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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.

๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐†๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž, ๐š ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž!  โค๐†๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ-๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ-๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ– ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ...
22/11/2024

๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐†๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž, ๐š ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž! โค

๐†๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ-๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ-๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ– ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐  ๐จ๐ง ๐š ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ. โค

It has magnificent Berg views and is gracious in its old world charm. With wooden floors, high ceilings and wide verandas, it is the ideal venue for friends and family to meet and relax. ๐Ÿ˜Ž Perfect for walking, cycling, bass fishing, birding or just chilling! ๐Ÿšฒ

Learn more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/glenside-farmhouse/

โค ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ โ€™๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ โค๐Ÿ“ข ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘–-๐ท๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘” ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜ (๐‘‚๐‘˜โ„Ž๐‘Žโ„Ž๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ž) ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž ๐‘ˆ๐‘๐ธ๐‘†๐ถ๐‘‚...
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โค ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ โ€™๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ โค

๐Ÿ“ข ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘–-๐ท๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘” ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜ (๐‘‚๐‘˜โ„Ž๐‘Žโ„Ž๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ž) ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž ๐‘ˆ๐‘๐ธ๐‘†๐ถ๐‘‚ ๐‘Š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐ป๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘› 2000. ๐ด โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘Ž ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ฆ, ๐‘Ž ๐‘”๐‘–๐‘“๐‘ก, ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘  โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘›, ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ.

๐Ÿ“ท The exposed eastern face of the Drakensberg Mountains โ€“ the Eastern Buttress and Devilโ€™s Tooth (Photo: Lloyd Anderson)

๐Ÿ˜Ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/2023/12/14/heritage-at-the-heart-of-the-drakensbergs-majesty/

๐ŸŒŸ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐ฌ - ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ - ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ! ๐ŸŒŸDon't miss out on exclusive deals from our Drakensberg Experie...
19/11/2024

๐ŸŒŸ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐ฌ - ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ - ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ! ๐ŸŒŸ

Don't miss out on exclusive deals from our Drakensberg Experience members. Escape to the mountains...
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๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ? ๐Ÿ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐จ๐œ๐ค ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž...
19/11/2024

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ? ๐Ÿ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐จ๐œ๐ค ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž!

Located in the beautiful Champagne Valley, this unique attraction is packed with fascinating displays and interactive experiences for all ages. Get up close with reptiles, spiders, and other animals, and learn about the amazing natural world around us. Itโ€™s a day of discovery the whole family will enjoy! โคโค

Learn more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/dragon-rock-reptile-nature-centre/

๐†๐จ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ? ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„Why not   to the breathtaking Drakensberg! ๐ŸŒ„ โค ๐น๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ ...
18/11/2024

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Why not to the breathtaking Drakensberg! ๐ŸŒ„

โค ๐น๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’โ€™๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’. Check out our website for a lineup of exciting activities, must-see spots, and cozy places to stay. Let the adventure begin!

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๐‘ฐ๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’“๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’๐’”๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“๐’ˆ, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‚๐’…๐’—๐’†๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’˜๐’‚๐’Š๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’“๐’๐’‚๐’…! ๐ŸŒ„โœจ From hikes to hidden gems, ...
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๐‘ฐ๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’“๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’๐’”๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“๐’ˆ, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‚๐’…๐’—๐’†๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’˜๐’‚๐’Š๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’“๐’๐’‚๐’…! ๐ŸŒ„โœจ

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๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ! ๐Ÿ“ขโฐโฐ Save the Date โ€“ 24 January 2025.  Join us for the 125th Anniversary of the Battle of Spi...
15/11/2024

๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ! ๐Ÿ“ขโฐ

โฐ Save the Date โ€“ 24 January 2025. Join us for the 125th Anniversary of the Battle of Spion Kop, which took place in KZN Natal, Okhahlamba, Ladysmith and Uthukela, South Africa.

We view this as a wonderful opportunity to honour the memory of the fallen and pledge to care for the living, to ensure the richness of our ancestry flourishes for generations to come.

