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Colenso ( in Colenso)
The town of Colenso in KwaZulu Natal South Africa is situated on the banks of the Tugela River and surrounded by the Drakensberg foothills, Colenso was known as Commando Drift before being renamed in honour of the first Bishop of Natal. John William Colenso was ... [ .... more ]

Giants Castle ( in )
Giants Castle Game Reserve is situated in the Central Drakensberg. Giants Castle is home of the Eland and the majestic Bearded Vulture. A visit to Giants Castle Nature Reserve offers guests the privilege of entering the remarkable world of the San as well as the opportunity to study a varie ... [ .... more ]

Mweni ( in )
Mweni is situated in the Northern Drakensberg between Royal Natal and Cathedral Peak. The value and spectacular beauty of the Mweni Valley offers a unique blend of opportunities. Activities ... [ .... more ]

Champagne Castle ( in Winterton)
The Champagne Castle area in the Central Drakensberg is dominated by Cathin Peak, the Drakensberg s most prominent feature. Although not the highest peak in the range, it stands guard over the glorious Champagne Valley, which ... [ .... more ]

Cathedral Peak ( in Bergville)
Cathedral Peak Nature Reserve borders on the upper Thukela area in the north and east, Lesotho in the west and Monks Cowl in the south, this section of the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park is 32 ... [ .... more ]

Bergville ( in Bergville)
Bergville is a small town of South Africa and is know as the gateway to the Northern Drakensberg. Bergville hosts an office of the Drakensberg Publicity Association. The third Friday of each month sees the local cattle sales. Less than 50km from the towering Amphitheatre of Royal Natal, this ... [ .... more ]

Cathkin Peak ( in )
Unmistakeable Cathkin Peak is the most recognizable landmark in the Drakensberg area, named by one of the early Scottish settlers after a town near his native Glasgow. There is a profusion of San paintings in the Cathkin Peak area with the Ndedema Gorge in the north the richest with 17 ... [ .... more ]

Champagne Valley and Cathkin Valley ( in )
Cathkin and Champagne Castle have peaks at 3149m and 3248m respectively. These, together with Monk’s Cowl (3234m) are some of the highest peaks of the Drakensberg Mountains. The Champagne Valley is the focus of the Mountain Meander, a Central Drakensberg Tourism initiative. In ad ... [ .... more ]

Oliviershoek Pass ( in Bergville)
The trek-party of Piet Retief started to ascend the Drakensberg along the Oliviershoek Pass on 19 October 1837. They trekked left past the Oudeberg Spring until they reached a fountain, near the present day Retief Rock, where they stopped for a short period. Erasmus Smit named this area Kerkenberg b ... [ .... more ]

Loteni ( in Lower loteni)
Loteni is wild and lonely a ravine hideaway in the shadow of the high peaks. Its name means in the ashes, from the burnt appearance of the shale found in this river valley in the magnificent southern Drakensberg. The Loteni reserve has a hutted cam ... [ .... more ]

Monks Cowl ( in )
Monks Cowl, taking its name from the peak between the towering mountains of Champagne Castle and Cathedral Peak, is part of 260,000 ha Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park and is the access point for the Mlambonja and Mdedelo wildern ... [ .... more ]

Northern Drakensberg ( in )
The Northern Drakensberg covers an area stretching from Royal Natal National Park in the North through Mweni to Cathedrak Peak in the south.The most famous of all the Northern Drakensberg features is the World famous Amphitheatre This massive Northern Drak ... [ .... more ]

Sani Pass ( in )
The Sani Pass was originally developed as a bridal path in 1913. This steep zigzagging pass climbs the face of the Drakensberg escarpment to an altitude of 2874m. The first vehicle negotiated the path in 1948 when it was no more wide boulder littered donkey track. It is now used for the most p ... [ .... more ]

Central Drakensberg ( in )
The Central Drakensberg includes Cathedral Peak, Monks Cowl, Champagne Valley, Injisuti and Giants Castle Nature Reserve. In addition to luxury resorts, country hot ... [ .... more ]

Spioenkop ( in Winterton)
Spioenkop Mountain stands sentry over thorn savannah and water where visitors can see panoramas that stretch from hot valley bushveld across cool water to the Drakensberg Mountains often covered in snow in the winter in the Spioenkop Nature Reserve Steeped in ... [ .... more ]

Sentinel Peak ( in Phuthaditjhaba)
The Sentinel Peak looms boldly above the Sentinel Peak Car park the start of one of the most dramatic hikes in the world. To see the Tugela Falls from the top of the Amphitheatre is possibly the highlight of any trip to the Dr ... [ .... more ]

Giants castle Vulture Hide ( in )
Near to Giant's Castle is a Vulture's Restaurant where ‘Birds of Prey'of the Drakensberg eg the Lemmergey and the Black Eagle can be seen from a camouflaged hide. ... [ .... more ]