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Drakensberg Experience - Best of the Berg Showcasing the Best of the Berg...Proudly managed by Drakensberg Experience Tourism Association. The highest peak is Thabana Ntlenyana at 3,482 m (11,422 ft).
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The Drakensberg (Afrikaans for "Dragons Mountain") mountains are the highest in Southern Africa, rising up at Thabana Ntlenyana to 3,482 m (11,422 ft) in height. In Zulu, they are referred to as uKhahlamba ("barrier of spears"), and in Sesotho as Maluti (also spelled Maloti ). They are located in the eastern part of South Africa, running for some 1,000 km (600 mi) generally southwest to northeast,

with a northwesterly bend forming the north eastern border of Lesotho with South Africa. They are drained on the west by the Orange and Vaal rivers, and on the east and south by a number of smaller rivers, the Tugela being the largest. The range thus separates KwaZulu-Natal Province from Free State Province, looming over the nearby coast of Natal. It is also the highest peak of Lesotho. Othernotable peaks include Mafadi at 3,450 m, Makoaneng at 3,416 m, Njesuthi at 3,408 m, Champagne Castle at 3,377 m, Giant's Castle at 3,315 m, and Ben Macdhui at 3,001 m. All of these are in the area bordering on Lesotho; north of Lesotho the range gradually becomes lower and less rugged until entering Mpumalanga where the quartzite mountains of the Transvaal Drakensberg are more broken and challenging to both climber and hiker. Geologically, the Drakensberg is a remnant of the original African plateau. The mountains are capped by a layer of basalt up to 1,500 m thick, with sandstone lower down, resulting in a combination of steep-sided blocks and pinnacles. Caves are frequent in the sandstone, and many have rock paintings by the Bushmen. Snow falls regularly in the winter, while rains and mists can occur year-round. Many of the Drakensberg peaks offer challenging mountaineering. While the major summits have all been conquered, a number of minor pinnacles have yet to be ascended. Hiking is also a popular activity. Navigation on long hikes is often aided by GPS receivers, and current maps distributed by KZN (KwaZulu-Natal) Wildlife uses the Cape datum as the geodesic reference. GPS users should be careful to use the correct datum as WGS 84 is not always the default. Tourism in the Drakensberg is developing, with a variety of hotels and resorts appearing on the slopes. Most of the higher South African parts of the range have been designated as game reserves or wilderness areas. The uKhahlamba or Drakensberg National Park, located in KwaZulu-Natal, near the border with Lesotho, was listed by UNESCO in 2000 as a World Heritage site. The park is also in the List of Wetlands of International Importance (under the Ramsar Convention). The most well known national park in the Drakensberg is the Royal Natal National Park where the Amphitheatre can be seen. It contains the source of the Tugela River, and includes the 947 m high Tugela Falls, the second highest waterfall on earth. The Central Drakensberg offers access to bushman rock art Kamberg and the largest range of hiking trails.

๐ŸŒ„ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ, ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก...
01/11/2024

๐ŸŒ„ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ, ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐ฒ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ž.

๐Ÿก The Farmhouse: A spacious, sunlit self-catering home for 5-6 guests, featuring a fully equipped kitchen, cozy lounge with fireplace, dining area, and a large patio with BBQ and mountain views.

๐Ÿž๏ธ Hillside Cottage: A charming 4-sleeper with two outdoor living areasโ€”a covered patio and BBQ spotโ€”perfect for soaking in uninterrupted mountain views.

๐Ÿ›๏ธ En-suite B&B Rooms: Four comfortable rooms, each sleeping two, ideal for a peaceful getaway.

Ready to unwind? Learn more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/ledges-retreat/

๐‘ต๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’‚๐’Ž๐’‘๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’๐’† ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’‚ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’‹๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘ซ๐’“๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’๐’”๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“๐’ˆ ๐‘ด๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’”, ๐‘จ๐’Ž๐’‚ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’”๐’‚ ๐’๐’‡๐’‡๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’–๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’†๐’”๐’„๐’‚๐’‘๐’† ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’†...
30/10/2024

๐‘ต๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’‚๐’Ž๐’‘๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’๐’† ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’‚ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’‹๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘ซ๐’“๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’๐’”๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“๐’ˆ ๐‘ด๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’”, ๐‘จ๐’Ž๐’‚ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’”๐’‚ ๐’๐’‡๐’‡๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’–๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’†๐’”๐’„๐’‚๐’‘๐’† ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’‰๐’•๐’‚๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‘๐’‚๐’๐’๐’“๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’„ ๐’—๐’Š๐’†๐’˜๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ช๐’†๐’๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ซ๐’“๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’๐’”๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“๐’ˆ ๐ŸŒ„โœจ

Break free from everyday stress and unwind in the of our luxurious cottages, each complete with its own private whirlpool bath.

