A natural landscape near the town Clarens at sunrise. Clarens has become the unofficial weekend hangout for people who want to escape the city life. It????s a three to four hours drive from Johannesburg and it is surrounded by some of the most scenic mountains and nature reserves. Clarens is also near the 850 meters high Tugela Falls, the second highest waterfall in the world. Free State, South Africa. July 8, 2009.