East Griqualand - KwaZulu Natal South Africa
East
Griqualand in KwaZulu
Natal South Africa
is home to three Nature Reserves. The largest, Mount
Currie, is a Natal Parks Board reserve covering some l 700 ha. Situated
within this reserve is the Crystal Spring Dam, which offers fishing - bluegill,
bass and trout - as well as boating and water sports. For those who wish to
scale heights of Esat Griqualand, the 2 224m Mount Currie provides stunning
views of Kokstad
and surrounding areas. 
Drive your 4 x 4 up to the Mountain Lake Reserve - the only way to negotiate
this road, which rises from 1 200m at Matatiele
to 2 000m over a 12km stretch - to reach the reserve's pristine grasslands
and wetlands. Fish for trout in a lake covering 30ha and reaching depths of
6m in places. Or identify over 80 recorded bird species in the area, including
the rare Rudd's Lark
If you prefer sights of a different nature, visit the Wilfred
Bauer Nature Reserve, 5km west of Matatiele on the Lesotho
road. There you can see the extraordinary Zebdonk, while picnicking in this
popular fishing and walking spot.
Tourism in East Griqualand
- Bushman Culture
Bushman artefacts
from the early stone age are among the many fascinating and diverse
displays chronicling the growth of Matatiele that are to be found in
the Matatiele Museum in Kokstad.
- Golf in East Griqualand
Matatiele, Kokstad and Swartberg
are home to three beautiful, but very different, golf courses scattered around
East Griqualand. Matatiele boasts the cheapest golf in East Griqualand, while
Kokstad lets you know that it has the only 18 hole course in the area. But
for golf of a different nature, try Swartberg, where the greens are oil's.
- Paragliding
Soar from the
top of sheer cliff faces that drop straight to flat farm land below. With no obstructions in your flight path and no hindrance to your
landing, East Griqualand offers one of the most spectacular paragliding
destinations to be found anywhere. Spend time gliding from the Bokkiesberg,
where your only soaring companion are a Black Eagle, or allow
yourself to be tempted to any of the other favoured spots
scattered throughout the area.
- 4x4 Trails
Set between the mighty Drakensberg Range and Nungi and Ingeli
Mountains, and criss-crossed by numerous rivers and streams, this is the ideal
4 X 4 destination for those seeking to get away from it all. Adventure
travel at its best. Leave your "spray-on-mud" at home. Test your
skill on the Bokkiesberg or head for any of the other many tracks scattered
throughout the region. This is true grit country, and a test of any man
and his machine.
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Birding
From Mountain Lake in Matatiele, nesting site of the rare Rudd's
Lark, to Franklin Vlei, home of the Whitewinged Flufftail, East
Griqualand offers the professional and amateur ornithologist a wide
variety of species to identify. Take a leisurely farm walk while
identifying over 80 recorded bird species. Or stand motionless beside a
wetland and view one of the largest remaining Wattled Crane po
pulations in South Africa.
Accommodation in East Griqualand
- Amakhulu Central Reservations
Merl
offers a very friendly and professional service to book accommodation
in South Africa. She specializes in the Drakensberg and East
Griqualand. She is passionate about East Griqualand and knows about
every place it has to offer.
- Accommodation
in East Griqualand
This website is the best I have yet come across for accommodation in South
Africa. You communicate directly with the accommodation establishment and
the entire booking is carried out online.
- The Guinea Fowl Roost Guest House
It is situated on a 20 Ha farm sourounded by the picturesque East
Griqualand Mountains. Its perfect for a stop over and even better for
a few days chilling out. Enquire
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