AttractionsWater activities: The Klaserie Dam where fishing and boating can be undertaken, is a mere 35km from Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate. On the Blydepoort Dam game viewing excursions can be undertaken through registered Tour Operators. For the more adventurous, white river rafting can be undertaken on the Blyde River, in the Canyon or in the Olifants Gorge next to the Abel Erasmus Pass. Canoe trips can be undertaken on the calmer waters of the Blyde River below the Blydepoort Dam and on the Olifants River. A scenic game viewing and sundowner's boat cruise can be undertaken on the Olifants River close to Phalaborwa. Golfing: At Hoedspruit, the Drakensig Golf Club, which overlooks the picturesque Drakensberg Mountains, boasts a 9-hole course. The famous Hans Merensky Golf Course is situated at Phalaborwa, which is 75km away. This 18-hole course, where animals have the right of way, is situated on the edge of the Kruger National Park.
FacilitiesElephant Back Safaris: At Kapama Game Reserve, half day Elephant Back Safaris can be undertaken. Scenic routes: From Hoedspruit, the Panorama Route is easily accessible with sights such as the Three Rondavels, Blyde River Canyon (which is the third largest canyon in the world), Bourke's Luck Potholes, God's Window, World's view, The Pinnacle, Lisbon Falls, Berlin Falls and the Graskop Gorge all within one and a half hour's drive time from the Estate. The town of Sabie, where one can visit the Mac Mac falls, Mac Mac Pools, Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Lone Creek Falls, is 173km away with romantic old world Pilgrim's Rest, one of the first mining towns in the area, merely 150km away from the Estate.
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