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The idea of establishing a residential
development arose from the need of an overnight stopover
for visitors to Mozambique, in the late sixties. After
numerous ideas were considered, Marloth Park was proclaimed
as a holiday town at the end of 1977. It is situated
on the bank of the Crocodile River that forms part of
the southern boundary of the Kruger National Park.
The name Marloth derives from the Aloe marlothii, which
was discovered in Botswana by the renowned botanist
Rudolph Marloth and can be found in the lowveld areas
of Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Botswana and Swaziland.
The charm of Marloth Park lies in the closeness to the
lowveld bush with wild animals such as Wildebeest, Impala,
Waterbuck, Zebra, Giraffe, Kudu, Nyala, Reed Buck, Buffalo,
Warthogs, Duiker, Mongooses, baboons and monkeys roaming
about freely.
The town consists of portions of the original farms
Seekoegat, M’kayabult, Buffelsdraai and Ouniek,
3000 ha in total, with 4500 erven. |