Natural features

Blyde River Canyon and the Panorama Route

South Africa Mpumalanga

Blyde River Canyon and the Panorama Route
Photo: lumoplank, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

One of the largest canyons in the world, green and forested. The Panorama Route stops at the Three Rondavels viewpoint, God's Window, Bourke's Luck Potholes and waterfalls.


Combine with Kruger. Mist often lifts by late morning.

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