Mashishing is a serene and hospitable town that is also a flyfishing destination. Perched on the foothills of the Long Tom Pass, Mashishing is great for the explorer that loves being surrounded by nature. Mashishing is home to the renowned Lydenburg Heads, which are distinctive ceramic masks fashioned by a lost tribe thousands of years ago and thought to have served a ritual or religious purpose. The town was on the wagon route to the port of Delagoa Bay, heightening its existence.

BRIEF HISTORY:
Founded in 1849. The Voortrekkers, under the leadership of Hendrik Potgieter, had to leave Ohrigstad as a result of the unhealthy climate resulting in many deaths owing to malaria. Moving to a higher lying area Lydenburg was founded. This town became the capital of “de Republiek Lydenburg in Zuid Afrika” from 1857 to 1860, after which it was reunited with the old South African Republic (ZAR). It attained municipal status in 1927.