"Graskop, Gateway to Blyde River Canyon" Top 5 Page for this destination Graskop by DesertRat

Graskop Travel Guide: 32 reviews and 60 photos

A view off the escarpment to the dam on the Blyde

Blyde River Canyon, World's Third Largest

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.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Good place to stay and eat; Graskop Gorge Falls just outside town.
Cons:Not much to see or buy in town.
In a nutshell:A good base for the surrounding splendors of the Drakensberg

Last visit to Graskop: Jul 2005
Intro Written Sep 12, 2005
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kenHuocj Apr 1, 2011 at 5:10 AM Report Abuse

Memories of long gone visits. Did you notice the gradients and quality of the roads? ;-)))
Myndo Feb 26, 2006 at 9:26 AM Report Abuse

Good page about that place, i liked it a lot. Just wished I could have stayed longer to walk around a little. Your accomodation sounds nice, too.