Southern Drakensberg

Featuring mountain views, 124 The Fairways is a chalet with a garden, a terrace and shared lounge. Complimentary private parking is provided. Composed of 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, this chalet comes with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. There is a seating area and a kitchen complete with an oven, a microwave a ...
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37 Valley View Cottage is located in Underberg. The holiday home, housed in a building dating from 2000, is 1 km from the Spar Food Store (Underberg). The holiday home is located on the ground floor and is fitted with 2 bedrooms, a TV and a fully equipped kitchen that provides guests with an oven.
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Amakehla Pass is a fairly easy pass to hike. It can be accessed in two ways: from Pholela Cave or by starting on the connecting path between the two caves.
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Amakhela Pass from Pholela Cave which is located in the Cobham area of the Drakesnberg.
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Amakhela Pass via the ridge route which is located in the Cobham region of the Drakensberg.
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Amakhela Peak is in the Cobham region of the Drakensberg.
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Featuring barbecue facilities, a garden as well as a terrace, Amanzi Country Manor is located in Rev Estates, within 300 m of Portage Waterfall. Each room has a terrace, a kitchen with a dishwasher, a dining area and a seating area with a flat-screen TV, while the private bathroom includes a bath. There is also a oven, ...
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Featuring an outdoor pool and en-suite rooms, Amazian Mountain River Lodge is located at the Umzimkulu River in the Southern Drakensberg, just 56 km from the famous Sani Pass. Offering mountain and river views, the spacious rooms are fitted with air conditioning, a seating area and bathroom with spa bath and rock showe ...
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Two self catering options are offered - The Lodge (8 sleeper) and The Cottage (8 sleeper). Ambleside boasts a small dam with a shady gazebo and magnificent views looking out towards the setting sun and the Castle End mountain range. The Lodge and Cottage are very private, and comfortable, ...
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Accessible from Bushmans Nek. A 3 day hike to the top would make for an enjoyable outing.
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Situated in Himeville, Arbuckle House is 6 km from Lake Glencairn. Among the various facilities of this property are barbecue facilities and a garden. The property is 6 km from Lake Kenmo Picnic Site and 9 km from Vulture Restaurant (On top of hill). At the bed and breakfast, each room includes a desk. With a private b ...
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A three to four hour hike from Lotheni Camp Site to Ash Cave. Starting from the Lotheni campsite, follow the main path up the left-hand bank of the Lotheni River past the eMpophomeni Falls to a fork 4,5km from the start. You then take the right-hand path and continue up the Lotheni River for another 3 km, crossing a t ...
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Bath Plug Cave is located in the Cobham area. It's a large cave with bushman paintings, thus no camping is allowed. The cave is 4km from the Cobham Reserve. The cave name comes from the large hole in the cave through which the water disappears into. The images in Bath Plug Cave are very eroded as a result of natural ...
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Situated in Underberg in the KwaZulu-Natal region, Berghaven features a balcony. The property has garden views and is 300 m from Spar Food Store (Underberg) and a 5-minute walk from Major Adventures. Composed of 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms with a bath, this holiday home has a satellite TV. The holiday home also includes ...
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Set in Underberg, Bergview offers accommodation with a private pool. The property, housed in a building dating from 2006, is a 10-minute walk from Medical facility (Underberg) and 1.1 km from Ok Supermarket. This holiday home features 4 bedrooms, a satellite TV, and a kitchen with an oven and a microwave. The holiday h ...
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Located near kaNtuba Peak and cave and can be hikes to from the top of Sani Pass.
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Boasting a seasonal outdoor swimming pool, Birches Cottage is situated in Underberg, within 2.1 km of Spar Food Store (Underberg). Each unit features a fully equipped kitchenette with a microwave, a seating area with a sofa, a TV and a private bathroom with bath. A patio with garden views is offered in every unit.
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A long and narrow sandstone overhang, with a large total floor area easily accommodating 8 hikers.
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Black Eagle Pass is not on the main escarpment and forms part of the Giants Cup Hikeathon.
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Blackbrook Farm offers pet-friendly accommodation in Underberg. Free private parking is available on site. All units has fully-equipped kitchens. A fridge and kettle are also offered. Every unit has a private bathroom with a shower. Bed linen and bath towels are provided. Each unit also offers a TV with satellite chan ...
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Bobs House is a holiday home is set on a private property in Himeville, just 6 km from Underberg. It offers a spacious garden and a games room. The holiday home includes 3 bedrooms and a fully equipped kitchen with a separate dining area. The lounge includes satellite TV and surround sound.
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Bollard Pass is not marked on most hiking maps. It is closely associated with and named after Bollard Peak.
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Boundary Rock is just over 4km from the Cobham Reserve and a stunning pool for swimming is near by. Interpretation by Celeste Rossouw: A large indeterminate human is depicted bending over a group of sitting people. This image links to the trance dance, since the bending forward posture is part of this dance. After exc ...
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Found on the north side of the valley near the start of Nhlangeni Pass.
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Bulwer Mountain Shelter #2 is outside the Maloti-Drakensberg Park and is located in Bulwer. Interpretation by Celeste Rossouw: An eland is depicted here apparently ‘entering’ a curtain of natural mineral deposits on the parent rock. San rock paintings sometimes used natural features in this way with people and animals ...
