Hazyview

Hazyview is a town of 4,000 people (2011) in Mpumalanga province, a few kilometres outside the Kruger National Park. It is renowned for its large banana and macadamia nut industries. Most of the province of Mpumalanga's private game reserves are found just east of Hazyview. Hazyview is also a stop on the Panorama Route, a scenic road.

Understand


The town's name is derived from the shimmering haze that occurs during the heat of summer.

Get in
Follow the N4 from Johannesburg or Mozambique until Mbombela. From there drive 60 km north on the R40 towards Witrivier and Hazyview. If you don't want to drive, take the City Bug bus.

Get around
Most attractions are located on the main road (which connects Bosbokrand with Witrivier).

See

 * Kruger National Park
 * Blyde River Canyon
 * Pilgrim's Rest
 * Gods Window
 * The Three Rondavels.

Eat
There are loads of restaurants and snack bars: In town
 * Papas Pizza at Perry's Bridge.
 * Papas Pizza at Perry's Bridge.
 * Papas Pizza at Perry's Bridge.
 * Papas Pizza at Perry's Bridge.

A little further out - all on the Sabie Road between 5 and 20 km from town:
 * Ant and Elephant
 * Gecko Lodge
 * Windmill Wine shop - for lunch

Drink
replaced by Summerfields Kitchen
 * The Windmill Wineshop - wonderful selection of wine and good food.
 * The Brewery (at Perrys Bridge) - a great pub, good food and they brew their own beer
 * Stuck in the Mud - a very 'homely' local pub run by a couple from U.K. - No longer exists but is being
 * Tanks - a nice little military styled pub on the road from Sabie to Hazyview, but closer to Hazyview.

Sleep
Hazyview is probably the hotel capital of the Lowveld. The Sabie Road has dozens of hotels, timeshares and B&Bs!

Go next

 * The Kruger National Park is a few kilometres away.
 * Drive to Graskop and take the Panorama Route.
 * Drive to Sabie.
 * Drive to Nkhuhlu a beautiful picnic spot in the Kruger National Park for a nice meal while hippos provide background music.