Panorama Route
No Trip to South Africa’s Lowveld region is complete without a drive through the super scenic Panorama Route.
Whether it be a stopover at the logging town of Graskop, the breathtakingly beautiful landscape of the three Rondawels, the wrap around, big sky of the iconic Blyde River Canyon, dipping your toes in the pools below the countless refreshing waterfalls en route, panning for gold in the river or stopping for lunch and drinks at the 19th century gold rush town of Pilgrims Rest, where you feel as though you are stuck in a time warp, the Panorama Route has something for everyone.
One of Sunrise Safari and Tours (Pty) Ltd most popular day trips is our scenic Panorama Route Tours. This must-do excursion takes in the spectacular Blyde River Canyon, with its sandstone cliffs tumbling into the depths of the Blyde River and eventually the Blydepoort dam below. This is the third largest canyon in the world.
Other attractions en route include:
Graskop
The quaint village of Graskop, the heart of the wood processing industry in Mpumalanga.
The Pinnacle
An imposing rocky outcrop shooting 30 metres into the heavens and overlooking some of South Africa’s most spectacular landscapes including pristine lowveld forest.
Gods Window
God’s Window is an easily accessible vantage point that frames some of the country’s most breathtakingly spectacular views across the Lowveld over 900 metres below.
Berlin Waterfalls
These waterfalls are located in close proximity to Gods Window, and channels water from a natural channel above the cliff face down the sandstone and quartzite cliffs 80metres below. The falls are shaped like a gigantic candle and was named by European miners who prospected the area hoping to strike it rich during the gold rush of the 1873.
Sunrise Safari and Tours’ can arrange morning or afternoon trips to the areas surrounding the Kruger National Park.