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Bulwer Mountain Shelter #2 is outside the Maloti-Drakensberg Park and is located in Bulwer. Interpretation by Celeste Rossouw: The paintings show an eland placed vertically on the rock wall. Several features emphasize the significance of the dying eland as a metaphor for the shaman who 'dies" when entering deep trance ...
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North-facing, providing views of Ngwangwe Peak and Walker's Peak.
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This is a moderate hike of 9.6km to Bushmans Cave. You can either return the same day, overnight in the Cave or make this day 1 of a multi day hike in the Bushman's Nek area. The views in the valley along the way are stunning and once just above the Cave the southern escarpment views towards Rhino and Hodgson's peaks ...
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The hut accommodates up to 30 people and is situated just off the main route of the Giant's Cup Trail, slightly above the South African border post and overlooking the Bushman's River and views of the far southern drakensberg.Thaba Ngwangwe and Tomathu Peak can also be seen up on the escarpment on either side of Ngwang ...
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Bushman's Nek Pass is situated on a path towards the Sehlabathebe National Park in Lesotho. The route is suitable for hiking and horse riding.
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The Bushman's Nek Pass is suitable for hiking and horse riding. The hike from Bushamn's Nek camp to the top of the pass is 8km with a total elevation gain of 679m making this a moderatley difficult hike. The first half of the hike takes you past Cedric's Pool and is relatively flat, the next 3km are steep to the top o ...
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Surrounded by mountains and nature, Bushmans Nek is located 37 km away from Underberg. The resort features a restaurant, spa and a rock swimming pool. A variety of outdoor activities are offered. The classically decorated rooms at the hotel are equipped with TV and tea-and-coffee making facilities and the spacious apar ...
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Situated in the Bushman's Nek Valley, wildlife commonly seen in the Bushman's Nek area is varied, and includes eland, reedbuck, grey rhebok, oribi and klipspringer, as well as dassie and porcupine. Jackal buzzard and black eagle may be seen soaring above the slopes. The streams are full of trout. Bushman's Nek also pr ...
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Buttress Pass is very straightforward and, hence, is also known as The Passage. The pass starts on the contour path 2km south of Redi Pass.
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In the foothills of the southern Drakensberg nestles Castleburn a home to eland, reedbuck and 100 species of bird, who flock to the re-established wetlands. Spacious, thatched, architect-designed cottages, built of hand-hewn local stone, cluster around Lake Madingofani. Its shimmering surface reflects the rocky summits ...
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A popular pool only 4.5 km from Bushman's Nek camp. The pool is apparently named after Cedric Biggs, a leader of the Mountain Backpackers Club some years ago, who was known for plunging through the ice into the freezing pool. It's also referred to as "Three pools" on some of the Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife maps and literatu ...
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Chameleon Cave is near Venice cave. The overhang is high and not very deep making the cave very vulnerable to the wind and rain.
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Situated in Himeville, within 5 km of Lake Glencairn and 5 km of Lake Kenmo Picnic Site, Chikanka features a garden. Featuring a terrace, this property is located a short distance from Himeville Museum and Himeville Nature Reserve. The property is set 8 km from Vulture Restaurant (On top of hill). At the bed and breakf ...
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An comfortable self-catering cottage standing on the shore of Heskeths, a twenty five acre lake with majestic views of the Drakensberg over the water; Clearbrook offers total privacy and seclusion from the outside world. The cottage consists of four double/twin en-suite bedrooms, an attractive, comfortable lounge with ...
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Cobham is situated in the Southern Maloti-Drakensberg Park, South Africa’s first cultural and environmental World Heritage Site, and is approximately 150 km from Pietermaritzburg. The exceptional natural beauty of the Maloti-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site is evident in its soaring basaltic buttresses, golden sand ...
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A fun family day outing to Cobham and a short easy walk along the Pholela river. The distance is your choosing, from 1km to 5km in total. As you wind your way along the river choose one of the many pools to have a swim in and have a picnic lunch. This is a great way to introduce your kids to the Drakensberg without it ...
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A stunning 3 day hike. If you want a moderately easy hike, enjoy seeing Bushman Paintings want the luxury of a Hut on night 1 and enjoy caves as your accommodation on night 2 this is the hike for you. The sunrise from Lakes Cave is brilliant and the colours of a sunrise on the berg mountains are brilliant. The Hut ca ...
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Corncob Cave (named so after corncobs were found at the cave) is near the top of Walkers Pass and almost level in height to Isicatula Peak.
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Country Comfort Underberg has well-equipped accommodation featuring free WiFi in Underberg, Free private parking is available on site. There is a private bathroom with shower and free toiletries in each unit, along with a hairdryer. The accommodation offers one luxury, mountain facing bedroom with a queen bed and an e ...
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Crystal Waters of Underberg offers fine trout fishing and berg style log and stone cabin accommodation. Situated at the end of the district road and encircled by the mountains of the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park, this peaceful valley offers the perfect setting for dam and river fishing while experiencing the peace and ...
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This cave has a large deep overhang and is 40m from Wave cave.
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Cyprus cave was formed when the underlying soil was washed away by the stream that flows over the top into a pool in front of the cave. The cave is named after the cyprus grass which grows in the area.
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Cyprus cave annex is a few metres from Cyprus cave which was formed when the underlying soil was washed away by the stream that flows over the top into a pool in front of the cave. The cave is named after the cyprus grass which grows in the area.  
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