Lydenburg

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.

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

• Lydenburg WaterfallNot often visited by tourists as few know about it. Total height of 244m in 3 separate cascades.

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

• Lydenburg Golf Course

  phone: +27 13 235-3391

• Lydenburg Museum

  phone: +27 13 323-2121
  address: In 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)

• Canimambo Portuguese and Mozambican Cuisine

  phone: +27 87 802-5289
  address: 84 Main Road Dullstroom
  Family owned and run with authentic style food. The prawns, Espetada and Chacuti are spoken of glowingly.

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.

Budget

• Spoelklippies

  phone: +27 13 256-9127
  A tented camp in the Kwena Basin

• Uitspan Caravan Park

  phone: +27 13 235-2914
  Caravan and camping

• Aqua Terra Guest House

  phone: +27 78 384-0330
  address: 2 Buiten Street, Lydenburg, Mpumalanga
  Guest House

Mid-range

• Crane's Nest

• Forest Creek

  phone: +27 13 235-2480

• Longtom Farm Guest House

  phone: +27 13 235-2749
  address: 33 Sterkspruit

• Malapo Country Lodge

  phone: +27 13 235-1056
  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

  phone: +27 13 235-2099
  address: 43 Viljoen Str

• Valencia Country Lodge

  phone: +27 13 231-7554

Splurge

• Calverton Lodge

  phone: +27 13 235-3771

• Mount Sheba Hotel

  phone: +27 13 768-1241
  address: Grootfonteinberg, 561 KT Lydenburg Road

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.