| South Africa offers tourists coming to our country a | | | | to hike the lower reaches of the Drakensberg |
| huge choice of holiday destinations. But its the | | | | Mountains or otherwise stay low in one of the |
| Drakensberg Mountains that are still kept as an | | | | valleys. What makes Giants Castle more interesting is |
| secret place thats seems a bit off the normal beaten | | | | the large choice of trails and the lack of other people. |
| track and while some folks do make it to the | | | | I suppe it wont stay that way forever but the |
| Drakensberg most dont.The best place to start your | | | | experice of walking in the montains and not seeing |
| journey would be to download the free Drakensberg | | | | another sole can still be found here. From Giants |
| Tourist Map which will give you a great idea of | | | | Castle looking south the mountains become softer , |
| where everything is. This is the only to scale tourist | | | | less dramatic but make no mistake hiking trails in thes |
| map thats available for the region. It shows all the | | | | gentler landscape is just as good and should be |
| back roads, indicates which are recommended and | | | | included in your trip. Kamberg is a really good spot |
| which are not and indicates how far things are. But | | | | where the added attraction of the best site of |
| what I like about the map is that its freely | | | | bushman rock art is available.Bushman Rock Art is |
| distributed, includes all the activities that the region | | | | most definatly a reason to visit the Drakernsberg |
| offers and a great selection of the best | | | | Mountains The excellent video presentation before |
| accommodation that the Drakensberg has to | | | | the 3 hour guided tour at Kamberg gives a great |
| offer.The Drakensberg starts in the North with | | | | explaination of the history of the people as well as |
| Clarens and the Golden Gate National Park and ends | | | | the rock art at game pass shelter. The rock art at |
| in the South at Bushmans Nek. Inbetween you will | | | | Giants Castle at the main caves is also good and is a |
| find the Royal Natal National Park with its | | | | very easy walk. The Didima Rock Art Centre at |
| Amphitheatre, Mweni the wildest part of the | | | | Cathedral Peak offers a great presentation although |
| mountains, Cathedral Peak, Monks Cowl, Injasuti, | | | | the paintings are reproductions. All rock art must be |
| Giants Castle National Park, Kamberg with the best | | | | viewed with a guide. |
| bushman rock art site in the whole Drakensberg | | | | Horse riding through the foothills of the Drakensberg |
| Mountains, Loteni, Sani Pass, Cobham, and Garden | | | | is an experience not to be missed. Sengani horse |
| Castle.There is lots to do in the region but the main | | | | trails offers safe trails for beginners and experienced |
| reason you come to the Drakensberg is because of | | | | alike. Spionkop game reserve even offers game |
| the mountains. While every part of the Drakensberg | | | | viewing on horse back.Steeped in history, the |
| is special and has its own uniqueness there are a few | | | | Battlefields Region offers enthralling tales of British, |
| spots you dont want to miss. The best place to get | | | | Boer, Zulu and Voortrekker history. The Anglo Boer |
| to the top of the escarpment is at Sentinel peak. | | | | War reached as far south as Mooi River and the |
| The return hike is 5 hours and takes you the top of | | | | many sites are best visited with a specialist guideThe |
| the Tugela Falls which falls some 948 meters into the | | | | region offers a fun and fascinating collection of art |
| Royal Natal National Park below. The view from on | | | | galleries, craft shops, cheese tastings, leather work, |
| top of the Amphitheatre is proberbly one of the | | | | antiques, clothing, gifts and pottery. All the activities |
| most spectacular views in the world. Most tourists | | | | represent a unique collection of South African |
| tend to walk at the bottom and while its worth the | | | | creativity. Take a slow journey to view outstanding |
| visit ist just not the same as the top.The Central | | | | galleries such as Millgate, Indigo Fields Gallery, and |
| Drakensberg and Northern Drakensberg form one | | | | Zombeza. Community development projects like |
| region and by far the best example of this section of | | | | Eyethu Ceramics and Thandanani Craft uplift local |
| the Drakensberg Mountains is Giants Castle National | | | | communities allowing tourism a wider benefit.A trip up |
| Park. Essentially the experience in any part of this | | | | Sani Pass into Lesotho and a visit to the highest pub |
| region is the same where you have the oppertunity | | | | in Africa is a must. |