Grass & Wetlands
Browse the researched towns and destinations in the Grass & Wetlands region.
Towns and destinations
Amersfoort
A quiet Vaal-basin town with Dutch-settlement history and sandstone landmarks
Open AmersfoortAmsterdam
Stone-age collections, Goliath’s Footprint and Jericho Dam near a small Mpumalanga town
Open AmsterdamBreyten
High watershed country, Batwa Valley stories and a railway-era town
Open BreytenCarolina
Highveld grassland, wildlife reserves and Bokoni heritage near Carolina
Open CarolinaChrissie Pans / Matotoland Lake District
A connected wetland landscape of lakes, pans and waterbirds centred on Chrissiesmeer
Open Chrissie Pans / Matotoland Lake DistrictChrissiesmeer
A lake-district village of pans, cranes, flowers, frogs and dark skies
Open ChrissiesmeerErmelo
A Gert Sibande service town with liberation history and a grassland hinterland
Open ErmeloHendrina
Cosmos country, antique stories and a quiet lake near Hendrina
Open HendrinaMkhondo (formerly Piet Retief)
Pine forests, Heyshope Dam and frontier history at Mkhondo
Open Mkhondo (formerly Piet Retief)Morgenzon
A farming-town pause beside the Osspruit River
Open MorgenzonPerdekop
High-altitude horse country and the Roodedraai Museum
Open PerdekopVolksrust
A borderland town connected to Gandhi’s Satyagraha history
Open VolksrustWakkerstroom
Wetlands, grasslands and mistbelt habitat around a historic highveld town
Open WakkerstroomWakkerstroom Wetland and Birding Landscape
A highveld wetland and grassland birding landscape around Wakkerstroom
Open Wakkerstroom Wetland and Birding LandscapeeManzana (formerly Badplaas)
Healing waters, mountain scenery and adventure around eManzana
Open eManzana (formerly Badplaas)