Drakensberg
Nature Reserves
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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
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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
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Mnweni - Northern Drakensberg
Mnweni Culteral Center
In terms of its remoteness, superb wilderness quality, spectacular scenic
beauty and living cultural landscape, the Mnweni area offers a unique blend
of opportunities unavailable to tourists elsewhere in South Africa.
The rich and vibrant culture of the community and their intimate knowledge
of their area has never been tapped – most visitors simply walk straight
through the settled community area without stopping.
A combination of opportunities have been explored, utilizing the inherent
nature of the landscape, its people and history, set against the backdrop
of the environmental and cultural sensitivities and intrinsic wilderness
quality.
Mnweni Hiking Trails
- Icidi Pass
An extreme round trip of a minimum of 3 days. The hike starts at the Isanlwana
Police Post in the Mweni Valley and follows the Icidi River to the escarpment.
It requires serious, potentially dangerous rock scrambling, and should only
be attempted by experienced, competent mountaineers. In the Icidi Valley which
is in upper Tugela area of the KwaZulu-Natal Northern Drakensberg area.
- Ifidi Pass
Ifidi Valley, Mnweni. An extreme round trip of a minimum of 3 days. From
the Isandlwana Police Post follow the Mnweni River to its junction with
the Ifidi River. The route then follows the Ifidi River and up Ifidi Pass.
This hike should be led only by competent mountaineers with able parties,
as it requires rock climbing. It is a potentially dangerous route.
- Mbundini and Fangs Passes
An extreme hike of 2 days (27 kms) Two steep passes in the Mnweni area
leading to the top of the escarpment and enclosing Mbundini Abbey Peak.
These passes are steep and dangerous and should not be attempted by the
inexperienced.
- Mnweni via Rockeries and Mnweni Passes
An extreme hike of 4 days (48 kms) An extremely long and difficult hike
which begins at the Isandlwana Police Post in the Mnweni area. The first
day would take you to the base of the Rockeries Pass, the second to the
top and Mponjwane or Ledgers Cave, the third down the base of Mnweni Pass
and the fourth back to the police post.
- nTonyelana Pass
An extreme round trip of a minimum of 2 days. A long route to the top of
the escarpment from the Isandlwana Police Post, following the Ntonjelana
River.
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