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  Drakensberg Tourism Association
This area of the Drakensberg is particularly well known as a tourist attraction and accommodation area.
Views of the Central Drakensberg can be had by venturing to the top of Mike’s Pass (accessable with a 4x4 vehicle) and a natural feature of breath-taking nature is the Rainbow Gorge, with two enormous boulders forming a wedge, surely only seen in the Drakensberg Mountains.
Underneath of Canibal Cave by the Cavern- Northern Drakensberg
www.drakensberg.org.za   (789 words)

  
  Drakensberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Drakensberg ("Dragon Mountains" in Afrikaans) mountains are the highest in South Africa, rising up at Thabana Ntlenyana to 3,482 m (11,422 ft) in height.
Geologically, the Drakensberg is a remnant of the original African plateau.
Tourism in the Drakensberg has been developing, with a variety of hotels and resorts appearing on the slopes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drakensberg   (550 words)

  
 Drakensberg Accommodation - Your guide to hotels, b&bs and self catering places
Drakensberg accommodation ranges from luxury 5 star Drakensberg hotels and game lodges or, to suit the more budget conscious traveler, small hotels, bed & breakfasts (b&bs), lodges and inns, private game parks, luxury tented safari camps, guest houses, establishments to luxury or budget self catering facilities and caravan parks and camping sites.
The Central Drakensberg is the most popular part of the Drakensberg and has a higher population due to its easy access right into the mountains with breathtaking scenery.
The Drakensberg is ideal for walking and hiking particularly as accommodation in all areas of the Drakensberg is within easy travelling distance of these walking and hiking trails.
www.drakensberg-accommodation.com   (1580 words)

  
 Drakensberg
The Drakensberg mountain range is situated along southeast coast of South Africa.
Today, the Drakensberg range is a major tourist destination in South Africa and one of the best-known adventure destinations in the world.
Fauna and flora of the Drakensberg - A treasure chest
www.drakensberg.net /drakensberg.html   (765 words)

  
 Drakensberg. Accommodation in the Drakensberg but still on the Midlands Meander.
The Drakensberg has for centuries been a magnetic attraction to nature lovers and adventurers.
The Drakensberg was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000 mainly because of the concentration of San rock art in the area.
The water in the Drakensberg is filtered through rock and grass and enters the streams clean and sediment free.
www.hallscountryhouse.com /drakensberg.html   (532 words)

  
 Drakensberg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Drakensberg Park is the largest protected area established on the great escarpment of the southern African subcontinent.
This escarpment formation, which includes the Drakensberg escarpment component, is intimately linked to the geomorphic history of the subcontinent.
Landscapes are outstanding and the geomorphological processes, that is the horizontal sequence of geological formations which form the exposed east face of the Drakensberg Escarpment record a 130 Ma history in the evolution of the African continent before and after the breakup.
www.bokmakierie.co.za /Drakensberg.htm   (474 words)

  
 Drakensberg Mountains - KwaZulu Natal South Africa
The Drakensberg Mountains are as much a region for adventure activities like mountaineering, camping, bird watching, river crossing, trout fishing, and many more such activities as they are for tourists wanting to enjoy spectacular scenery.
The Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa are the mountain range situated along the border of KwaZulu Natal and Lesotho.
Drakensberg info from www.drakensberg.hostafrica.biz A short and sweet to the point summery of the Drakensberg Mountains.
blake.prohosting.com /drakensb   (882 words)

  
 Northern Drakensberg South Africa
The Northern Drakensberg is known to the Zulu people as Ukhahlamba, or 'Barrier of Spears', the Mountains of the Dragon provide a magnificent semi-circular border between KwaZulu-Natal and the inland mountain kingdom of Lesotho.
The Northern Drakensberg is the source of the Tugela River, the largest river in the province, and it plunges some 2 000 meters over the edge of the Mont-aux-Sources plateau in a spectacular waterfall.
In autumn the fields and lower reaches of the Drakensberg are often a waist-high sea of confetti-like pink, white and deep velvet red cosmos blossoms.
www.antbear.co.za /information/northern-drakensberg.htm   (874 words)

  
 drakensberg
The Drakensberg Mountain Range is a long chain of green jagged peaks reaching up to nearly 3500 metres (11,500 feet) and marking the edge of a huge escaprment as well as Lesotho's eastern border with Kwazulu-Natal.
The weather was mostly clear and sunny when I arrived, which it turns out is something to be appreciated when you have it, as it's easy to be hit with nasty weather up here and miss out on the views (and staying dry).
There are many spots in the Drakensberg which are accessible by road, although often the quality of the roads is not the best.
www.iantaylor.org /sa_drakensberg.html   (973 words)

