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4 Waterfalls Tour

High-lying ground, generous rainfall and heavy run-off have created spectacular waterfalls
in this old gold-mining area along the eastern Drakensberg escarpment. There are, in fact,
more waterfalls here than anywhere else in southern Africa. Several of them can be seen
on an easy round trip of less than 100 km (60 miles) between the towns of Sabie and
Graskop. Most are well signposted and easy to reach by car. Enchanting as they are, water-
falls can be slippery and dangerous, and visitors are urged to heed the warning notices.
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Lisbon
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7 Berlin Falls
The water flows through a natural
sluice before falling 80 m (263 ft) to
6 Lisbon Falls Graskop the deep, dark-green pool below.
The Lisbon Falls crash 90 m
(295 ft) down a rocky cliff. The Pilgrims Hazyview
old miners named many local Rest
places after towns in their
home countries. Forest
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5 Maria Shires Falls
These falls in the forest are noted
for their thun dering sound, Mac Mac
especially after heavy rainfall.
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3 Bridal 4 MacMac Falls
Veil Falls The 70-m (230-ft) fall was
Delicate wisps named after the Scottish
of spray that miners who panned for
billow like a gold in this area. There is a
veil have given picnic site at the nearby
this waterfall MacMac pools.
its name.

2 Lone Creek Falls
Hazyview From almost 70 m (230 ft), the
Sabie Falls spray of the falls drifts down
J Sabie onto dense pockets of fern
and mountain forest.
Sabie
Tips for Drivers
Starting point: Sabie.
Length: 100 km (60 miles).
Nelspruit Getting there: From Sabie, turn
left onto the R532 for the Horse-
1 Horseshoe Falls shoe, Lone Creek and Bridal Veil
Key falls. For the MacMac, Maria
Cascading in an almost perfect
Tour route horseshoe, these falls are on private Shires, Lisbon, Berlin and Forest
falls, take the R532 from Sabie
Other roads land and can be reached after a towards Graskop.
short walk through a camp site.
Trail
For keys to symbols see back flap

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