Hazyview in Mpumalanga

Hazyview is enviably positioned right at the heart of Mpumalanga’s prime tourism attractions. With the Phabeni Gate of the Kruger National Park only ten minutes away from God’s Window, at the base of the world’s third largest canyon - the Blyde River Canyon - only 40 kilometres from the town, Hazyview boasts by far the widest range of accommodation establishments and the largest number of tourism beds of any town in the Province.

Home to the Shangaan, North Sotho and Swazi people, visitors are assured of fine hospitality in whichever of the fine lodges and hotels they may wish to choose. A tempting array of attractive Bed and Breakfasts and Guest Houses, a wide variety of restaurants offering different and exciting menus and a number of larger resorts with both catered and self-catering options guarantee that, whatever their particular requirements, Hazyview has the answer.

Many hotels in Hazyview offer horse-riding and fishing. Some boast their own private conservancies. Ornithology  and lepidoptery possibilities are excellent (over 200 species of bird and over 800 species of butterfly). The town has two golf-courses. White water rafting, microlighting, helicopter flights, light aircraft flips and ballooning can also be arranged.

Day and overnight visits to the Kruger National Park may be organised in open vehicles or minibuses and highly-qualified and knowledgeable guides may also be hired to provide a more detailed insight into the area’s natural and historical attractions.

Hazyview is less than an hour’s drive from the region’s major airports, KMIA, Skukuza, Nelspruit and Hoedspruit and boasts its own small landing strip.

The Sabie River Valley, in which the small town of Hazyview is situated, is bounded on all sides by indigenous bush and these fertile conditions have led to the farming of a huge variety of fruits and trees - macadamias, mangoes, litchis, bananas, citrus and pawpaws to name but a few. A veritable sub-tropical paradise greets visitors as they descend the escarpment from the Highveld towards the magnificent game reserves of the East.

Founded by a Canadian trader named Perry in the first decade of the 20th Century, as Hazyview heads for its centenary, its people are excited that their town has grown into a major hub for retail, farming and tourism. Its temperate climate, with hot summer days cooled by evening rainfall and warm winter days without a cloud in the sky, makes it a genuine all-year-round destination.

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