Discovering Mpumalanga

Game Viewing in Kruger

The province of Mpumalanga, which straddles the Drakensberg moun­tain range, com­bines the best of both the Lowveld and the Highveld, with humid grass­lands below, and cool, quiet forests blanket­ing the peaks above.

On the Lowveld there are many excel­lent game view­ing oppor­tun­it­ies with all kinds of anim­als pop­u­lat­ing many game reserves, includ­ing a por­tion of the fam­ous Kruger National Park. The Kruger Park offers lux­ury accom­mod­a­tion and excel­lent game drives taken by well-trained guides. 

The Highveld area is no less packed with adventure. You can enjoy fly-fishing on the well-stocked rivers and dams, hik­ing, river raft­ing and even abseil­ing.  The town of Dullstroom in par­tic­u­lar is gain­ing renown as a trout-fishing des­tin­a­tion, as well as for other out­door activ­it­ies, such as bird watch­ing and horse riding.

This province is also home to the Blyde River Canyon, sur­passed in size only by the Grand Canyon, and the Fish River Canyon. It is South Africa’s largest veget­ated canyon and is home to many spe­cies of plant, bird and animal. One of the most pop­u­lar activ­it­ies in the area is river raft­ing, with tours to suit every­one. Also in the canyon, you will find unique and inter­est­ing nat­ural fea­tures, such as the Three Rondavels – a series of three hills shaped like tra­di­tional African huts, as well as Bourkes Luck Potholes, an area of unique and strange nat­ural canyons and potholes.

Mpumalanga, like most of South Africa, is not without its own, unique African cul­tural her­it­age.  Here you can find iconic, graphic and start­ling Ndebele paint­ings, tra­di­tion­ally adorn­ing the huts of these people. A visit to the Botshobelo vil­lage, a museum chron­ic­ling the lives of these people, offers an oppor­tun­ity to pho­to­graph these beau­ti­ful buildings.

Pilgrims Rest, a small town steeped in gold min­ing his­tory, is rather unique in that the whole town is a museum. Activities here include mine tours, crafts and cof­fee shops, museums and the ori­ginal restored hotel.

From awe­some canyons carved into the earth, to adven­ture sports, game view­ing, and fish­ing, to mag­ni­fi­cent cav­erns and cul­tur­ally sig­ni­fic­ant vil­lages, Mpumalanga offers a vis­itor a wealth of options, and is cer­tainly worth plan­ning a trip to.

Useful Links
For fur­ther inform­a­tion or to make a book­ing for your trip to Mpumalanga, please refer to:

• Mpumalanga Tourist Attractions
• Things To Do in Mpumalanga
• Mpumalanga Accommodation
• Mpumalanga Hotels