  
 Drakensberg accommodation, Hiking Trails, and so much more.
The Drakensberg Mountains are one of the newest holiday destinations being discovered in South Africa today and with its huge range of accommodation, hiking trails, horse riding, 4x4 trails, mountain biking and other adventure activities this does not come as a surprise.
I have listed my most recommended places of the Drakensberg and would like to thank those owners for their welcoming arms and enthusiasm for the Drakensberg Mountains that we all love so much.
Fauna and flora of the Drakensberg - A treasure chest
www.drakensberg.net   (706 words)

  
 Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The 243 000ha Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park is one of South Africa`s prime ecotourist destinations.
Here you can savour the ultimate freedom of great open spaces in a world of gigantic peaks and butresses, a world of towering sandstone cliffs and hidden valleys, of priceless virgin forests and crystal clear rivers, of rolling hills and grasslands.
The diverse scenic splendour includes the famous Amphitheatre at Royal Natal and the magnificent southern Drakensberg scenery at Cobham and Lotheni.
www.places.co.za /html/drakensberg_park.html   (383 words)

  
 Drakensberg travel guide
Situated along the southeast coast of South Africa, the Drakensberg mountain range is a challenge for adventure seekers and a paradise for wildlife lovers.
Drakensberg is synonymous with exotic and rare flora and fauna that too in overwhelming numbers.
Drakensberg is also an important region for adventure activities like mountaineering, camping, bird watching, river crossing, trout fishing, and the like.
www.world66.com /africa/southafrica/drakensberg   (267 words)

  
 Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa
The Drakensberg Mountains extend from just north of Hoedspruit in the Northern Province 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) south to the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, where a series of spectacular peaks some 240 kilometers (149 miles) long creates the western border of KwaZulu-Natal.
It is this border that most refer to when they speak of the Drakensberg.
The Drakensberg Mountains are the second largest range in Africa and, thanks to the haven it provided for the ancient San people, the largest open-air gallery in the world, with more than 35,000 images painted at 600 sites.
www.antbear.co.za /information/drakensberg-mountains.htm   (312 words)

  
 Drakensberg Accommodation | Accommodation Drakensberg, 55 Accommodation Establishments in Drakensberg
Drakensberg Accommodation in Underberg, Natal Midlands, KwaZulu-Natal, Southern Drakensberg, Drakensberg, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Ekuthuleni is situated in Underberg, in the Southern Drakensberg.
Amazian Mountain River Lodge is situated in the Drakensberg near the legendary Sany's Pass at Underberg and Himeville, Kwazulu Natal.
www.safarinow.com /destinations/drakensberg/hub.aspx   (763 words)

  
 Northern Drakensberg Accommodation
The mountains of the Northern Drakensberg are spectacular, very sheer, rising 800 - 900 m above the valleys of the Drakensberg foothills.
The Amphitheatre is the most spectacular feature of the Northern Drakensberg, and is therefore the most photographed part of the Drakensberg, appearing on the front cover of many tourist publications, and is used widely to market this country, and the province of KwaZulu Natal.
The Cavern - Accommodation in the Northern Drakensberg
www.drakensberg-accommodation.com /northern-drakensberg-accommodation.html   (270 words)

  
 Drakensberg Accommodation
Vergezient Mountain Retreat is situated in the Northern Drakensberg.
BandB accommodation in the Champagne Valley in the Central Drakensberg with stunnig views of the Drakensberg Mountains.
PalmSwift BandB is situated in the picturesque village of Winterton in the Central Drakensberg area.
www.world66.com /africa/southafrica/drakensberg/accommodation   (538 words)

