 2008 at 9:07 AM

visiting here must have been one wow of an experience
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deecat Apr 13, 2007 at 3:06 PM

What an informative presentation of Nelspruit. Beautiful photographs and your usual delightful descriptions and insights.
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alucas Mar 22, 2007 at 6:31 PM

Ooooh, updates. Will have a look next week !