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Lydenburg Waterfalls in Thaba Chweu Rural,

Mpumalanga

The Lydenburg Waterfalls are situated just outside Lydenburg (https://path nda.com/en/lydenburg) in Mpumalanga,

South Africa.

Most visitors to the Panorama Route (https://path nda.com/en/routes/touristic-routes/nature-routes/panorama-route)

visit the towns of Sabie (https://path nda.com/en/sabie) and Graskop (https://path nda.com/en/graskop) to see the most
well-known waterfalls in the area, but what they often don’t know is that these are just 10 km from the town.

The waterfalls are located on the Dorps River and consist of three individual waterfalls cascading into one another. Two
waterfalls drop next to each other into a basin with adjacent pools and the third then drops from there. The total drop
height is 244 meters.

Not only are these waterfalls beautiful to see, but useful as well as they are able to generate hydro- electric power. The
power plant is no longer used, but is maintained and is close by.

The Falls are not often seen by the public due to poor promotion and poor road signs, so visitors wishing to view the
Waterfalls should travel from Lydenburg along the R36 (https://path nda.com/en/routes/main-routes/regional-routes/r36)
towards Ohrigstad (https://path nda.com/en/ohrigstad) for about 10 km and be on the lookout for a small inconspicuous
signboard on the left that will point you to the waterfalls. More information can also be obtained from
the Lydenburg Museum (https://path nda.com/en/lydenburg/activities-entertainment/lydenburg-museum) or
Kudu Ranch.

Things to do and see

Viewpoint of waterfall
Small hydro power station

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Admission
A nominal fee of approximately R20 per vehicle is charged for entry to the waterfall.

Climate
Rainfall occurs mainly in the mid-summer months, with December and January seeing the highest levels. 

Summer months, November to March will have average temperatures of between 14˚C and 25˚C.

Winter months, May to August will have average temperatures of between 3˚C and 19˚C.

Transport
There are daily ights from Johannesburg (https://path nda.com/en/johannesburg), Durban
(https://path nda.com/en/durban) and Cape Town (https://path nda.com/en/cape-town) into
the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (https://path nda.com/en/mbombela-rural/shops-services/kruger-
mpumalanga-international-airport) in Mombela (Nelspruit) (https://path nda.com/en/mbombela-nelspruit). Car rental
companies are available for easy access to the surrounding areas with Lydenburg being just over an hour away along
the R37 (https://path nda.com/en/routes/main-routes/regional-routes/r37). Road trips from Johannesburg to Lydenburg
on the N4 (https://path nda.com/en/routes/main-routes/national-routes/n4) and R540
(https://path nda.com/en/routes/main-routes/regional-routes/r540) will take just over 3 hours.

 Contact Us
Lydenburg Waterfalls (https://path nda.com/en/thaba-chweu-rural/attractions/lydenburg-waterfalls)
 Kudu Ranch

 Address:
R36
Thaba Chweu Rural
Mpumalanga,  South Africa
 25° 0′ 0.857″ S (-25.000238), 30° 26′ 23.244″ E (30.439790)

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 Opening Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Public Holidays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Nearby Routes
Regional Routes

R36 (Bandelierkop to Ermelo) (https://path nda.com/en/routes/main-routes/regional-routes/r36)

R37 (Polokwane to Nelspruit) (https://path nda.com/en/routes/main-routes/regional-routes/r37)

Created: Friday, August 7, 2015; Last updated: Friday, February 22, 2019

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