Enjoy the ride of your life and ‘excite your soul’ on Misty Mountain’s Long Tom Toboggan. Feel the wind in your hair and the thrill in your belly when you wind and whoosh around Mpumalanga’s Long Tom Pass mountains on the Long Tom Toboggan, the longest toboggan run in Africa with an impressive 1.7 km track. Simply hop on board your Long Tom Toboggan cart and prepare to take a deep breath when you reach a speed of 45 kilometres an hour during your three-minute ride, as you twist and turn through wild flowers, open grassland and pine forests
Bourke's Luck Potholes, 188km from Plaaspaardebloem
For many decades, the Treur River and Blyde River have met in a turbulent vortex of eddies and whirlpools, engraving the landscape with its powerful currents. This erosion has crafted a series of cylindrical rock formations which are strikingly similar to something one might find on the moon’s surface.
The Hungry Otter Restaurant, 20km gravel road from Plaaspaardebloem
Located on the outskirts of the picturesque town of Dullstroom in Mpumalanga Highlands, The Hungry Otter offers a charming retreat just 2.5 hours from Johannesburg, making it an ideal halfway stop to the Kruger National Park.
Sudwala Caves, 165km from Plaaspaardebloem
The Sudwala Caves in Mpumalanga, South Africa are among the oldest in the world, having been formed approximately 240 million years ago. This is quite remarkable given that the rocks these caves are set in – Precambrian dolomite – were first laid down a whopping 2800 million years ago.
Dullstroom Fly Fishing, 40km from Plaaspaardebloem
Dullstroom, situated in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, is renowned for its abundant fly fishing opportunities. Its many rivers and dams are teeming with rainbow and brown trout, and many anglers opt for the catch and release method. For those who wish to take home a catch, some fisheries provide a limited quota. Visitors to Dullstroom are also able to enjoy fly fishing packages provided by guesthouses and accommodation establishments, with trained guides accompanying them.