"Graskop, Gateway to Blyde River Canyon " a Graskop Travel Page by DesertRat

Graskop is an excellent spot to park yourself in order to make forays into the surrounding Drakensberg mountains. Although it has a good number of restaurants and numerous hotels and guest houses, there's not a lot to see in the town itself. That said, people are very pleasant and very helpful, even if you don't happen to speak Afrikaans, which is to be expected, I suppose, since it is an Afrikaaner stronghold. There is a somewhat desultory-looking local outdoor market, but a stroll through will be quite enough. I'd recommend a stop at the tourist office to find yourself a room, if you haven't reserved anything in advance, and then head out of town for the canyon, which is the crown jewel of the northern reaches of the Drakensberg range.