Ithala Game Reserve | |
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Location | KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
Nearest city | Durban, South Africa |
Coordinates | 27°32′48″S 31°18′49″E / 27.546705°S 31.313532°E |
Area | 290 km2 (110 sq mi) |
Established | 1973 |
Governing body | Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife |
Ithala Game Reserve is situated in 290 km2 of rugged, mountainous thornveld, about 400 km north of Durban, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is one of the youngest game parks in South Africa. The altitude varies from 400 m along the Phongolo River to 1,450 m along the Ngotshe Mountain escarpment. The reserve consequently encompasses a great variation of terrain, from densely vegetated river valleys and lowveld to sourveld, high-lying grassland plateaus, mountain ridges and cliff faces.