Songimvelo Game Reserve, Game reserve in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Songimvelo Game Reserve is a provincial park in Mpumalanga, South Africa, managed by the Mpumalanga Parks Board. It lies within the Barberton Mountainlands, a landscape of volcanic and sedimentary rock dated 3.6 to 3.25 billion years old. The reserve forms part of the Songimvelo-Malolotja Transfrontier Conservation Area, a peace park on the border with Eswatini.

The reserve contains ancient rock formations from the Barberton Greenstone Belt with volcanic and sedimentary rocks that are billions of years old. These geological layers tell the story of how Earth's crust formed during the earliest periods of the planet's existence.

Songimvelo is a plural word in siSwati meaning 'we are conserving nature', a name given to the reserve managed by the Mpumalanga Parks Board. The reserve forms part of the Songimvelo-Malolotja Transfrontier Conservation Area, a peace park on the border between South Africa and Eswatini.

The reserve offers overnight stays in self-catering chalets at two locations - Kromdraai Camp and Komati River Lodge. Visitors can select accommodations based on where they wish to explore within the protected area.

Scientists from around the world come here to study the ancient rock formations that reveal conditions from Earth's earliest times. These geological records are rare and offer unusual insights into how our planet began.