Graskop

Graskop is in the Mpumalanga Province of north-west South Africa. It was set up in the 1880s as a gold mining camp but it now serves as a tourist destination and the timber industry. “God’s Window”, a scenic view from the escarpment of the Lowveld below, is near the town.

Understand
In 2011, it was home to 4,000 people. The name is Afrikaans for grassy hillock.

The town is part of the Panorama Route. Thanks to its location of about 1,400 m above sea ​​level, Graskop has a temperate climate with a lot of rainfall, while during the summer months there is also frequent fog.

Get in
By car from Pilgrim's Rest, Hazyview or Sabie

See
The Pinnacle, God's Window, Bourke's Luck Potholes, the Three Rondawels, Pinnacle Rock, Berlin and Lisbon Falls, the Echo Caves and other places on the Panorama Route.

Additionally, there are the following sites around Graskop:

Buy
Stores along Louis Trichardt Ave such as:
 * Africa Silks
 * Delagoa Arts & Crafts
 * Curio D'Afrique
 * Shautany Chocolatiers