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.
- Where
- Sabie, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -25.0003, 30.8164
Get the Mac-Mac Falls stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mac-Mac Falls. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Mpumalanga volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mac-Mac Falls
Berlin Falls 18 km
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.
Sudwala Caves 43 km
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Blyde River Canyon 49 km
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Blyde River Canyon 57 km
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.
Makhonjwa Mountains 90 km
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.
Kruger National Park 129 km
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Premier Mine 243 km
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Pretoria National Botanical Garden 268 km
One of South Africa's nine national botanical gardens, in the eastern suburb of Brummeria. It flanks a central rocky ridge and shows plants of the highveld grassland and savanna in their natural settings.
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Questions
Where is Mac-Mac Falls?
Mac-Mac Falls is in Sabie, Mpumalanga, South Africa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Berlin Falls (18 km), Sudwala Caves (43 km), Blyde River Canyon (49 km).
How do I get the Mac-Mac Falls stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mac-Mac Falls and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Mpumalanga volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mac-Mac Falls before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Mpumalanga volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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