Tours and Safaris to Panorama Route

What to expect on a trip to Panorama Route

The Panorama Route along the Mpumalanga escarpment is usually visited as an add-on to a safari. If you travel to the greater Kruger National Park by road, you can drive via the Panorama Route on the way there or on the way back. This makes it a long trip, about 9 hours or so, but this is a good option of you do not have the time to spend one or more nights along the Panorama Route.

The focus of a visit to the Panorama Route is the scenic splendour of this area. Driving along the edge of the escarpment, there are multiple view points looking out into the adjacent Lowveld of the Mpumalanga Province. The most well known view points are The Pinnacle, God's Window, Lowveld View, and the Three Rondawels, a view point that looks out over the beautiful Blyde River Canyon. Other attractions include a variety of waterfalls (at some of these there is a minor entrance fee), local arts and craft markets, and the rock formations carved by the upper Blyde River at Burke's Luck potholes.

The Panorama Route is well worth a visit, especially if you are planning a self-drive trip to this area and can spend at least one night in the vicinity.