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Top 10 "MUST DO" Drakensberg attractions

Game Pass Shelter - The top bushman rock art site situated in Kamberg	World View Hiking Trail - An easy and awsome Drakensberg walk at Giants Castle	Drakensberg Boys Choir concerts - Most wednesdays the choir inspires the public	Drakensberg horse trails in a panoramic vista unsurpassed	Hot air ballooning over the Drakensberg region

Sani Pass - A 4x4 experience to the roof of Africa	Midlands Meander - Arts and Craft route that is the best in South Africa	The Tugela Falls - The second hightest waterfall in the World	Game Viewing in Weenen Game Reserve where rhino sightings are almost garenteed	The Drakensberg offers exciting adventure activities including white water rafting, microlight flights, canopy tours and abseiling experiences.
Top 5 "ACCOMMODATION" recommendations for the Drakensberg

Antbear Guest House - Best situated to experience all the top Drakensberg attractions	Ardmore Guest Farm - A beautiful location in the Champagne Valley specialses in family accommodation	Drakensberg Mountain Retreat - Northen Drakensberg with the best view anywhere	Drakensberg Cave Lodge - Romantic and intimate this luxury cave that includes a jacuzzi bath, fire place and deck with hammock chairs	Zingela River Lodge - A paradise on the banks of the Tugela River. Lots of activities and unique accommodation

Drakensberg Nature Reserves
- Royal Natal
- Cathedral Peak
- Mnweni
- Monks Cowl
- Injasuti
- Giants Castle
- Highmoor
- Kamberg
- Lotheni
- Vergelegen
- Sani Pass
- Cobham
- Bushmans Nek

Drakensberg Attractions
- Bushman Rock Art
- Hiking Trails
- Hot air ballooning
- Horse trails
- Helicopter & Microlight flights
- Restaurants
- Arts & Crafts
- Drakensberg Boys Choir
- Canopy Tours
- Midlands Meander
- Fly Fishing
- Game Viewing
- Golf
- White Water rafting
- Birding
- Quad Biking
- 4x4 Offroad trails
- Battlefield Tours
- Wine Tasting
- Museums
- Bicycle tours
- Abseiling
- Wellness & Spas

Drakensberg Towns
- Bergville
- Ladysmith
- Winterton
- Estcourt
- Mooi River
- Weenen
- Underberg
- Himeville
- Rosetta
- Nottingham Road
- Balgowan
- Howick
- Lidgetton
- Currys Post
- Karkloof
- Lions River
- Fort Nottingham
- Hilton
- Dargle

Drakensberg Accommodation

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Karkloof - Natal Midlands

Karkloof is situated between Curry's Post, Rietvlei and Howick in the kwa zulu natal midlands, south africa

Karkloof is situated between Curry's Post, Rietvlei and Howick in the kwa zulu natal midlands, south africa.

The Karkloof range of hills situated is one of the most scenic and spectacular areas of KwaZulu-Natal. It is famed for its extensive mist belt forests. The significance of these forests is attested by the presence of an isolated population of Crested Guineafowl which belong to a subspecies endemic to the Karkloof. A large proportion of the area is privately owned. Leopard Bush Private Nature Reserve consists of a 600 ha area of which more than half is forest. A day's exploration of the area should produce 80-100 species of birds.

The original white settlers found this beautiful area virtually empty...abandoned first by the Bushmen hunter-gatherers in response to encroaching black tribes, then by these same black tribes as King Shaka carved out and expanded his Zulu Empire. During the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, a church built 16 years earlier served as a fort and remains surrounded by settler graves.

The Karkloof blue Orachrysops ariadne is a small, blue butterfly, the adult males being brighter than the females. This butterfly is classified as Vulnerable and only five colonies of the species have ever been recorded, one of which no longer exists presumably because its habitat has been transformed by alien plants. The butterfly only occurs in Moist Midlands Mistbelt. The Midlands Meander route has made the Karkloof Blue their symbol and has funded a research project in the hope that they are successful in ensuring its survival. 'Common Cents' collection tins are located at all Midlands Meander outlets, and contributions will be used towards this project. Please support them.

Karkloof Attractions

Karkloof nature reserve situated on the east side of the Midlands Meander. The first white settlers found this beautiful area of Karkloof virtually empty...abandoned first by the ancient San hunter-gatherers in response to encroaching black tribes, then by these same black tribes as King Shaka carved out and expanded his Zulu Empire.
Karkoof Falls. It is well signposted and you take the road to the right into the plantation. It is a gravel road of at least 5km, but the drive is well worth it, especially during the months December to April. The Karkloof Falls is a fantastic sight and for those who have time to spare, there are picnic sites where you can view the water plunging down into the valley.
The Karkloof Canopy Tour is a unique eco-experience that takes people on a 3-hr adventure through the magnificent Karkloof indigenous forest. The canopy tour involves traversing from one platform to another along a steel cable suspended up to 30m above the forest floor. The tour comprises seven platforms and eight slides that zig-zag down a pristine forested valley. The scenery and birdlife is spectacular and professional guides provide interesting facts about the forest ecology during the tour.
The Karkloof Spa is a Destination Spa of vast spaces and intimate exclusivity. Enhanced with the big heart of African sensibility and inspired by flowing water, Karkloof Spa captures your senses like no other. With a personal butler, your experience is tailormade to suit you, complemented with unfailing luxury and impeccable standards, Karkoof Spa encapsulate the vibrant yet restful allure of nature’s beauty and embrace every aspect of a relaxing journey to your complete restoration and wellness