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Top 10 Interesting Facts about God’s Window

God’s Window is one of the spectacular views in South Africa with its breathtaking scenic viewpoint on the Blyde River Canyon that looks out over South Africa’s Lowveld, rock formation, magnificent waterfalls, cliffs, and the indigenous forest-clad ravine.

In visiting God’s Window bring your binoculars and camera with you and stand on the small deck that’s been built into the side of the escarpment.

Where you will be on a platform that is approximately 2,300 feet above the valley and on a clear day you can see as far as the Lebombo Mountains which border Mozambique.

God’s Window is a nature reserve and is home to wildlife species such as baboons, crocodiles, antelopes, and monkeys.

While you’re here I advise you to participate in hiking through the rainforest which is often shrouded in mist. Here are the top 10 interesting facts about God’s Window.

Gods Window photo by Derek Keats-Wikimedia Commons.

1. God’s Window is Located Approximately 125 miles North of the Heart of Mpumalanga

Gods Window is located approximately 125 miles north of the heart of Mpumalanga.

Majority of visitors who travel along the Panorama route stay in towns and hamlets in the area which include Sabie, Graskop, and Hazyview while in either the towns there are different accommodation types which include spa resorts and game lodges.

You will need to pay an admission fee to experience the views from God’s Window which includes parking and during your sightseeing you may come across a number of souvenir sellers.

If you see something you like barter hard because it is expected and for better views, try to arrive early on a clear day to miss the crowds.

Gods Window photo by Nick Roux-

2. Popular Places to Visit in God’s Window

The Kruger national park is South Africa’s flagship national park and offers a chance to experience the vast untamed savannah, wild rivers, ancient cultures, and the country’s most iconic wildlife.

Also, explore the great outdoors at Sabi Sands Game Reserve which is a lovely green space in Kruger National Park while you are there wander around the natural setting or enjoy the area’s restaurants.

Drive or hike through one of the largest canyons in the world the Blyde River Canyon which gives stunning geological formations and while you’re there participate in thrilling outdoor pursuits.

During your travels commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Three Rondavels and discover the area’s waterfalls and mountain views.

Gods Window photo by NJR ZA-.

3. Why it is Called God’s Window

The wide-ranging view of God’s Window reveals its cliffs plunging above 700 meters to the Lowveld with forests which makes it likened to the garden of Eden in the Hebrew bible.  

Because of its aesthetic beauty, the place can’t be anything less than God’s window.

Gods Window photo by NJR ZA-

4. It Takes 2 hours to Travel from God’s Window to Blyde River Canyon

Tourists want to explore more beautiful scenes of nature that lie in Mpumalanga South Africa.

It will take you 2 hours 22 minutes by car to get to the Blyde River Canyon also known as the green canyon which is the third largest canyon in the world after the Grand Canyon in the Arizona United States of America, Namibia’s Fish River Canyon.

5. On one of the Scenes of the 1980s Film God’s Must Be Crazy was Shot in God’s Window

One of the scenes of the 1980s film the God’s must be crazy was filmed in the former Eastern Transvaal South Africa now known as Mpumalanga.

The scene shows Xi the protagonist arriving at the top of the cliff in God’s Window believing he has reached the end of the earth and tossing a bottle off the cliff and running off to his family.

6. You Can Have a Glimpse of Mozambique from God’s window

On a clear day with the sun out and glowing you can catch a view of the famous Kruger National Park which lies near the Lebombo Mountains on South Africa’s border with Mozambique.

7. God’s Window has the Highest Viewpoint in Graskop

Graskop’s origin can be traced back to the 1880s era of the gold rush in South Africa.

God’s Window the ridge with the highest viewpoint in the entire area north of Graskop was initially a mining camp but came to be a tourist heaven with an altitude of 1,829m above sea level.

8. God’s Window is Protected by the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve

Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve mapped and marked out God’s Window and its areas.

However, the reserve was established in 1965 to protect the Blyde River Canyon, Ohrigstad, Blyde Rivers, and Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the areas that extended to God’s Window.

9. God’s Window Temperature is Low

The climatic conditions on the mountain are out rightly dissimilar from that of the Lowveld because of its high altitude.

The temperature is usually low making the ridge to be always covered with thick fog and it is often cold up there.

10. Fog Can Cover the Ridge for Several Days

In accordance with a Feasibility study carried out on the mountain the massive, the hill can last for about 15 percent of days annually which is approximately 4 days per year.

In conclusion, it doesn’t take much to see the magnificent view from God’s window. 10 Rands is enough to be able to catch a glimpse but the foreign tourists pay a higher fee.