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Fresh mountain atmosphere
Con
nothing bad here
In a nutshell
Great place to stop on the way to Kruger! Worth at least a couple of days.
Experience the picturesque beauty of nature in and
bocalia Says: To go and view the waterfalls.Experience the picturesque beauty of nature in and around Sabie - a small country town nestled in the majestic Drakensberg escarpment mountains of the Mpumalanga province, South Africa.Sabie - a tranquil, malaria-free holiday destination that...
mvtouring Says: Sabie's pride and joy is the SAFCOL Forest Industry Museum. This museum is the only one of its kind on the African Continent and is well worth a visit. Not only is it educational, but it's displays fascinates both old and young alike
mvtouring Says: Just walk around and enjoy the beauty of this little town.
mvtouring Says: Two banks (First National and Standard) are fully represented in Sabie, each with ATMs and foreign currency exchange services
mvtouring Says: Sabie have more that 20 restaurants, pubs, coffee shops, pancake bars, biltong delicatessens and fast food outlets catering for all culinary delights. For the self catering enthusiasts the supermarkets, butcheries, bakeries and liquor stores will keep your pantries and...
mvtouring Says: Sabie have more that 20 restaurants, pubs, coffee shops, pancake bars, biltong delicatessens and fast food outlets catering for all culinary delights. For the self catering enthusiasts the supermarkets, butcheries, bakeries and liquor stores will keep your pantries and...
Smokey's Diner: Banana on Pizza!
diver-x Says: Smokey's was the first place that caught our eyes as we drover into Sabie from Johannesburg. We were starving! From the outside, you first notice the rail car and the windmill. As you enter, you'll see the little boy statue/fountain peeing into a pot. Inside the decor is...
Smokey pancake world: Pancakes, pizzas, potjiekos etc
cleocat Says: More pancakes? No. Here we tried the pizza and it is great. Part of the restaurant is in the train and than there is also a beautiful outside area with plants and water features. Very quiet and relaxing. Staff is friendly and patient. On a previous occasion Rian (he was 3...
cleocat Says: Graskop and Sabie seem to be the pancake mecca of the lowveld.From previous travels I remembered Petena's and couldn't wait to get to Sabie for the pancake.s(A pancake is a very popular south african dish. I know the French calls it crepe's. Pancakes are thicker and can be...
Bwana_Brown Says: As we drove out of Jo'burg toward Sabie, the 4-lane divided highway changed into a 2-lane divided highway and then into just a 2-lane highway. Nevertheless, the roads in SA were great wherever we went. After some hours of driving on relatively flat terrain, we knew we were...
Vendors at Mac Mac: South African art and crafts
cleocat Says: The vendors at the Mac mac falls have most of the crafts you can buy at the shops at half the price. Local art and crafts Less than in the art and crafts shops
Shop at scenic vista pulloffs: Local Crafts
diver-x Says: At many of the scenic vista stops on R532, local merchants and craftspeople sell their wares at very reasonable prices. Most merchants will bargain. We got some great stone and wooden carvings at a tiny fraction of what we might pay at a gallery at home. Official signs at...
MarioPortugal Says: Sabie's Post Office building is decorated on its exterior walls with two panels of hand-painted tiles that depicts the Region's geographic Map and also the local Wildlife Animals.
Bwana_Brown Says: While walking along the trail to Lone Creek Falls, not far outside of Sabie, we passed through an area of hanging lianas that was just too hard to pass up! I had to check out how efficient this mode of transportation was! By the way, do not be deceived by "Kenmerk's" cheap...
mvtouring Says: Visit the amazing potholes where Mr Bourke found gold.
mvtouring Says: Take a drive to God's Window and experience the beauty of the Blyde River Canyon (third largest in the world)
mvtouring Says: Less than an hours drive away so if you did not book to stay in the park, why not get a very early start, be at the gates at 6am and you have untill 6pm to enjoy the beauty and animals of the park.
Blue skies and flowers everywhere
diver-x Says: The thing that struck me most about South Africa was the wild flowers. Everywhere we went, there were the most gorgeous flowers growing wild, many of which I see at my local garden shop for good money. It must be all that wonderful sunny weather!
Bwana_Brown Says: Sabie was a pleasant little town to stay in for a couple of days. Its wide and treed streets with angle parking on both sides, as well as the construction of its shops and businesses reminded us of the good old days in Luanshya, Zambia. My wife had brought traveller's...
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Here's the waterfall to the right of the Pinnacle viewing point. It goes much further down than you see here, but I'm too chicken to get too close to the edge!
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Nestled in the Drakensberg Mountains
After 5 days in the Johannesburg area on business, it was a real joy to escape in our rental car to the majestic Drakensberg Mountains! We had booked ourselves into a fantastic B&B in the little...
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The town of Sabie is in a region known as The Escarpment, part of the Drakensberg mountain range. It was where we spent our first night in South Africa. It's about a 4 hour drive east of Johannesburg,...
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If visiting South Africa and the Kruger Park then you must experience the picturesque beauty of nature in and around Sabie - a small country town nestled in the majestic Drakensberg escarpment...
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Sabie is a small town in Mpumalanga. It's close to the KNP surrounded by the most amazing waterfalls,forests and mountains. It's fun to visit all the art and craft shops. There is lots of accomodation...
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Sabie - Wonderful town close to great waterfalls!
Sabie was surrounded by a ton of gorgeous waterfalls. These are the pretty pools that fed the Mac Mac Waterfall.
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