Mpumalanga - "the place where the sun rises" - is a province in the north-east of South Africa, with spectacular scenic beauty and an abundance of wildlife.  As a destination it has a lot to offer its visitors. Sharing borders with Mozambique and Swaziland, it has many unique cultural aspects and is of course the gateway to the Kruger National Park.

Being based in the town of White River allows us to make all the necessary arrangements here at ground level to ensure your event is a success. We will always be there to help make you and your delegates feel comfortable and at home and to create the right environment for a successful conference. We realise the need to keep improving the level of friendly service that Mpumalanga is well known for, and we understand the importance of each and every event, function and conference held in our home province.
 

   

Access & Logistics
Key areas of interest are easily reached via the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA). A domestic flight from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo Airport takes only 1½ hours, and you land close to the southern edge of the Kruger National Park. There are also other smaller airports with scheduled flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Alternatively, the road network in Mpumalanga is well developed with the National Highway and toll road (N4) linking the capital Nelspruit to Johannesburg, The N4 also forms part of the Maputo Corridor, which will improve transport between the province and neighbouring Mozambique.

Going Africa Conferencing has long-standing relationships with a number of trusted transfer companies. Working together with these local operators, we ensure that high standards are maintained of both the vehicles and the driver/guides.
 

    
Attractions
Extending over 2 million hectares, “Kruger” has to be the greatest attraction on offer here. It is, however, not the only reason to visit Mpumalanga and we are always looking to promote some of the impressive but lesser-known sites and attractions. Below are just a few of the more obvious areas of interest:

• Kruger National Park
• Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve
• The Panoramic Route
• Blyde River Canyon
• God’s Window
• Cultural tours to rural community areas
  and schools
• Trout fishing (Dullstroom, Lydenburg)
• Pilgrims Rest and the historical gold-
  mining towns
• Waterfalls, caves & canyons
• Close proximity to Mozambique &
  Swaziland
• Birding

     
Climate
The Lowveld (the area below 1 000m, also known as “The Bushveld”) is mostly subtropical, due to its proximity to the warm Indian Ocean off the coast of nearby Mozambique. The province’s Highveld regions are comparatively cooler, mainly due to a higher altitude of 2 300 to 1 700m above sea level. The Drakensberg escarpment receives the most rain, with all the other areas being moderately well watered by mostly summer thunderstorms. The Highveld can experience winter frost, but the Lowveld and Kruger Park is a frost-free area. Winters are usually dry with the majority of rain falling in the summer months.

The average temperatures of the Lowveld range from a minimum of 8 to 24°C (46 to 75°F) in the winter, rising to around 21 to 32°C (70 to 90°F) in the height of summer.