Dragon at rest

The Dragon at is rest. The Drakensberg mountains can wip up magnificent storms when the dragon wants to, but when its taking it easy on a sunny day, its one of the most beautiful parts of South Africa.Visit Skywatch for more magnificent photos from all over the world featuring the sky .

Sundays Falls / Fairy Glen Trail

The Sundays Falls hike is probably one of the easiest short trails in the Royal Natal National Park and we set out one morning while camping there to see what the Sundays Falls look like. As usual Chaos Boy was in the lead and Drama Princess tried her best to persuade us that it would … Continue reading Sundays Falls / Fairy Glen Trail →

Mountain reflection

Drakensberg Rock Art

One of the reasons that the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site is the fact that it has the biggest concentration of rock paintings in Africa south of the Sahara. These rock paintings were left behind by the San people and shows off their way of life and believes. There are a … Continue reading Drakensberg Rock Art →

Tugela Gorge

One of the must do's when you are in the Drakensberg is the day hike up the Tugela Gorge. On my matric (final year at school) tour nearly *mumble mumble* 20 years ago we did part of the hike and it was at the top of my list of things to do while we were in the … Continue reading Tugela Gorge →

Clay animal boys

All over the Drakensberg area where ever the holiday makers go are people selling either traditional Zulu design woven items or little clay animals. These boys were sitting at one of the lookout points and asked if I wanted to buy something from them. I asked them if they made the animal figures and the one … Continue reading Clay animal boys →

Cattle herder

Another one of those moments in the berg I couldn't resist. A young Zulu man minding his herd of cattle on a rainy day. Pity though you can't see the peaks of the mountains in the background, but it was in a valley so you can just see the hill side.

Drakensberg storm

I have mentioned in earlier posts that we had lots of rain during our visit to the Drakensberg. We headed into the town of Bergville to stock up on food and driving back towards the mountain we could clearly see it raining up there.Looking at the scene above, our campsite was - yes you guessed … Continue reading Drakensberg storm →

Mountain flowers for Valentines Day

Seeing that today is the day of love and flowers are (or at least should be) associated with Valentines Day, I have decided to post a selection of flower pictures taken in the Drakensberg. I took the picture of the orange flower on the Tugela Gorge hiking trail. I specially like this picture because Chaos Boy in … Continue reading Mountain flowers for Valentines Day →

Kaalvoet Vrou (Barefoot Woman) Monument

At the top of Voortrekker Passstands a monument to a woman walking barefoot over the Drakensberg. After the Voortrekkers entered Natal, which was a British Colony in those days, in 1847, there was a number of trekkers who wanted to return to the Free State. Susanna Smit, sister of Gert Maritz, one of the Voortrekker leaders, declared that she … Continue reading Kaalvoet Vrou (Barefoot Woman) Monument →