Places to visit in Mpumalanga, South Africa
7 places to visit in Mpumalanga, South Africa, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Makhonjwa Mountains, Blyde River Canyon, Kruger National Park and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Mpumalanga volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 2 Famous places to visit · 4 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Mpumalanga (1)
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Makhonjwa Mountains
A range of low mountains near Barberton in Mpumalanga, holding some of the oldest well preserved volcanic and sedimentary rocks on Earth, around 3.2 to 3.6 billion years old. Geologists come to read early life and crust formation here, and it became a World Heritage Site in 2018.
Famous places to visit in Mpumalanga (2)
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Blyde River Canyon
One of the largest green canyons in the world, about 25 kilometres long and up to 750 metres deep, on the edge of the Drakensberg escarpment in Mpumalanga. Viewpoints such as God's Window and the Three Rondavels look out over the Blyde River Dam and the lowveld.
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Kruger National Park
South Africa's flagship game reserve, covering 19,623 square kilometres in the northeast across Limpopo and Mpumalanga. It runs 360 km from north to south and is home to the Big Five, with rest camps and self drive roads open to visitors.
Hidden gems in Mpumalanga (4)
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Berlin Falls
A waterfall in Mpumalanga close to God's Window and to the higher Lisbon Falls. It is less than a tenth of the height of the country's tallest waterfall, but it drops into a pool that can be reached by a short walk.
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Blyde River Canyon
A reserve on the Drakensberg escarpment in eastern Mpumalanga, protecting one of the largest canyons on earth. It includes stretches of the Ohrigstad and Blyde Rivers and rock formations such as Bourke's Luck Potholes and the Three Rondavels.
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Mac-Mac Falls
A 65 metre waterfall on the Mac-Mac River, inside the Mac-Mac Forest Nature Reserve in Mpumalanga. It is split into twin falls, and a pool at its foot is a popular spot to stop and swim.
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Sudwala Caves
Caves in Mpumalanga, cut into dolomite rock laid down about 2.8 billion years ago. The caves themselves formed about 240 million years ago, which makes them among the oldest in the world, and guides lead visitors through the chambers.
Collecting in Mpumalanga
What are the best places to visit in Mpumalanga?
LOQAH lists 7 places in Mpumalanga. The best known include Makhonjwa Mountains, Blyde River Canyon, Kruger National Park, Berlin Falls and Blyde River Canyon. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Mpumalanga?
7, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Mpumalanga?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Mpumalanga before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Mpumalanga and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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