Enjoy all the comforts of home, including a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher, DSTV, a cozy fireplace, underfloor heating, and a private braai patio. Rejuvenate body and mind with the serene Champagne Valley peaks as your backdrop.

๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅReady for a getaway? Learn more - https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/ama-casa-self-catering-cottages/

๐„๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ! ๐ŸŒฟโค The charming two-bedroom cottages are perfect for families an...
28/10/2024

๐„๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ! ๐ŸŒฟ

โค The charming two-bedroom cottages are perfect for families and groups, each comfortably sleeping 4-5 guests. Enjoy the convenience of a spacious lounge with DSTV, a cozy dining room, and a fully equipped kitchen to make it feel like home. Each bathroom features a bath and shower, ensuring a relaxing stay. ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž

Discover more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/oak-cottage/

๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ!  ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ ? ๐Ÿž๏ธWelcome...
25/10/2024

๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ! ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ ? ๐Ÿž๏ธ

Welcome to this unique and magical destination, The Berghouse and Cottages. โคโค

๐Ÿ’ฅ Stylishly decorated, comfortable country cottages, sprinkled lightly across the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains overlooking the famous Amphitheatre Mountain, the Tugela waterfall, the highest waterfall on the planet, seen from the windows of the cottages in the summertime, and the massive spires of the Drakensberg and Maloti mountains.

Learn more: https://www.berghouse.co.za Berghouse and Cottages

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž? โฐโฐ  Berghaven - Stunning Self-Catering Cottages:  Situated in the beautiful Champa...
24/10/2024

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž? โฐโฐ

Berghaven - Stunning Self-Catering Cottages: Situated in the beautiful Champagne Valley in Central Drakensberg, surrounded by magnificent mountain scenery. Come and enjoy the fresh air, peace and tranquility.โค๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒบ

Learn more:https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/berghaven/
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๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž? โฐโฐ  Berghaven - Stunning Self-Catering Cottages:  Situated in the beautiful Champa...
23/10/2024

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž? โฐโฐ

Berghaven - Stunning Self-Catering Cottages: Situated in the beautiful Champagne Valley in Central Drakensberg, surrounded by magnificent mountain scenery. Come and enjoy the fresh air, peace and tranquility.โค๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒบ

There are 8 self catering cottages, ranging from 2 to 6 sleepers (also there are 2 sleeper flats attached to the bigger cottages for the in laws or gran and gramps)โคโค

https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/berghaven/
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๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž!  ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ? โคVisit Treks, Trips & Trails: Accommodation and personalised t...
22/10/2024

๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž! ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ? โค

Visit Treks, Trips & Trails: Accommodation and personalised tours.
Situated on a ridge overlooking the Bell Park Dam with magnificent views of the Champagne Castle and Cathkin Peaks of the Central Drakensberg and comprising two self-catering chalets.๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž

Learn more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/treks-trips-and-trails/

๐ŸŽถ HAPPENING THIS WEEKENDDonโ€™t Miss the Drakensberg Boys Choir Talent Showcase! ๐ŸŽถ  Drakensberg Boys Choir Happening on 25...
21/10/2024

๐ŸŽถ HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND
Donโ€™t Miss the Drakensberg Boys Choir Talent Showcase! ๐ŸŽถ Drakensberg Boys Choir

Happening on 25 October 2024 at 7 PM, join them for an unforgettable evening of musical brilliance by the renowned Drakensberg Boys Choir School! ๐ŸŽคโœจ

See the advert for more details.


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18/10/2024

After a walk in the Berg or through the Peak View pine forests nothing is more refreshing than a โ€œdipโ€ in the pool with views of the Central Drakensberg in the background.Photo credit: Anthony Gray

18/10/2024

๐ŸŽ‰85 years of luxury, adventure, and cherished memories.๐ŸŒŸ

Over the past 85 years, Cathedral Peak Hotel has become a cornerstone of cherished family traditions, a place where generations come together to experience the ultimate blend of luxury and adventure.๐Ÿž๏ธโค๏ธ

Families have gathered here to celebrate milestones, embrace the spirit of adventure, and find solace in natureโ€™s embrace.๐Ÿง—โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐ŸŒณโœจ

As we honour this legacy, we invite you to look back on your own unforgettable experiences and share your with us, keeping the spirit of Cathedral Peak Hotel alive for generations to come!๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ’–

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๐ŸŒ โ€“ www.cathedralpeak.co.za

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ-๐ž๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ-๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ?   โค๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ’ฅLook no further! V...
17/10/2024

