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Elizabeth Wilkinson
GB
Visited:
August 2023
Reviewed: Oct 7, 2023
Email Elizabeth Wilkinson | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic views and beautiful scenery but wildlife is limited mainly to different antelopes and zebra and baboons but a great place to stay. Tarmac roads for driving around the park and also some for 4x4s.
Johan Gray
ZA
Visited:
October 2011
Reviewed: Nov 11, 2011
35-50 years of age
Scenes of natural beauty
Other short excursions from the park as central point is the cultural village close by, the small town of Clarens and even a quick dab into the neighbouring country of Lesotho. This time of the year the landscape is turning green with the summer rains against the backdrop of the beautiful mountains. There are opportunities for taking some of the most beautiful sun rising or setting pictures.
Staying here for a day or a few
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days replenishes the energy and strengthens the love for nature. The amenities are clean and suitable to take a breather on a long trip, reorganize.Fuel is easily available at the local fuel station close to the camping terrain. Roads are well maintained and easily accessible even by normal car or motorcycle. No need to a 4x4, except if you plan to go further into Lesotho and the Drakensburg areas. There are also a few 4x4 routes close by. It is about 350km from Johannesburg.
Very beautiful. Did not see a lot of Birds or animals but I am sure there are a lot.
Todd
THERE ARE NO KHOI SAN PAINTINGS IN THE PARK
On the morning of 22 January I stopped at the reception office at the Golden Gate Nat'l Park to inquire about hiking to see Khoi San paintings in the limited time that I had before having to return to Johannesburg that day. I specifically mentioned to the young woman working the front desk that I was there to see Khoi San paintings and not in spending time on other activities in the park since my time had run out. She advised me to go to Echo Ravine to find them and gave me a map to help me get there. Another couple hearing our conversation also took note, and all of us hiked up to Echo Ravine in search of the Bushmen art. Unfortunately, we were quite disappointed when we made it there to find that there were none, and I hiked back to the reception office to make sure that I hadn't misunderstood our instructions. I was then told that there were none, to which I
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kindly asked for my money back (210 rands) to be returned. I was refused by her manager, Norman Mudau, who took my name and number down in an attempt to quell any further complaints.The exorbitant entrance fee of 210 rands ($17 USD) assessed on foreigners (4x that for South Africans) would be well worth it if the paintings were there or If one had a full day to spend at the park. But in my case I was misled into believing that I could find them and wasted my last remaining time in South Africa on a fruitless endeavor, when I could have traveled instead to Kiara Lodge to successfully find them.
Norman Mudau and his associate should learn to practice better customer service in the future. Their treatment of me that morning made my trip to South Africa end on unnecessarily sour note, which is regrettable since the remainder of the trip was about as perfect as one could imagine.
Bryan
ZA
Visited:
May 2018
Reviewed: Oct 9, 2018
Email Bryan | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Golden gate has beautiful mountain scenery and this is its biggest attraction. There is a hotel in the park as well as typical National Parks Camps with self catering rondavels and chalets.
Hans van der Boom
NL
Visited:
November 2016
Reviewed: May 30, 2017
Email Hans van der Boom | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Lilian Ruzius
BE
Visited:
March 2017
Reviewed: May 4, 2017
Email Lilian Ruzius | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The scenery is beautiful, hiking in the park is great. Wildlife: Zebras, Blesboks, Wildebeest and lots of beautiful Hanestaart Wildavink birds. If you just come for the red colored mountains I advise you to go to Blyde River Canyon as this area is more spectacular.
Alan Crawford
ZA
Visited:
December 2016
Reviewed: Mar 19, 2017
Email Alan Crawford | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Golden Gate National Park is based in the northern reaches of the Drakensberg mountain range and the Maluti mountains and is a great destination for hiking amongst high sandstone rock formations. The park contains wildlife found in the mountains of South Africa. A visit from here to the Drakensberg mountain resorts is also possible.
Raffaella
IT
Visited:
August 2016
Reviewed: Nov 28, 2016
Email Raffaella | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
tapaculo99
US
Visited:
July 2016
Reviewed: Aug 28, 2016
Email tapaculo99 | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The scenery here was stunning - amazing geology and hiking.
Wildlife was not terribly plentiful, but we did see a few wildebeest, jackal, and zebra.
Bush vibe - not such a nice park in this regard, since a major road passes through the park.
Birding was nice but not particularly exceptional.