Panorama Route Road Trip
There is a lot of water falling off the edge of Mpumalanga here. The road runs from forested Sabie through old gold country to the cliffs and carved rock of the Blyde River Canyon. Even the pancake stop comes with a story.
Highlights include:
- Walk to the viewing deck at Sabie Falls
- Take a dip in the natural rock pools at Mac Mac Pools
- See Mac Mac Falls plunge into a forested gorge
- Wander through the preserved gold-rush village of Pilgrim’s Rest
- Stop for a savoury or sweet pancake at Harrie’s Pancakes in Graskop
- Look across the escarpment from God’s Window
- Follow the canyon past Bourke’s Luck Potholes to the Three Rondavels
South Africa road trip from Sabie to Echo Caves (106 km, about 2 hours driving). Plan this trip with Sideroads Africa.
Stops along the way
- Sabie
- Sabie Falls: Forest waterfall on the outskirts of Sabie with a short walk to the viewing deck.
- Mac Mac Pools: Natural rock pools below Mac Mac Falls ideal for a refreshing dip on the Panorama Route.
- Mac Mac Falls: Striking 65m twin waterfall crashing into a forested gorge.
- Pilgrim's Rest Historic Gold Mining Town: Entire living museum village preserved in its late 19th-century Victorian Gold Rush heyday.
- Harrie's Pancakes (Graskop): Iconic Panorama Route restaurant renowned for savory and sweet gourmet pancakes for decades.
- Lisbon Falls: Twin waterfalls dropping side by side into a forested gorge near Graskop.
- God's Window: Famous Panorama Route viewpoint with sheer cliffs plunging over 700m.
- Berlin Falls: Powerful single-drop waterfall plunging into a deep pool near Graskop.
- Bourke's Luck Potholes: Fascinating cylindrical rock formations carved by swirling river water.
- Three Rondavels: Three circular grass-covered mountain peaks resembling traditional African huts.
- Blyde Canyon Forever Resort: Perched above the Blyde River Canyon with dramatic cliff panoramas