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Active Escapes

Hiking Guide

Active Escapes offers guided slackpacking in the Amphitheatre and Tugela Falls area, using mountain-lodge accommodation and catered meals. Backpack portering can be arranged for the appropri…

Adventure Bike Safaris

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Adventure Bike Safaris offers motorcycle tours in South Africa, using routes that include unpaved roads and places of local interest. Routes can be tailored to the group’s riding experience …

Alien Adventures

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Alien Adventures offers guided overnight treks in the Drakensberg, from one to thirteen nights. Trips range from Little Berg cave outings, including Lower Injisuthi Cave, to the longer Grand…

Berg Adventures

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Berg Adventures offers guided multi-day hikes in the High Berg and shorter overnight outings in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg. The operator is based in Estcourt in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands…

Cathkin Booking and Management Services

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DRAKENSBERG HIKING Cathkin Booking and Management Services arranges guided walks in the Drakensberg. DRAKENSBERG WALKING EXCURSIONS James Seymour leads organised walks and hikes tailored to …

Drakensberg Adventures

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Simone and Russell Suchet started Sani Lodge in 1992. Drakensberg Adventures followed in 1998 as a tour company attached to the lodge. Russell is the author of “A Backpacker’s Guide to Lesot…

Drakensberg Hiker

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Drakensberg Hiker offers guided hiking, trekking and backpacking in the northern, central and southern Drakensberg, with outings ranging from shorter walks to multi-day mountain trips. Ask t…

Drakensberg Treks

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Drakensberg Treks, led by Zee Ndaba, offers guided trips in the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Zee has worked with trekking companies and with the BBC and Julia Bradbury on the “Walks in Africa” s…

Drakensberg Treks - Zee Ndaba

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Zee Ndaba, whose full name Zimele means “independent” in Zulu, leads guided trips through Drakensberg Treks. She holds a National Tourism and Guide Diploma in Mountaineering and Adventure fr…

Drakensberg Ventures

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Drakensberg Ventures offers hiking tours in the Drakensberg and Lesotho, as well as along South Africa’s Wild Coast. Trips vary in distance and difficulty. Discuss the proposed route and the…

High Horizons

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High Horizons was established in 2005 and offers customized guided hiking and trekking in the Drakensberg Mountains of Southern Africa. Explore the Drakensberg areas: Our Cathedral Peak, Mon…

Into The Berg

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Into The Berg specialises in small group multi-day hikes (max 6 guests) in the remote Drakensberg wilderness. Hikers can join the scheduled monthly hikes, or alternatively book their own pri…

Itchyfeet SA

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Itchyfeet SA is an owner-run organisation established in 2011, offering guided trips in the Little Berg and High Berg. Outings range from a few hours to longer mountain journeys. The itinera…

Khotso Lodge & Horse Trails

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Khotso Lodge & Horse Trails offers walks in the southern Drakensberg, with outings ranging from a few hours to a full day. Farm walks take in mountain views, streams and waterfalls. Ask Khot…

Mokamoli Motlomelo

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Mokamoli Motlomelo leads hiking, birding and nature trips around Sehlabathebe and elsewhere in Lesotho. Other outings include wildflower walks, horse safaris, rock-art visits, cultural activ…

Monks Cowl Adventure

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Monks Cowl Adventure arranges guided overnight hikes in the South African Drakensberg, from 2 days to longer trips into Lesotho. It is based on a horse farm in the central Drakensberg and of…

PathFinders_SA

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PathFinders_SA organises and guides tailored hiking trips in the Drakensberg, including mountain yoga retreats and hikes for children. Explore the Drakensberg areas: Our Cathedral Peak, Monk…

Peak High Mountaineering

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Peak High Mountaineering offers guided hiking, trekking, rock climbing and ice climbing in the Drakensberg. Destinations include Mont-aux-Sources, Cathedral Peak, Champagne Castle and the Sa…

SA Adventure Trails

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SA Adventure Trails arranges supported multi-day slackpacking hikes, with overnight accommodation, meals and luggage transfers depending on the itinerary. Guided and self-guided options have…

Three Tree Hill Lodge

Hiking Guide · Accommodation

Northern Drakensberg

Three Tree Hill Lodge overlooks the Mfazimnyama Valley and Spioenkop Game Reserve, with the Drakensberg mountains in the distance. The lodge combines accommodation with an interest in local …

Tim Brown Tours

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Tim Brown Tours arranges guided tours from Durban into KwaZulu-Natal, including Drakensberg outings. The company’s trips focus on wildlife, landscapes and the region’s natural and cultural h…

Umphafa Berg Tours

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Umphafa Berg Tours was established in 2000 and offers guided Drakensberg outings, with trips arranged for different groups and interests. The name Umphafa refers to the buffalo thorn tree. T…

Vertigo Adventures

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With a background in trekking, alpine climbing and big-wall climbing, Tristan Firman has been guiding since 2005. Cape Town-based Vertigo Adventures offers rock climbing, Table Mountain hike…

Wild Trails

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Wild Trails arranges hiking and slackpacking trips in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, including the Drakensberg. Within the Drakensberg, uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park forms the South Afric…