Did you know?
The distance from Sabie to God’s Window…38 min (39,1 km) via R532.
How do I know this? Finding myself in the small town of Sabie, I drove this route recently as it had been more than a decade since my last visit to this spectacular spot on the Panorama Route.
Pathways lead from the parking area to the various lookout points.
The parking area is relatively clean and the toilets that are available to the public seem to be looked after and kept clean and stocked with toilet paper.
There are many curio selling here, all touting for business, and trying to make a living. The majority of them seem to sell similar items, so peruse the wares first before choosing. Remember, if you are going to barter when it comes to price, be aware that this is how the vendors make a living, so be fair in your negotiations.
It is said that on a clear day visitors can see not only Mozambique, but even the Indian Ocean.
On the day that I visited, the cloud layer was so dense that I could barely see the floor of the valley below. As a result of its geographical location, the cloud/mist can last for days in this area, allowing those who arrive to view this from an ‘above the cloud’ perspective.
Truly a window of God.
Viewing sites are provided along the length God’s Window, however it seems as if visitors who cannot leave locks as a memory tie garbage to the fences.
I also saw discarded COVID masks tied in a similar fashion. Perhaps the local authorities could tidy up at the end of each day?
One of the scenes of the 1980s film the God’s must be crazy was filmed here.
The scene shows Xi, the protagonist, arriving at God’s Window and believing he has arrived the end of the earth, tosses the Coke bottle into the abyss before he returns to his family.
There are a number of vantage points at about 1700m above sea level.
This particular vertical rock framed view point, is covered by mist belt forests.
The area is covered with an endemic plant species, Cape Primrose. It was named after God’s Window, Streptocarpus fenestra-dei.
Located at the highest point of Mpumalanga’s Panorama Route, God’s Window offers visitors a panoramic view of the Lowveld more than 900 meters down into a lush indigenous forested ravine.
The majestic cliffs of God’s Window plunge 700 meters to the Lowveld and the private game reserves which have made the area one of South Africa’s main wildlife destinations. God’s Window is a small part of a 250km long earthwork of sheer cliffs and extravagant beauty.
To find out more about God’s Window and what else in on offer in the area, use this link: https://www.southafrica.net/gl/en/travel/article/god-s-window-a-lowveld-highlight
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