Lisbon Falls - Graskop, Mpumalanga, South Africa

This camera looks directly at Lisbon Falls in Mpumalanga province, where the Lisbon Creek drops 94 metres over a sheer sandstone cliff face before joining the Blyde River below. The river splits into three distinct streams before hitting the rock, spreading across the full width of the face in heavy curtains of white water framed by lush subtropical vegetation.

At 94 metres, Lisbon Falls is the highest waterfall in Mpumalanga and one of the most impressive in South Africa. The falls sit within the Panorama Route, a scenic driving route through the escarpment country east of Graskop that also takes in the Blyde River Canyon, God's Window, and Bourke's Luck Potholes.

The flow varies considerably through the year, with the summer rainy season between November and March producing the most dramatic conditions. During peak flow the mist generated by the falls reaches the viewing platform in a continuous fine spray, while in the dry winter months the streams narrow but the cliff face and surrounding greenery remain striking year-round.

Did You Know? The Blyde River Canyon, into which the Lisbon Creek eventually drains, is the third largest canyon in the world and the largest green canyon, meaning it retains dense subtropical vegetation rather than the arid rock typical of larger canyons like the Grand Canyon or Fish River Canyon. The canyon stretches roughly 26 kilometres through the Drakensberg escarpment.

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