Golden Gate Highlands National Park - Travel & Tourism Guide Golden Gate Highlands National Park - Afrique Du Sud

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The 34,000-hectare park, dominated by the 2,837-metre-high Generaalskop, owes its name to its astonishing stratified rock formations. Coming from Clarens - or better still, from Kestell via the Bothasberg track - you will see the sandstone spurs turn golden in the low-angled sunlight. Against a backdrop of grassy savannah, especially in autumn, the effect is striking. A fenced-in wildlife area is home to numerous birds, antelope, black wildebeest and zebra. Several signposted trails, guided walks, horse riding and canoeing. The road from Clarens to Phuthaditjhaba runs right through the Golden Gate.