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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.

• 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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