'''Lydenburg''' (''Place of Suffering'') is a small town in Mpumalanga.

Get in

By car

  • From Johannesburg and Pretoria, follow the N4 via Schoemanskloof and take the R36 to Lydenburg.
  • From Sabie, take the R37 over the Longtom pass.
  • Get around

    As with most of South Africa it is best to have a hired car.

    See

  • Lydenburg Waterfall. ollow the R36 to Ohrigstad for about 10km, there will be a small signboard indicating the falls to the left. Follow the gravel road for about 6km and you will find the falls. Not often visited by tourists as few know about it. Total hight of 244m in 3 separate cascades.

    Do

    There are a number of trout fishing lodges in the area.

  • Lydenburg Golf Course. 27 (0)13 235-3391.
  • Lydenburg Museum. 27 (0)13 323-2121. n Gustav Klingbiel Nature Reserve on the Long Tom Pass, about 3km outside town. Local history exhibits and replicas of the Lydenburg Heads (''terracotta heads dated to the Iron Age'')

    Buy

    Eat

    Drink

    Sleep

    There is a number of accommodation options available within Lydenburg, but you can also find sleeping place in the surrounding areas if you prefer a more country feeling.

    The '''Kwena Basin''', 20 km out of Lydenburg on the '''R36''' towards Bambi offers plenty of accommodation and serves as an excellent stopover on your way to the Kruger Park.

    Camping

  • Spoelklippies. 27 (0)13 256-9127. rom R150 per person. A tented camp in the Kwena Basin
  • Uitspan Caravan Park. 9 Viljoen Street. 27 (0)13 235-2914. Caravan and camping

    Mid-range

  • Crane's Nest. 27 (0)13 256-9055. nfo@crane.co.za. ttp://crane.co.za/. Situated in the Kwena Basin
  • Forest Creek. ttp://www.forestcreek.co.za/. restcreek@lando.co.za. 27 (0)13 235-2480. rom R300 per person.
  • Longtom Farm Guest House. 3 Sterkspruit" phone="+27 (0)13 235-2749. ww.users.lantic.net/longfarm. rom R200.
  • Malapo Country Lodge. 27 (0)13 235-1056. nfo@malapo.co.za. ttp://www.malapo.co.za. Situated in the Kwena Basin and offers a very interesting ''Astro Safari''. See the skies with their 14 inch telescope and learn about African legends and constellation names.
  • Manor Guest House. 3 Viljoen Str. 27 (0)13 235-2099. ww.lydenburgmanorhouse.com. rom R180.
  • Valencia Country Lodge. 27 (0)13 231-7554. 4km from Lydenburg on the R37.

    Splurge

  • Calverton Lodge. 27 (0) 13 235-3771. nquiries@calverton.co.za. ttp://www.calverton.co.za. rom R800 per chalet.
  • Mount Sheba Hotel. ttp://www.mountsheba.co.za. 27 (0)13 768-1241. rootfonteinberg, 561 KT Lydenburg Road. ollow the R36 and R553 towards Pilgrim's Rest. rom R600 per person sharing.

    Get out

    There are many natural and geographic features within an hour's drive, Sudwala Caves, Echo Caves, Blyde River Canyon, plenty of waterfalls and the Drakensberg Escarpment.