It’s that time of year again when I realise that the Yellow-billed Kites have gone off on their holiday up north and I have not recorded their date of departure. One is aware that they have gone but cannot remember when you last saw one; they are such an integral part of any local journey […]
This is what a day at the Cavern can mean for you: After breakfast, you can join in the guided party hiking into the hills for morning tea and to explore the indigenous forests where woodcutters felled yellowwood trees over a hundred years ago. Study bushman paintings, view the unspoilt splendour of one of natures
The Drakensberg is the perfect place for a relaxing family holiday away from the distractions and stresses of city life. We all dream of that relaxing holiday in a beautiful place where we can unwind with a good book, participate in fun activities, revitalise in awe-inspiring surroundings, and bond with our loved ones. Staying in
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The Bushman painting are the main focus of the walk at The Cavern, but there are several other outstanding features and subjects to talk about on the way. Something I have not spoken about much so far is the history of the Bushmen themselves.
The Cavern in the Drakensberg is famous for providing its guests with luxurious accommodation and holidays to remember. Offering an endless list of activities for the whole family to enjoy, a spa for parents to unwind in and a play room which will entertain children for hours, The Cavern is without a doubt a fantastic
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Rising over 3000 metres into the great African skies and extending for around 1,125 kilometres from northwest to southwest, the Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in South Africa and forms a breath-taking border between the Kingdom of Lesotho and the garden province of Kwa-Zulu Natal. Set on a broad base of sedimentary rocks, atop
<– Continued from Drakensberg Birdlist Status codes B = Breeding resident – present all year; known or presumed to breed. P = Palaearctic migrant – non-breeding summer visitor; breeds during the northern summer in Europe and Asia: typically present November-March. T = Tropical migrant – breeding summer visitor; winters in tropical Africa: typically present September-April.
The recently published Cavern Entertainment and Hikes Guide lists 68 trees found on Cavern Territory. This merely represents what has been found so far, mainly along the regular trails. On a recent walk on the circular Fern Forest Trail another five species were added: Casearia gladiiformis, Clerodendrum glabrum, Maytenus acuminata, Olea capensis and Scolopia zeyheri.
The fantastic array of beautiful mountain flowers found in the Drakensberg on The Cavern nature reserve is far too numerous to detail here. Suffice to say the diversity will enthral any keen botanist, from a dazzling sweep of blue Scilla natalensis to the flagrant display of Barleria monticola; the nodding daisies of Callilepsis laureola and
The Khoi San cave rock art is perhaps the most culturally significant thing you’ll see on a hike in the Drakensberg. Accommodation on this remarkable mountain range is, however, by no means limited to sleeping in caves. In recent years families of all ages looking for a slightly different or more adventurous holiday destination have
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