Mapungubwe Game Reserve offer each and every guest a an individual experience Open areas of grassland overlooked by majestic rocky hills, known locally as koppies , these are made up of gigantic boulders balancing upon one another, reaching into the sky, forming cracks and crevices between them, creating hiding places for wildlife, you never know whats watching you for above, leopards are common inhabitants in these areas.

Stretches of landscape that provide grazing for savannah inhabitants such as Zebra, Impala, Warthog and Wildebeest, while Giraffe can be frequently observed cropping the leaves and thorns of Acacia trees which stand like lonely sentinels over the plains.

Another feature to be found in the reserve, which never ceases to amaze the visitor, is the Baobab tree, not just by virtue of its enormous size, but also the commanding presence it exerts over the landscape. They are among the most long lived of vascular plants and have large flowers that remain reproductive for a maximum of 15 hours, opening at dusk so quickly that the movement can be detected by the naked eye. African tribal tradition refers to them as upside down trees, due to the branches taking on a root like appearance once the leaves have fallen. Some African Baobab trees have been catalogued to be in excess of 1500 years of age.