Learn more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/2024/07/09/battle-of-spion-kop-125-years-on/
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๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐  ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒโ€”๐š ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž! ๐Ÿž๏ธโœจ โคCreate...
14/11/2024

๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐  ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒโ€”๐š ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž! ๐Ÿž๏ธโœจ โค

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Montusi Mountain Lodge

๐ŸŒŸ Mark Your Calendars - 29 November 2024 - Black Friday! ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Don't miss out on exclusive deals from our Drakensberg Exper...
14/11/2024

๐ŸŒŸ Mark Your Calendars - 29 November 2024 - Black Friday! ๐ŸŒŸ

๐ŸŒŸ Don't miss out on exclusive deals from our Drakensberg Experience members.

Escape to the mountains, embrace nature, and make magical holiday memories in the Drakensberg! ๐ŸŒ„โœจ

๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐š ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฑ๐ž๐, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ - โคโค๐Ÿ“ข ๐ถ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘  ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜๐‘  ๐ต๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜ ๐ท๐‘Ž๐‘š ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘›๐‘–...
13/11/2024

๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐š ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฑ๐ž๐, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ - โคโค

๐Ÿ“ข ๐ถ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘  ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜๐‘  ๐ต๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜ ๐ท๐‘Ž๐‘š ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘›๐‘–๐‘“๐‘–๐‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ค๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘›๐‘’ ๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ƒ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘˜ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘›๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐ท๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘” ๐‘Š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐ป๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘’.
โคโค
๐Ÿ’ฅ Learn more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/celtis-cottage/

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12/11/2024

Join usโ€ฆ

KZN Tourism & Film Authority is thrilled to bring our stakeholder engagement session to the Okhahlamba District & Drakensberg region on 29 November 2024. We'll be introducing the new entity and board, and sharing updates on our sub-programmes to support this iconic destination. Weโ€™re looking forward to building strong connections in the heart of the Drakensberg! ๐Ÿ”๏ธโœจ

๐ŸŒ„ Escape to iKhayalamafu Mountain Hideaway, a secluded paradise in the heart of the Central Drakensbergโ€™s Champagne Vall...
08/11/2024

๐ŸŒ„ Escape to iKhayalamafu Mountain Hideaway, a secluded paradise in the heart of the Central Drakensbergโ€™s Champagne Valley!

With two private, self-catering chalets nestled high in the Monkโ€™s Cowl Reserve, youโ€™ll be steps away from exploring the Ukhahlamba/Drakensberg World Heritage Site. Wander beneath the breathtaking Cathkin Peak and Champagne Castle, surrounded by untouched natural beauty.

Perfect for those seeking peace, privacy, and unforgettable mountain views. ๐ŸŒฟโœจ

Learn more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/listings/ikhayalamafu-mountain-hideaway-and-private-nature-reserve/

07/11/2024

Itโ€™s Spring! ๐Ÿƒ

Swing forward into new things. Realign your sinuses with a knee-hang on our genuine flying trapeze.

๐Ÿพ Discover the beauty of Weenen Game Reserve! Established in 1975, this 5,000-hectare haven in inland KwaZulu-Natal is m...
06/11/2024

๐Ÿพ Discover the beauty of Weenen Game Reserve! Established in 1975, this 5,000-hectare haven in inland KwaZulu-Natal is managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and showcases lush acacia savanna with scenic thickets.

Perfect for a day trip, Weenen offers: ๐ŸŒฟ Game-viewing opportunities
๐Ÿšถ Guided nature walks
๐Ÿ“š Environmental education
๐Ÿƒ Three peaceful picnic sites

Experience the wonders of the wild! ๐ŸŒ

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐  ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ? Many resorts and tourism businesses in the Drakensberg region are adjac...
05/11/2024

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐  ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ?

Many resorts and tourism businesses in the Drakensberg region are adjacent to rural communities and offer much-needed employment.

Businesses also provide an opportunity for skills development and often these initial semi-skilled work experiences open doors for further study and advancement. Developing people, growing communities and making progress is essential.

Learn more: https://www.drakensbergexperience.com/2024/10/07/how-drakensberg-tourism-helps-rural-communities/

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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.