  
 IOL: Drakensberg plays home to Santa's playground
Winter wonderland: Guests at a ski resort in the southern Drakensberg lean against their masterpiece snowman after 40cm of fresh snow fell on Tuesday night, the first substantial snowfall of the season.
The Drakensberg was covered in a thick layer of snow on Wednesday and widespread rain continued to fall throughout the province for most of the day.
Although none of the weather stations recorded temperatures below freezing on Tuesday night, residents in the northern and southern Drakensberg said a thick covering of snow was visible on the mountains whenever the cloud cover lifted.
www.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20050811071617354C459417   (448 words)

  
 Drakensberg. The Antbear Guesthouse
It was originally built in the 1940's and has recently been restored by sculptor Bruce Attwood.
The original structure consisted of two traditional rondavels, or thatch covered huts, connected by a stoep, or veranda with an overhead trellis.
Perched on a kind of natural platform overlooking the Bushman's river, the house has panoramic views of the Drakensberg Mountains for 160 Km.
www.armeisenbaer.de /drakensberg.htm   (310 words)

  
 Drakensberg accommodation, hiking trails, tourism, adventure and property
I have camped in the Drakensberg and slept in a number of the caves and boy have I seen some of the nooks and crannies that few other people have ever even thought about.
The Natal Drakensberg is one of South Africa's most outstanding attractions which draws thousands of visitors annually to its scenic beauty, crisp mountain air and clear waters.
We have precious little left in the world that is still pristine and my appeal to all who use the Drakensberg is to leave it as they found it.
www.drakensberg-tourism.com   (1102 words)

  
 Central Drakensberg - South Africa
The Central Drakensberg is the country's highest and most impressive mountain range rising to over 3000 meters.
The Central Drakensberg escarpment is frequently covered in snow in the winter months, transforming the area into a picture-postcard winter wonderland.
In autumn the fields and lower reaches of the Drakensberg are often a waist-high sea of confetti-like pink, white and deep velvet red cosmos blossoms.
www.antbear.com /information/central-drakensberg.htm   (464 words)

  
 Guest House accommodation in the KwaZulu Natal Drakensberg of South Africa
The Antbear Guest House is situated in the foothills of the KwaZulu Natal Drakensberg in South Africa.
This guesthouse is an ideal place to base yourself while you discover the Drakensberg region of KwaZulu Natal South Africa.
Walks in the Drakensberg mountains, visits to bushman paintings, horse trails though a private game reserve, canoe trips, canopy tours and the Midlands Meander to mention but a few.
www.antbear.com   (478 words)

  
 Drakensberg Accommodation in Kwazulu-Natal | Accommodation in Drakensberg
Many of the accommodations in the Drakensberg region enjoy majestic views of this mountain range, undulating hills and beautiful snow scenes during winter time.
The Drakensberg area of Natal stretches south and east of the majestic peaks of the Drakensberg Mountain Range to the boundry of the N3 freeway.
- (Bergville Accommodation) - Nestled in the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains, Bingelela is the ideal breakaway from the hustle and bustle of city life.
www.drakensberg-africaninvitation.co.za   (492 words)

  
 Accommodation Drakensberg. The Antbear Guesthouse
Stay in this delightful cottage in the foothills of the Drakensberg.
This cottage is a charming and romantic retreat for any visitor with it’s thatch and wooden interiors.
accommodation in the Drakensberg by entering into our competition draw.
www.armeisenbaer.de   (183 words)

  
 Welcome to Your Drakensberg
Your Drakensberg offers all types of Accommodation, to suite your needs, Bushcamp, Self-Catering, Family Resort, and Luxury Hotel.
There is a suitable level of comfort from which to enjoy the tranquility of the Drakensberg.
Drakensberg Resources - Travel Resources - Car Hire Resources - Shopping Resources - Other Resources
www.drakensberg-reservations.co.za   (138 words)

  
 South Africa
For tourist information make use of the drop-down menu bar on the top left hand side of the page titled 'For the Tourist'.
- A brief introduction to the Drakensberg mountains of KwaZulu- Natal.
- Towns in the vicinity of the Drakensberg and their associated attractions and tourism services
drakensberg.kzn.org.za /drakensberg   (181 words)

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