Hoedspruit is a town (GPS 24° 20ˡ 56.48″ S / 30° 57ˡ15.37″ E) in the North East corner of South Africa adjacent to the world-famous Kruger National Park. Once a sleepy railway halt, it is now a town approaching 4000 residents, the epicentre of the ecotourism and game conservation industries in South Africa.  It hosts tens of thousands of tourists each year amongst a thriving mango, avocado and citrus growing farming community. The tourism, farming and associated support industries have made Hoedspruit one of the fastest growing centres in South Africa today.