A stay at Dawsons Game & Trout Lodge in Mpumalanga makes a glorious expanse of African terrain your playground.
Fishing
While away the hours as you practise your casting technique, at one of the well-stocked trout dams on the farm. You can even get some expert tuition, a gourmet picnic lunch or a ‘self-caught’ dinner.
Hiking
You can explore every inch of the 2000 hectares on foot, as you walk along the old water canals to a spectacular waterfall, or climb to Leonard’s Rock, the highest point of the surrounding mountains, to enjoy a magnificent view overlooking the entire valley. With no dangerous game to be watchful for, it is the ideal location for young children and the young at heart to explore nature.
Mountain and Biking Trails
Over 60 km of trails of various degrees of difficulty beg you to explore this unspoiled and stunning landscape. Just keep an eye out for oncoming traffic in the form of the abundant game and cattle herds who’re also enjoying their day out in nature.
Birding
The area around Dawsons Game & Trout Lodge hosts a unique combination of bird species to thrill even the most avid birder. These include the Knysna turaco, malachite sunbird, olive bush shrike, trumpeter hornbill and many more occasional visitors and seasonal migrants.
Scuba Diving
This is a must do for scuba enthusiasts, even though it is not on the property itself, but it is very close by. The Komati Springs inland diving site offers open-water diving down to 55 m, all year round. With training grids at 5 m, 9 m and 30 m. Visibility ranges from 10 to 15 m, but has been known to reach up to 40 m.
There is a vast cave system, of which 186 m has been explored so far. The surface area of the open hole is approximately 110 m long and 50 m wide, the cave system is much larger, and with eight interconnecting levels, it is an explorers dream, and technical divers from all over come to visit.
Birdling, fly fishing, stargazing and game drives make for a great safari experience. If it’s time to relax and replenish your energy leve...