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Your last morning game viewing
drive ends at one of Kruger Parks exit gates. On leaving Kruger
Park, on your homeward bound journey, you enjoy South Africa's
'Panoramic Route' driving through the Northern Drakensberg
Mountains.
These mountains are perhaps
the most spectacular of all the scenic wonders of Africa. The
highlight is the Blyde River Canyon (world's 3rd biggest canyon)
which towers above the canyon floor in sheer vertical
cliffs of orange ochre soaring to 700 meters above the Blyde River.
Beneath the cliffs the mountains appear to be swathed in bolts
of luscious green cloth cascading into the dark blue waters of
the gorge below.
En-route you will stop for a
surprise breakfast at Graskop and then go on to spend a few minutes
at God's Window, Worlds View, Berlin Falls, Blyde River Canyon, the Three Rondavels
and if there is sufficient time, visit Pilgrims Rest; which is an old gold mining town
and is now a national monument!
At each of the scenic stops you have the opportunity to finish
off your film and to barter for locally crafted curios.
Note
It's a 4 hour drive back to
Johannesburg from Pilgrims Rest. You will be dropped off at any
hotel in Jo'burg or at Jo'burg's Oliver Tambo Int Airport, at
approx 6.00pm.
As the Northern Drakensberg Mountains are
next door to Kruger Park; we always include driving through this region on the
way back to Jo'burg or Pretoria. We are unable to include the Panoramic Route
with you flying out from KMIA, MQP or HDS.
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