page_title: Balule Nature Reserve
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Balule Nature Reserve / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Sunset over the Olifants River in the Balule Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa
context_page_description: Balule Nature Reserve is a protected area in Limpopo Province, South Africa which forms part of the Greater Kruger National Park as a member of the Associated Private Nature Reserves. As part of a wildlife conservation initiative, all fences separating APNR reserves – Balule, Timbavati, Klaserie, Umbabat, Grietjie Private Nature Reserve – and the Kruger National Park have been removed. The ecological benefits of this initiative has made the region a popular ecotourism destination and conservation efforts have ensured that the wildlife population includes all of the Big Five game: lion, African bush elephant, African buffalo, African leopard and black rhinoceros.
context_section_description: Balule Nature Reserve is situated on the western boundary of the Kruger Park, in the Limpopo province of South Africa, southwest of Phalaborwa, and north of Hoedspruit. The perennial Olifants River flows for approximately 20 km through the center of the reserve. The reserve consists of a number of smaller privately owned parks, these include:
  Olifants River Game Reserve
  Olifants River Eastern Conservancy
  Olifants West Game Reserve
  York Game Reserve
  Parsons Game Reserve
  Olifants North Game Reserve
  Grietjie Game Reserve
  Jejane
caption: Sunset over the Olifants River, Balule
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