The Bushveld

South Africa

Visitors to The Bushveld in Africa need expect to see no great stands of tall trees. Savanna and grasslands are the norm instead, and it is little wonder; the loosely defined region encompassed by South Africa and neighboring countries receives no more than a couple of feet of rain each year.^{1 2}

The term “Bushveld” comes from the Afrikaans “bosveld,” which means “bush field”—an apt description of the land with its tall grasses and scrabbly, thorny trees.³