{"id":711,"date":"2019-10-11T14:41:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T12:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/?p=711"},"modified":"2019-10-11T15:30:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T13:30:11","slug":"the-history-of-the-panorama-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/the-history-of-the-panorama-route\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of the Panorama Route"},"content":{"rendered":"

When choosing Mpumalanga <\/strong>as your holiday destination \u2013 the Panorama Route should be your first choice. Mpumalanga, which is positioned farthest east within South Africa \u2013 is the first place where the light touches each morning. The word Mpumalanga literally translates to \u2018the land of the rising sun\u2019 in Swazi. The\u00a0Panorama Route<\/strong>\u00a0is a strategic holiday dictation, as it is connected to several cultural and natural points of interest within South Africa.<\/p>\n

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So, what can you do on your next trip to Crystal Springs<\/a>?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Add a bit of historical-flair and culture on your next trip to Crystal Springs<\/strong><\/a>, which is located on the Robber\u2019s Pass near Pilgrims Rest<\/strong><\/a>. On your Panorama Route road trip, a route that is deeply entrenched within South African history, you will find numerous historical pit-stops.<\/p>\n

The Panorama Route played a vital part in many historic events, during the 1800\u2019s. The use of this route dates back to 1871, when parts of the route were used as a transportation road. This was especially used, as an alternative road, between the towns of Lydenburg and Delagoa Bay. This road played an important role during the Transvaal gold rush in the late 1800\u2019s. In his world famous book \u2013 Jock of the Bushveld \u2013 Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, a former storekeeper from Pilgrim\u2019s Rest, wrote about the many \u201cfortune seekers\u201d crossing this mountainous landscape, with its rugged gorges, in search of gold. Do yourself a favour and get a copy of this book for a really good read on your next visit to Crystal Springs; read more about Percy and Jock, his faithful dog, and how they traversed this famous route.<\/p>\n

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The route also played a fundamental role during the Anglo Boer War. The late General Louis Botha used this route to flee from the English troops. The route also boasts, \u201cThe Long Tom\u201d, one of the oldest and most famous Victorian age canons.<\/p>\n

In 1986, the entire town of Pilgrim\u2019s Rest was declared a National Monument. This town, which is one of many beautiful towns in South Africa, shows the rich history of how mining magnates ruled during this era.<\/p>\n

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Here are a few Bucket List sights to visit:<\/p>\n

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  1. Visit Pilgrim\u2019s Rest<\/strong><\/a> and step back in time to the age of carriages, teatime and old photographs.<\/li>\n
  2. Get your heart racing at The Big Swing<\/strong><\/a> in Graskop for a unique experience of this gorge.<\/li>\n
  3. Visit the White River Gallery<\/strong><\/a>, a contemporary gallery, which exhibits both the best of local as well as national artists located at Casterbridge in White River.<\/li>\n
  4. Go take a snap of the Berlin<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and MacMac Falls<\/strong><\/a>, two majestic waterfalls in this region.<\/li>\n
  5. Kruger National Park<\/strong><\/a>, which is 100km from Crystal Springs, is Africa\u2019s largest game reserve. It has a high density of wild animals, which includes the Big 5.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    So on your next trip to Crystal Springs<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 embrace the history of the magical surrounds \u2013 and go on a road-trip to the times of yesteryear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    When choosing Mpumalanga as your holiday destination \u2013 the Panorama Route should be your first choice. Mpumalanga, which is positioned farthest east within South Africa \u2013 is the first place where the light touches each morning. The word Mpumalanga literally translates to \u2018the land of the rising sun\u2019 in Swazi. The\u00a0Panorama Route\u00a0is a strategic holiday […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,115,114,107,109,110,108,113,111,112],"class_list":["post-711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mpumalanga","tag-crystal-springs","tag-history-of-panorama-route","tag-holiday-destination","tag-holiday-in-the-panorama-route","tag-mpumalanga-holiday","tag-panorama-route","tag-resort-in-the-panorama-route","tag-resort-near-lydenberg","tag-resort-near-pilgrims-rest","tag-resort-near-sabie"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/berlin-waterfall-1240729_960_720.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":741,"href":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711\/revisions\/741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}