Badplaas Resorts Adventure Zone

Badplaas, in the Mpumalanga Province of northeastern South Africa in the Barberton Greenstone Belt — one of the world's oldest geological formations and the cradle of ancient microscopic life — is a thermal resort destination set in the South African lowveld between the Escarpment highlands and the Kruger National Park, whose hot spring history is linked to the gold mining boom of the late nineteenth century Barberton district. Badplaas Resorts Adventure Zone draws on chloride-rich thermal waters from the geothermal resources of the Mpumalanga lowveld geological zone, offering outdoor pool complexes and adventure facilities in a South African resort setting where the hot spring bathing tradition, the Mpumalanga wildlife and landscape, and the proximity to the Kruger National Park safari circuit create a uniquely South African spa and adventure destination. The Kruger National Park Big Five safari accessibility within two hours from Badplaas, the Barberton Greenstone Belt geological heritage and the extraordinary fossil record of some of earth's earliest life forms, and the traditional Swazi cultural heritage of the greater Mpumalanga lowveld region create an outstandingly diverse natural and geological backdrop for thermal resort recreation in northeastern South Africa.