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It is in Mpumalanga that the safari experience has been perfected. Apart from approximately half the Kruger National Park, various other private game reserves and lodges are located in this picturesque province. Mpumalanga straddles the escarpment between the Lowveld and the Drakensberg, so the different parts of the province have different characters. The Lowveld is hot and humid with broad-leaved forests and wide, slow rivers. The Highlands are cool and green, with rolling grasslands, pine plantations, pockets of indigenous forest and cheerfully gurgling mountain streams and waterfalls. Most of the game is in the Lowveld while the attractions of the Highlands include hiking, horse trails, river rafting and other adventure activities such as abseiling and gorge swings Mpumalanga also has some fantastic hang gliding and paragliding launch sites - particularly along the escarpment. The mountain biking enthusiasts are also catered for with loads of hiking and biking trails. The Panorama Route is a scenic meander taking in some breathtaking sights, including the Blyde river canyon, Bourke's potholes, the Three Rondawels, the Swadini Dam and many awesome waterfalls and vistas including Gods window. The Blyde river canyon is the biggest vegetated canyon in the world. Second in size only to the Grand Canyon in the USA, and the Fish River Canyon in Namibia, it is lush and green with a plethora of plant and animal life and is a major centre of endemism. It is also where Antarctica and Madagascar split away from Africa a few million years ago during the break-up of the super-continent Gondwanaland. Also in the canyon is Bourke's Luck Potholes - a fantastically contorted area of scenic potholes and deeply scoured canyons. The Blyde is a great river to raft, with some pretty challenging rapids, but also offers fun family paddling on a gentler section. The Three Rondawels are three conical hills and the Swadini Dam at the end of the canyon is a lovely stretch of water. Also on the Panorama route is the quaint museum town of Pilgrims Rest. The mines were active until the 1970's when the whole town was bought up by the provincial authorities to be converted to a tourist attraction. Museums, craft outlets, coffee shops, restaurants and the original hotel with its characterful bar bring the gold rush era vividly to life. Pilgrim's rest was the venue for the World Gold Panning Championships in 2005. Mpumalanga's cultural attractions are particularly colourful. The iconic Ndeble artwork is produced in the museum village of Botshabelo. Colourful beadwork and small painted articles can be purchased while surveying the magnificent painted buildings. Children will love the dinosaur park, just outside the deep and convoluted Sudwala Caves. Mpumalanga has an interesting technical freshwater diving destination what will appeal to technical divers. |
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