GRADE: D TIME: 4-5 hours. DISTANCE: 6 km return, or 7 km round trip. TERRAIN: Undulating with a few steep sections. Top Gate is the starting point. Take the path right, leading past the football field. Keep left, going uphill, where the path forks. The first top dam will be on the left in front […]
BUSHBUCK RIDGE AND NATURAL POOL GRADE: E TIME: 2 hours round trip. DISTANCE: 3 km. TERRAIN: Undulating, with a short, steep but safe section. From the car park at the 70s block follow the route as for the Fern Forest walk. At the stone cairn in the middle of the forest take the right turn
GRADE: E TIME: 2 hours round trip. DISTANCE: 3 km. TERRAIN: Undulating, with easy stream crossings. The starting point is the car park behind the 70s block. There is an information board here with details of the trail, and many more information boards at points of particular interest along the way. Walk up the mowed
THE CAVERN GROTTO GRADE: S TIME: 1 hour, return or round trip. DISTANCE: 1.5 km. TERRAIN: Undulating well-marked path. The circular return leg has a bit of a climb up reinforced steps. The starting point is behind the children’s dining room. The path leads through the pine trees. Beyond the pines head for a big
GRADE: S TIME: 1 hour return. DISTANCE: 1 km return. TERRAIN: Easy path. The diesel pump near the bottom gate is the starting point. Pass behind the large thatched house. Then go right on the path with steps; this leads directly to the waterfall. It’s a nice swimming spot. Look for special stream-side flowers here.
SEVEN naughty children once ran around this farm, playing, fighting and growing. Now we are old, we can look back with fondness and gratitude to God who placed us in this family in this valley. The seven kids were the progeny of Ruth Carte and Judy Carr, two sisters whose husbands toiled to eke out
The Drakensberg, which forms a natural border between the garden province of KwaZulu-Natal and the Kingdom of Lesotho enclave, boasts a fascinating history dating back to a time when nomadic San tribes traversed the area hunting wild game and creating remarkable collections of rock paintings in shadowy caves and on jagged cliff overhangs and hidden
In 1836, while exploring Basutoland, two French missionaries, Mons. Arbrousset and Daumas first discovered Mont-Aux-Sources, the sources of the Rivers. In 1908 the idea of establishing a National Park in this area was conceived, and the territory was explored by Senator Frank Churchill, General Wylie, Colonel Dick and Mr. W. O. Conventry. Recommendation were put
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The Tugela Gorge hike is the finest one-day hike in South Africa. A guide with packed lunches provided by The Cavern enables you to make a full day of this trip. This walk should not be missed and is a must do in KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg and South Africa. Sensible walking shoes are required for this