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ-๐ž๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ-๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ? โค๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ’ฅ

Look no further! Vertical Rush in the Drakensberg offers a range of thrilling adventure activities that are sure to bring your team closer together. ๐Ÿง—โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšตโ€โ™€๏ธ Vertical Rush Adventures

From adrenaline-pumping challenges to unforgettable experiences, itโ€™s the perfect way to wrap up the year with a bang! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐ŸŽถ Donโ€™t Miss the Drakensberg Boys Choir Talent Showcase! ๐ŸŽถ  Drakensberg Boys Choir Happening on 25 October 2024 at 7 PM,...
16/10/2024

๐ŸŽถ Donโ€™t Miss the Drakensberg Boys Choir Talent Showcase! ๐ŸŽถ Drakensberg Boys Choir

Happening on 25 October 2024 at 7 PM, join them for an unforgettable evening of musical brilliance by the renowned Drakensberg Boys Choir School! ๐ŸŽคโœจ

See the advert for more details.


๐ŸŒ„ ๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž? ๐„๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Œ๐ง๐ฐ๐ž๐ง๐ข ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž, ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐š๐ค ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐จ๐ฒ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š...
16/10/2024

๐ŸŒ„ ๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž? ๐„๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Œ๐ง๐ฐ๐ž๐ง๐ข ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž, ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐š๐ค ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐จ๐ฒ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐ŸŒฟ

Mnweni is a non-profit community tourism project offering a unique cultural experience. Stay in one of 5 cozy rondavels, each with 4 beds, or enjoy the charm of a traditional beehive hut. With solar-powered lighting, hot showers, and a communal kitchen fully equipped with everything you need, it's the perfect spot to unwind and connect with nature. โœจ

Learn more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/mnweni-cultural-and-hiking-centre/

๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐“๐ž๐ฏ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ ! ๐ŸŒ„ Tevreden Cheese   Theyโ€™ve introduced a ch...
15/10/2024

๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐“๐ž๐ฏ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ ! ๐ŸŒ„ Tevreden Cheese
Theyโ€™ve introduced a charming new gesture where you can declare your everlasting love by placing a Tevreden love ๐Ÿ” lock. ๐Ÿ’–

Guests can now buy a lock, make a promise to their special someone, and leave behind a symbol of their love forever. ๐Ÿ˜Šโค๏ธ

๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ!  ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ ? ๐Ÿž๏ธName:  ...
14/10/2024

๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ! ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ ? ๐Ÿž๏ธ

Name: ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š ๐†๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž โคโค Vista Guest House

Monte Vista Guest House is a 4-Star Graded and AA Superior registered Bed & Breakfast and Self Catering establishment set in the tranquil residential area of Estcourt. Monte Vista Guest House is ideally suited for business travellers but also for tourists who will be able to enjoy luxurious but affordable accommodation and explore the Battlefields, Drakensberg and Midlands Meander amenities.

Learn more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/monte-vista-guest-house/

๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ? ๐Ÿž๏ธ๐ŸŒธ ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ  ๐Š๐ฐ๐š๐ ๐ ๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ž๐ค ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐‘๐š๐ง๐œ๐ก Kwaggashoek Game Ranch @kwaggashoekgameranc...
11/10/2024

๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ? ๐Ÿž๏ธ

๐ŸŒธ ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐Š๐ฐ๐š๐ ๐ ๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ž๐ค ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐‘๐š๐ง๐œ๐ก Kwaggashoek Game Ranch @kwaggashoekgameranchsa

Kwaggashoek Game Ranch offers its guests an exquisite and memorable African wildlife experience not to be missed. It is a wildlife sanctuary that harbours a wide variety of game and birds set in a breathtaking mountainous setting.

There are 3 self-catering options as well as Luxury Rooms on a B & B basis to choose from!โคโค

Learn more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/kwaggashoek-game-ranch/

๐ŸŽถ Donโ€™t Miss the Drakensberg Boys Choir Talent Showcase! ๐ŸŽถHappening on 25 October 2024 at 7 PM, join them for an unforge...
10/10/2024

๐ŸŽถ Donโ€™t Miss the Drakensberg Boys Choir Talent Showcase! ๐ŸŽถ

Happening on 25 October 2024 at 7 PM, join them for an unforgettable evening of musical brilliance by the renowned Drakensberg Boys Choir School! ๐ŸŽคโœจ

Mark your calendars and get ready to be amazed!
See the advert for more details.


๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž rush and a good round of golf? Gooderson Monks Cowl Golf Resort ๐ŸŒธ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ has 32 su...
09/10/2024

๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž rush and a good round of golf? Gooderson Monks Cowl Golf Resort

๐ŸŒธ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ has 32 superior hotel rooms, either mountain or dam facing as well as 8 spacious, freestanding self-catering units situated on the picturesque golf course.

Learn more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/gooderson-monks-cowl-golf-resort/

๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž rush and a good round of golf?๐ŸŒธ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ has 32 superior hotel rooms, either mountai...
09/10/2024

๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž rush and a good round of golf?

๐ŸŒธ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ has 32 superior hotel rooms, either mountain or dam facing as well as 8 spacious, freestanding self-catering units situated on the picturesque golf course.

A short walk through the gardens takes you to our a la Carte restaurant. During winter a log fire adds to the coziness of our restaurant and pub.

Learn more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/gooderson-monks-cowl-golf-resort/

๐ŸŒธ ๐๐ข๐  ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฆ๐š ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŒธ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข...
08/10/2024

๐ŸŒธ ๐๐ข๐  ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฆ๐š ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŒธ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก! โค๏ธ Ama Casa Self-catering Cottages

If you're looking for a peaceful escape in the heart of the Drakensberg, Ama Casa Cottages is the perfect spot. ๐Ÿž๏ธ๐Ÿก




Learn more; https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/ama-casa-self-catering-cottages/

๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ!  ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ ? ๐Ÿž๏ธ๐ŸŒธ ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ...
07/10/2024

๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ! ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ ? ๐Ÿž๏ธ

๐ŸŒธ ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š๐ญ ๐๐ž๐š๐ค ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž View Cottage

Peak View self-catering cottage is situated on a timber farm close to major tourist attractions, adventure centres and MTB trails. It has a magnificent view of the Central Berg.

There is a swimming pool for summer and a fireplace to cosy up to in the winter; DSTV; good security and safe, undercover parking. The cottage can accommodate 2 adults and 2 children.

Learn more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/peak-view-cottage/

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The Drakensberg (Afrikaans for "Dragons Mountain") mountains are the highest in Southern Africa, rising up at Thabana Ntlenyana to 3,482 m (11,422 ft) in height. In Zulu, they are referred to as uKhahlamba ("barrier of spears"), and in Sesotho as Maluti (also spelled Maloti ). They are located in the eastern part of South Africa, running for some 1,000 km (600 mi) generally southwest to northeast, with a northwesterly bend forming the north eastern border of Lesotho with South Africa. They are drained on the west by the Orange and Vaal rivers, and on the east and south by a number of smaller rivers, the Tugela being the largest. The range thus separates KwaZulu-Natal Province from Free State Province, looming over the nearby coast of Natal. The highest peak is Thabana Ntlenyana at 3,482 m (11,422 ft). It is also the highest peak of Lesotho. Othernotable peaks include Mafadi at 3,450 m, Makoaneng at 3,416 m, Njesuthi at 3,408 m, Champagne Castle at 3,377 m, Giant's Castle at 3,315 m, and Ben Macdhui at 3,001 m. All of these are in the area bordering on Lesotho; north of Lesotho the range gradually becomes lower and less rugged until entering Mpumalanga where the quartzite mountains of the Transvaal Drakensberg are more broken and challenging to both climber and hiker. Geologically, the Drakensberg is a remnant of the original African plateau. The mountains are capped by a layer of basalt up to 1,500 m thick, with sandstone lower down, resulting in a combination of steep-sided blocks and pinnacles. Caves are frequent in the sandstone, and many have rock paintings by the Bushmen. Snow falls regularly in the winter, while rains and mists can occur year-round. Many of the Drakensberg peaks offer challenging mountaineering. While the major summits have all been conquered, a number of minor pinnacles have yet to be ascended. Hiking is also a popular activity. Navigation on long hikes is often aided by GPS receivers, and current maps distributed by KZN (KwaZulu-Natal) Wildlife uses the Cape datum as the geodesic reference. GPS users should be careful to use the correct datum as WGS 84 is not always the default. Tourism in the Drakensberg is developing, with a variety of hotels and resorts appearing on the slopes. Most of the higher South African parts of the range have been designated as game reserves or wilderness areas. The uKhahlamba or Drakensberg National Park, located in KwaZulu-Natal, near the border with Lesotho, was listed by UNESCO in 2000 as a World Heritage site. The park is also in the List of Wetlands of International Importance (under the Ramsar Convention). The most well known national park in the Drakensberg is the Royal Natal National Park where the Amphitheatre can be seen. It contains the source of the Tugela River, and includes the 947 m high Tugela Falls, the second highest waterfall on earth. The Central Drakensberg offers access to bushman rock art Kamberg and the largest range of hiking trails.