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The Panorama Route & Kruger: Route Guide

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The Blyde River Canyon's Three Rondavels above the river bend
Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

This loop uses one car to link the highveld road, a full Panorama Route circuit and two self-drive days in southern Kruger. Gate hours and low speed limits shape the park days; wildlife may be seen, but no species or sighting is promised.

The Panorama Route & Kruger is a 900 km loop (self-drive). It works best as a 7-day trip; the plan below is the 7-day version for June, built from 8 verified places, with real road-routed transit times, opening hours and daylight checked.

7
days
900km
distance
4
Stops
8
curated stops

View ready-made plans 7-day plan · best time to go

The route

Johannesburg→ 260 kmDullstroom→ 110 kmGraskop→ 100 kmKruger

What you'll see

Constitution Hill orientation
Begin with a bounded visit to the former prison complex and Constitutional Court before the eastbound drive.
Johannesburg
Dullstroom plateau road break
Pause on the highveld for a short town walk and meal before continuing toward the escarpment.
Dullstroom
Panorama waterfalls and Graskop circuit
Use the extra day for a separate Graskop and waterfall circuit rather than crowding the canyon viewpoints.
Graskop
Albasini Ruins
See the remains of a 19th-century trading post and its small heritage display beside Phabeni Gate.
Kruger
Mac Mac Falls viewpoint
Pause above twin Mac Mac Falls on the drive toward Graskop.
Graskop
Kruger south-west self-drive circuit
Follow a measured south-west Kruger road circuit from the confirmed gate or camp, leaving enough margin for stops and gate closure.
Kruger
Blyde River Canyon scenic circuit
Give the escarpment a full circuit linking God’s Window, Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the Three Rondavels.
Graskop
Kruger Sabie River self-drive circuit
Use a separate low-speed day for the Skukuza–Lower Sabie corridor, with current closures and the gate clock controlling the route.
Kruger

Choose your length

7-day plan6 stops · 14.2 h transit0.9 stops/day · 2 h transit/daySee the full plan →

When to go

Best months: April, May, June, July, August

Drier months usually make road travel and viewpoints easier to plan, but mist can obscure the escarpment and wildlife sightings are never guaranteed.

See the month-by-month breakdown →

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