On Tuesday we drove from Pilgrims Rest northwards through the Blyde River Canyon scenic route, starting at The Pinnacle, a tall, thin rock outcrop sitting in the beginning of the canyon next to a very cool little waterfall. The next stop was God's Window, which offers arguably the best view in South Africa, where you can see nearly the entire length of the Drakensburg mountain range from this single spot. Unfotunately that morning was extremely foggy for us, and the only view we were afforded was of white, misty clouds. The picture below is in the forest walk at God's Window, which was very nice, and very very damp.
Further along, we hit Berlyn Falls, which dropped about 200 feet into a beautiful pool of deep blue water. We continued along to a viewpoint over the most dramatic part of the canyon, where the sheer cliffs drop vertically over 2500 feet at somepoints. Again, we were unlucky with the visibility but it was definitely better than at God's Window. After stopping for Lunch at a small farm the had an ancient giant Boabab tree, we arrived at Kapama Game Lodge around 3 pm.
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