Marloth Park is situated at the south border of the world famous Kruger National Park
between the two towns Malelane and Komatipoort. The park covers over 1500 hectares
and is divided into approx. 4500 pieces of land on which houses are build or can be
build. These premises are divided by parkland, these are the so called ‘game corridors’.
The park is fenced and has two gates. The infrastructure is quite well; it has one tarred
road which is the main road (Olifant drive). This road connects the west gate with the
east gate. All other roads are dirty roads and can be quite bumpy, so you cannot drive
fast in Marloth Park.
The biggest attraction of Marloth Park is that wild animals are walking around free in the
park! These wild animals have always priority! They walk around the houses what is one
of the unique features of Marloth. You can have a Zebra/Giraffe/Kudu or Baboon and
other wild animals at your doorstep or at your veranda when you are drinking a nice sun
downer.
Marloth has also predators at the park such as Cheetahs and Leopard, so please do not
walk around the park after sunset! Of course at the house the barbeque area and the
veranda are safe, so enjoy! From the house you have a view at Crocodile River. This
river is the natural boundary between Kruger National Park and Marloth Park. Approx. 150
meter from the house in the direction of Kruger you reach the fence of Kruger National
Park (electrical fence). This fence is there to keep the wild animals of Kruger stay in Kruger. If you would like to have a lazy
safari please take a seat at the river and you will view all the animals of Kruger including the big five as all the animals will
come for a drink at the Crocodile River.
Marloth has a variety of facilities. The Henk van Rooyen Park is one of them and has a
big swimming pool with sanitary facilities and dressing rooms. Also a tennis court and
volley ball area are available (you do have to bring your own rackets etc.) It is also
possible to have a barbeque with a view at Crocodile River. It is allowed to use these
facilities, no admittance fee is required.
The park has a gas station and two places where you can buy groceries, these places are
called: The Bush Center and Trading Post. In the Bush Center you will find a small
supermarket and a shop where you can buy liquor. The Bush Center has also a bar/restaurant called; Watergat/ an
ATM/laundry and a butcher where you can buy your meat and other stuff for the barbeque (at this store you can also buy
wood (for your camp fire). There is also a place where you can buy internet time.
Marloth Park has also her own private game park, called : Lionspruit. They have 4 of the
big five at this private park, only no Elephants. This park can be visited by a standard
car, but take care again bumpy dirty roads!
Golfers pay attention !! Around Marloth you have some very nice and adventurous golf
courses, where you can have the time of your life playing nice golf as long as you keep
screaming ‘fore’ as the wild animals will be on and beside the fairways. So be sure you
hit your golf ball straight!