Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve. Viewpoints and other Mpumalanga, South Africa Things to Do Tips

If you want to have a wonderful view into a very green Canyon in Africa, then you should come here.
The Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve is a place to stay (see top there) or start hikes, but also good to just have a look down the canyon of Blyde River.

From Gods Window and Wonder View you have wonderful View-Points over the Canyon and Surroundings.

Gods window sports a big parking space. From the parking it is only a few steps up to the view point between the hills.
Due to the rain we had there, we did not have the full view to the horizont, but it was beautiful anyway.

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Directions: Close to Graskop

The Berlin Falls
- I do not know how it became its name. Was it some german explorer who named them?

Wherever the name comes from, it is a Waterfall in nice surrounding.

You have to walk some meters from the road to get there.

Be careful, when it has been raining, the way is unpaved and tends to get slippery. On the other hand a little rain makes the waterfall more impressive ...

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The lucky potholes not really deserve their name. Maybe it was only wishful thinking. A gold digger claimed the area as his, believing hard that gold would be found here. Unfortunately it never was.
But he wasn't totally wrong, because gold was found - just not right there.

Made by the flowing water of the Blyde River, stone and sand washed out these "pot"-holes in time not measurable

In Switzerland we call these formations stone mills. If you can look in, you may still see the origiinal stone that created it - or at least the sand it left behind.

The walks to and from these stone formations are well maintained and even tarred. No problem here. But to access you have to pay an admission fee, 20 Rand it was, I think.
There is also a visitor center about the history of the area.

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Address: Blyde River

Driving down from Johannesburg, you will almost certainly come through here on your way to the Mpumalunga area.

The name "Long Tom Pass" comes from the big gun (see pic) used by the Boer forces in the Anglo Boer War (England against the Buren, from Netherland).

The Area can be astounding green, with woods.
The highest point is 2150m - and a sign pointing it out.

Very funny (well, not really) was the sign which announced the "Tourist Bus Accident 19XX Memorial in 300m".

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Directions: Between Sabie and Lydenburg