How Drakensberg tourism helps rural communities
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 ...
The Blogs
Five popular day hikes in the Drakensberg
The Drakensberg, a majestic mountain range forming the eastern border of South Africa, offers a hiker's paradise. Known for its towering peaks, cascading waterfalls, ...
Giraffe: a flagship for conservation in rural KZN
Giraffes are undoubtedly one of the most iconic megafauna species on the planet. Indeed, when you close your eyes and think of Africa, it ...
Battle of Spion Kop: 125 Years On
An expensive, divisive, and unpopular war, fought by a great global power against a small band of mobile guerillas, in a far-flung corner of ...
Flower watching in the Drakensberg!
The imposing ramparts of the great Drakensberg mountains and the foothills with streams, forests, and vast grasslands attract hikers, mountaineers, birders, and fishermen.
All of ...
The Berg is calling: here’s why you should go
There is magic in the Drakensberg – a grandeur that must be experienced to be understood.
Many of us go on holiday as a form ...
Heritage at the heart of the Drakensberg’s majesty
The Maloti-Drakensberg Park (Okhahlamba) was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. A heritage is a legacy, a gift, something that is handed ...
How our community rallied together to clean up the Drakensberg
The route to the Drakensberg is a gorgeous country drive.
If you come from Gauteng, it’s a straight road through the Free State and then ...
Q&A with Raymond Heron, battlefields historian and director of Spion Kop Lodge
KZN battlefields historian and director of Spion Kop Lodge, Raymond Heron, answers questions about his role in developing tourism in the Drakensberg region.
Where were ...
The Kaalvoetvrou Monument and Retief’s Pass
Retief’s Pass is the route taken by Piet Retief’s party as they descended the Drakensberg and headed for Mgungundlovu, King Dingane’s capital. The Kaalvoetvrou ...