2006-06-20 06:16:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
I don't live in Nelspruit but i have family that do live there. We visit Nelspruit often though. It is a wonderful place! There is lots to do there.
The city has one airport, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, which is used primarily for flights from and to Johannesburg. It is also home to the Government Research Institute for Citrus and Subtropical Fruits, and the Lowveld Botanical Gardens.
Nelspruit is a major stopover point for tourists traveling to the Kruger National Park and to Mozambique.
Nelspruit has planned a new soccer stadium for the 2010 Football World Cup. Its name is Mbombela Stadium and will have a capacity of 40,000.
Nelspruit is home to Emnotweni casino situated on the way to Whiteriver.
Here is a link of the best tourist attraction to go to in Nelspruit. The Botanical Gardens is absolutely wonderful and you should go and see it! It is a must!!!
Here are some pictures of the Botanical Gardens in Nelspruit:
http://www.claymore.co.za/galleries/Mpumalanga/gardens/
And here is some more information on the Botanical Gardens:
http://www.nbi.ac.za/frames/lowveldfram.htm
I'm not sure if you wanted this answer because you just asked a simple question but i thought i could interest you in some information about Nelspruit. Hope you enjoyed it!
2006-06-22 19:32:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Human beings animals- birds etc
Even though I am a human I don't live there - sorry
Nelspruit is a city of 221,474 people (2000) situated in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province (formerly Eastern Transvaal). Located on the Crocodile River (known as the Krokodil in Afrikaans), Nelspruit lies 60 kilometres (37 miles) west of the Mozambique border and 330 kilometres (205 miles) east of Johannesburg. The nearest township is KaNyamazane, a few kilometres east of Nelspruit.
Nelspruit was founded in 1905 by three brothers of the Nel family who grazed their cattle around the site of Nelspruit during the winter months. It is a key manufacturing and agricultural hub for northeastern South Africa. Major industries include the canning of citrus fruit, paper production, furniture manufacture and timbermills. Fertile soils and subtropical climate provide perfect conditions for the growing of citrus and tropical fruits, mainly mango, banana, avocado and also many varieties of nuts. There are many orange farms in the area around Nelspruit.
The city has one airport, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, which is used primarily for flights from and to Johannesburg. It is also home to the Government Research Institute for Citrus and Subtropical Fruits, and the Lowveld Botanical Gardens.
Nelspruit is a major stopover point for tourists travelling to the Kruger National Park and to Mozambique.
During the Boer War, Nelspruit served briefly as the seat of government for the South African Republic (not to be confused with the Republic of South Africa), an independent Afrikaner state.
Nelspruit has planned a new soccer stadium for the 2010 Football World Cup. Its name is Mbombela Stadium and will have a capacity of 40,000.
Nelspruit is home to Emnotweni casino situated on the way to Whiteriver.
2006-06-20 14:50:01 · answer #2 · answered by Life 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nelspruit is dangrously close to being the end of the world. Although many people live there, there isn't much life around.
2006-06-20 20:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, really? And what's Hwo's last name? So I can look him up when I go back to South Africa.
2006-06-20 14:49:28 · answer #4 · answered by Porgie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not me.
2006-06-21 09:27:12 · answer #5 · answered by Diezel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