Martie Swart

Golden Gate Holidays

National Park situated in the Free State, not far from Lesothoand Ladysmith in the Maluti region. It is known for its fantastic landscape of mountainous desert that turns green in spring.

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Golden Gate: How to get there?

3 hours from Johannesburg by car, the same from Bloemfontein

Golden Gate: See when to go?

In spring or in autumn when it is not too hot

Golden Gate: For how long?

One day

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Golden Gate: What to see nearby?

Zebras about to cross the road, Kruger Park, South Africa

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Camille Griffoulieres

Travel writer

National Park situated in the Free State, not far from Lesothoand Ladysmith in the Maluti region. It is known for its fantastic landscape of mountainous desert that turns green in spring.

My suggestion

Avoid going there in the middle of summer, the sun beats down hard and flattens the landscape.

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