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South Africa is big sky country, with its vast mountain ranges and their ragged peaks falling into lush green river valleys. Take a tour of our more dramatic scenery ...

Mountains and rivers of South Africa

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Blyde River Canyon near Graskop in Mpumalanga The Arch in the Cedarberg, Western Cape Blyde River Canyon near Graskop in Mpumalanga Augrabies waterfall, Northern Cape
Near Calvinia in the Northern Cape Cape Point on the Cape peninsula, Western Cape Hiking in the Cedarberg, Western Cape Du Toits Kloof, Western Cape
Cathedral Peak in the Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal The False Bay coast, Western Cape Misty morning in the Hex River Valley, Western Cape Chapmans Peak Drive near Cape Town, Western Cape
Kogmanskloof near Montagu in the Western Cape Richtersveld, Northern Cape Storms River bridge and mouth Sunset in the Klein Karoo, Western Cape
Table Mountain, Western Cape Table Mountain under floodlights, Western Cape Platteklip Gorge at Table Mountain, Cape Town, Western Cape Long exposure shot of the stars above Table Mountain, Western Cape
Magwa Falls near Lusikisiki in the Transkei, Eastern Cape Orange River, Northern Cape Richtersveld, Northern Cape Cascades on Mahai River, Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg North, KwaZulu-Natal
Cascades on Mahai River, Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg North, KwaZulu-Natal Champagne Castle in the central Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal The Amphitheatre in Drakensberg North, KwaZulu-Natal Central Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal
Howick Falls on the Umgeni River in KwaZulu-Natal Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga Gods Window, Mpumalanga
Hartbeespoort Dam, North West The sentinel rock formation, Golden Gate Highlands National Park Hikers in the Drakensberg Kromdraai Caves near Krugersdorp in Gauteng
Lisbon Falls in Mpumalanga Long Tom Pass in Mpumalanga Lower Tugela River in KwaZulu-Natal Sabie River in Mpumalanga
   
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