The Blyde River Canyon now changed its name to Motlatse is the world's third deepest canyon (after the Grand Canyon in the western U.S. and Namibia's Fish Eagle Canyon). It ranks as one of the most spectacular scenery in Africa. This great Escarpment is the kind where brochures and guide books run out of original adjectives to describe the fresh mountain scenery and magnificent views over the cliffs rise 600-800m from the riverbed. The entire canyon extends over twenty miles in length.