Location: South Africa » Mpumalanga » Highlands Meander » MachadodorpMachdodorp is excellent trout fly fishing Machadodorp is a small town situated above the escarpment in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa with the Elands River running through the town. There is a natural radioactive spring here Machadodorp and is reputed to have powerful healing qualities. Machadodorp is an important railway junction between Johannesburg and Nelspruit and is named after Joachim Machado, an engineer who surveyed the land for the proposed the Pretoria-Delagoa Bay railway line. During the Second Boer War Machadodorp was a temporary seat of the Transvaal Volksraad after they evacuated Pretoria in 1900. The main tourist attraction of Machdodorp is the excellent trout fly fishing Named after Joachim Machado, the Portuguese engineer who surveyed the area for the proposal Pretoria-Delagoa Bay railway line in the 1890’s. After the fall of Pretoria (Anglo Boer War 1899 – 1902) the town became the seat of the Transvaal government (5 June to 25 August 1900), which led to heavy shelling from the British under command of Sir Redvers Bullers. Today Machadodorp is a popular destination for trout anglers. GENERAL INFORMATION How to get there Belfast 25 km, Dullstroom 60 km, Middelburg 60 km, Pretoria 320 km, Waterval Boven 12 km Average Temperatures Summer 24°c; Winter 16°c Dams Nooitgedacht River Elands River HISTORICAL VIEW Kruger Plaque The plaque marks the site where Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic, stayed during his sojourn in Machadodorp after the fall of Pretoria. NATURE Sulphur Springs A resort has been developed around these hot thermal springs ACTIVITIES Hiking Wathaba Wilderness Hiking Trail Trout Fishing   
  
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