Mpumalanga East of Gauteng the province of Mpumalanga, the former Eastern Transvaal, starts. The landscape changes fast as one drives further east. From the flat plateau the bizarre mountain world of the Drakensberg of Mpumalanga rises, which separates as part of the escarpment the inland plateau (Highveld) from the low plains (Lowveld) in the east.
The Panorama Route, one of the scenic highlights of any tour through South Africa, proceeds along the escarpment. In the expanse of the Lowveld lies the Kruger National Park, the worlds biggest game reserve.
The land is marked by the settling movements of the Voortrekkers, who came past with their ox wagons and discovered the area despite great sacrifices and privations. They not only had to mount the steep slopes and deep gorges of the Drakensberg, but also cross the endless swamps of the hot and humid Lowveld. Malaria was a constant threat.
mountain world of the Drakensberg of Mpumalanga rises, which separates as part of the escarpment the inland plateau (Highveld) from the low plains (Lowveld) in the east. 
biggest game reserve. 