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Graskop
Town Mpumalanga

Graskop

The Panorama Route's main town — God's Window, Blyde River Canyon viewpoints, and pancakes on the main road.

Overnight
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Trip Role

Overnight

Ideal stay

1-2 nights

Best for

Panorama Route access

Our take

The Panorama Route's base town — viewpoints by day, pancakes by default.

The Panorama Route's base town — viewpoints by day, pancakes by default.

Trip Role
Overnight
Ideal Stay
1-2 nights
Best For
Panorama Route access
Go If
You're doing the Panorama Route or the Joburg–Kruger scenic drive.
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Why go

Graskop is the practical hub of the Panorama Route — a forestry town perched on the escarpment, minutes from God's Window, Burke's Luck Potholes, and the Blyde River Canyon viewpoints.

What we love

The Blyde River Canyon viewpoints and the Graskop Gorge Lift.

What to know

4h from Johannesburg; a car is essential. Often foggy — viewpoints are weather-dependent.

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