Barberton (Mpumalanga)

Barberton is a city of 12,000 people (2011) in Mpumalanga. It sits in the De Kaap Valley and is fringed by the Makhonjwa Mountains. It has its origin in the 1880s gold rush in the region.

By car

 * From Mbombela, follow the R40 for about 45 km. It is about half an hour's drive.
 * From Badplaas, follow the R38 for about 75 km, under an hour's drive through some of the best scenery in Mpumalanga.
 * It 360 km (220 mi) east of Johannesburg.

By plane
The nearest large airport, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport just outside Mbombela, is about an hours away by car.

By bus
A number of inter city bus services stop in Barberton

See

 * Belhaven House Museum
 * Stopforth House
 * Jock of the Bushveld Statue
 * The Makhonjwa Mountains around the city is a natural world heritage site. They are made of well-preserved volcanic rock from 3.6 to 3.25 billion years, when the continents started to form on Earth and there are also multiple traces of meteorite impacts.
 * Jock of the Bushveld Statue
 * The Makhonjwa Mountains around the city is a natural world heritage site. They are made of well-preserved volcanic rock from 3.6 to 3.25 billion years, when the continents started to form on Earth and there are also multiple traces of meteorite impacts.

Go next

 * Visit Eswatini (Swaziland), Barberton is 42 km from the Bulembu border post.
 * The Blyde River Canyon and Kruger National Park are within two hours' drive.
 * The Blyde River Canyon and Kruger National Park are within two hours' drive.