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Vaalwater, Limpopo
A 48,000 ha reserve on the Palala and Kgogong rivers north of Vaalwater offering game drives, water safaris and tours of Iron Age sites and San rock art; Africa's first International Dark Sky Park.
lapalala.com ↗
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Vaalwater, Limpopo
About 40 km of trails across four circular hikes plus mountain biking on Lindani private farm in the Waterberg.
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Vaalwater, Limpopo
Vaalwater lies on the upper reaches of the Mokolo River, whose erosion carved the area's bluffs and buttes.
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Vaalwater, Limpopo
Small stone church outside Vaalwater on the farm 24 Rivers, dedicated in 1914 to a design requested from Sir Herbert Baker; it survived the 2020 fire that destroyed the newer hall.
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Vaalwater, Limpopo
Self-drive route of about 8,000 sq km through the Waterberg savannah linking towns, reserves and craft stops.
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Vaalwater, Limpopo
UNESCO biosphere reserve of mountains, bushveld and game.
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Vaalwater, Limpopo
Malaria-free private Big Five reserve in the Waterberg with over 65 mammal and 300 bird species; guests only (no day visitors).
welgevonden.org ↗
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Zebediela, Limpopo
Historic citrus estate founded in 1917 and once one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere; now community-owned and in the early stages of a rehabilitation programme. Not a formal visitor attraction - the orchards can be seen from the public roads.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Self-guided signposted walk past the town's gold-rush era buildings and monuments, including the Blockhouse, Belhaven and Stopforth houses, the Phoenix Hotel, Market Square and the Garden of Remembrance.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
38 km self-drive route from Barberton to the Bulembu border with 11 geosites explaining 3.2-billion-year-old rocks such as pillow lavas and fossil biomats.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
World Heritage Site with some of the oldest exposed rock on Earth; follow the Geotrail.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Local history museum covering the area's geology, gold mining and people; starting point of the Heritage Walk, with walking maps (tel 013 712 4208).
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Nature reserve in the hills around town.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Scenic drive over the Saddleback Pass into the mountains via Bulembu and on to Badplaas.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Historic house museum, part of the Barberton Museum group.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Ruins of a gold-rush mining town in the hills above Barberton.
umjindi.co.za/pages/menu/attractions/eureka-city.html ↗
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Historic house museum, part of the Barberton Museum group.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Gold-panning experiences in the historic goldfields.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Historic gold quarry site near the Sheba mine where early prospectors struck gold.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Statue of the dog made famous in Percy FitzPatrick's book, on the town's heritage route.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Historic court building completed in 1911 and the old market square, both on the Heritage Walk.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Walk that passes through a kilometre-long tunnel once used to move ore.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Barberton's hills are used for paragliding and hang-gliding.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Gold-rush era hotel building dating from 1886, a stop on the Heritage Walk.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Mountain-biking trail near Barberton.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Hiking trail in the Makhonjwa Mountains near Barberton.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
One of the oldest working gold mines in the world,, on the site where prospector Edwin Bray found gold.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga's largest provincial reserve (over 500 km2) in the Makhonjwa Mountains south of Barberton.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Historic house dating from 1886, part of the Barberton Museum group.
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Barberton, Mpumalanga
Anglo-Boer War blockhouse built in 1901 overlooking the town.