National park · Limpopo
Marakele National Park
Marakele National Park is a national park in Limpopo, about 79 km south of Lephalale. Proclaimed or established in 1944.
—km² recorded size
1944year established
1 344 melevation of the point
79 kmsouth of Lephalale
Facts
- Type
- National park (national park of South Africa)
- Province
- Limpopo
- District
- Waterberg
- Local municipality
- Modimolle/Mookgophong
- Established
- 1944
- Elevation
- 1 344 m
- Coordinates
- -24.3833, 27.6167
- Nearest large town
- Lephalale, 79 km south
- Wikipedia articles
- 18 languages
Nearby
- Austin Roberts PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve7 km north-west
- Hanover PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve44 km south-west
- Mokolo Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve45 km north
- Fairfield PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve49 km west
- Mabula Game ReserveProtected area50 km south-east
- Bergendal Nature Reserve LephalaleNature reserve59 km north-east
Address and visiting
Listed addressWaterberg mountain rangesanparks.org
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | 06:00–18:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Wednesday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Thursday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Friday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 06:00–18:00 |
| Sunday | 06:00–18:00 |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Marakele National Park
30 mammal and 8 067 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
Birds
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis143
- Gray Go-away-birdCorythaixoides concolor135
- Emerald-spotted Wood DoveTurtur chalcospilos133
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola120
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus116
- Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelas112
- Chinspot BatisBatis molitor112
- Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensis107
- Cape VultureGyps coprotheres102
- Blue WaxbillUraeginthus angolensis101
- Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens93
- Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi88
- Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica88
- African Grey HornbillLophoceros nasutus88
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.