Howick Falls in #KwaZuluNatal #SA #PhotoYatra #TheLifesWayCaptures

Hi Friends, 

Howick Falls is nearly 95m in height and Umgeni River water forms the main source of this fall. The beauty of these falls is amazing and KwaZulu Natal as a province is one of the most beautiful states with all its natural beauty. 

This comes when you are traveling from Johannesburg to Durban via N3 and there is a small detour of around 10km from the main road to get to the inside town of Howick and see this beautiful waterfall. 

This is the only fall where you don't have to walk more than 10-15m to see the same after parking your car. There is plenty of parking for at least 10 cars. 

The viewing area of the falls is right on the edge of the road and can easily be reached by anyone. There is plenty of shops and restaurants around the falls to get cold drinks, beers, etc. 

There are many local shops selling South African cultural key rings, collectibles and merchandise made by the local artists and villagers. 

This falls causes a lot of accidents and many people have died around this falls as you can see there is a community living right near the edges of these falls. Also, many people try to dive into the pool underneath and lost their lives because of hitting the rocks, etc. 

It was really great to visit these falls for the first time and there were free community washrooms that were clean. It was too hot weather when I visited the same and I immediately went to buy the cold drinks at the shop nearby. I also bought a copper bangle for myself to wear every day from the local shops along with some keyrings.

All the photos are taken by Aashish Rai using Canon EOS 100D camera at Howick Falls, South Africa.

Sawubona!

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Not so alone at Lone Creek Falls #Sabie #SouthAfrica #PhotoYatra #TheLifesWayCaptures

Hi Friends,

Let's take you to the journey to the province of Mpumalanga where cities like Sabie, Graskop, and Hazyview form a kind of triangle and there are so many places, viewpoints, waterfalls, and more to visit around these towns. 

In this part of the journey, we are going to Lone Creek Falls which are around 12km from Sabie, 50km from Lydenburg, 107km from Dullstroom which was my starting point to go visit the waterfalls. The waterfalls from around 68m height from the hill and the best part are that you can enter and take a bath if you have brought your swimsuits. 

Along the way, you will find the highest road from Sea level in South Africa and it was really awesome as my watch showed the validity of the claim too using its altimeter along with the GPS. It only happens if you cross Mt. Anderson Nature Reserve from a single road crossing the reserve from Lydenburg to Sabie. 

Once we reached the Old Lydenburg road it was a gravel road on and off and once you reach the gates of the falls, you need to buy tickets per person and per car. The fees are not so high as it's around R10 per person. Once you park the car outside, you enter a forested area that is around 200m walk to the falls which has several stairs up and down. 

Once you reach the falls, the beauty is amazing and the sound waterfalls make it the best experience to the ears along with the sound of birds and crickets chirping in the jungle.

There is plenty of space for braai and toilet facilities are also available adjoining the parking area in a park. People from the area come in huge numbers on public holidays and weekends to enjoy the falls with their family and friends. I would definitely say that you can avoid going on weekends if you don't like crowds. 

Kids totally enjoyed the falls and people enjoyed watching the falls from various pedestals made at Lone Creek Falls near Sabie, South Africa. My little one wanted to enter the water and did so by wetting his feet in the pool. Moreover, there were so many small fishes in the pool that used to eat your dead skin of the feet if you keep them still for some time which gives a tickling sensation. 

Here is a snap of me and my family to confirm that I was there and totally loved the place. I am not sure if this is correct to share my personal photos here but I think it adds to the beauty of the place more than anything. All the photos are taken by Aashish Rai using Canon 77D camera with an 18-135mm USM kit lens. 

Sawubona!

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Photo Walk - Water and it's fall

Hi Guys,

Gravity and it's ways are same for everyone and sometimes this makes the equation really nice for visual pleasures only in case of water. We don't like other things falling from the sky on us.

The water looks as pure and white when it splits itself into many parts and then rejoins again after the fall.

It gives us hope that we too can be broken down by expectations, self criticisms and other goals but after the fall we can again find our broken parts and regain all the strength to continue the life's journey.

Yeah, there will be something of us which will be left behind as it was too small that it could not regain itself after the fall - It will be our "Ego" that during the fall will encounter a lot of shattering and that's best for us.

The lesser you are proud, the more you will be humble to accept the fact that you too have seen the fall.

Cheers!!!

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