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The Blyde River Canyon location is so breathtakingly beautiful that many who write about it are at a loss for words.
A visit to the Blyde River Canyon, the world's third deepest canyon, is guaranteed to take your breath away with panoramic views over cliffs soaring 600-800m out of the riverbed.
The reserve covers 25 000 hectares and is home to a plethora of bird species, including a breeding population of the endangered Bald Ibis.
The area dates back 200 million years to the breakup of Gondwanaland, which liberated Madagascar and Antarctica.
The canyon runs from Bourke's Luck Potholes to the Three Rondavels, with a public road running along the western boundary, providing easy access to the canyon's highlights, such as The Pinnacle and God's Window.
God's Window gives an expansive view out across the Lowveld, while The Pinnacle is a massive quartzite column of rock arching up to the sky from the wooded gorge below.
The Bourke's Luck Potholes are a set of remarkable rock formations located where the Blyde River and the Treur River meet, with 'potholes' formed by swirling water eroding the granite away.
The Three Rondavels are three massive spirals of dolomite rock that rise out of the canyon, coated in a coating of green trees and orange lichen.
