The Drakensberg (uKhahlamba)
The uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park covers 2,428 km² in KwaZulu-Natal and belongs to the Maloti-Drakensberg Park, declared a World Heritage Site on 30 November 2000. More than 500 caves in its mountains are decorated with San rock art.
Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- KwaZulu-Natal, on the Lesotho borderuKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park (Wikipedia)
- GPS coordinates
- -29.38333, 29.54056uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park (Wikipedia)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
Rock art sites are protected by law: they can only be visited with a registered rock art guide.
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park (Wikivoyage)The mountains have 24 snake species: watch where you walk.
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park (Wikivoyage)One outing: the Ash Cave Trail, 7.5 km in 4 hours.
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park (Wikivoyage)
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- uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park (Wikipedia)
The uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park is a protected area in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, covering 2,428.13 km2 […] and is part of the Maloti-Drakensberg Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park and the adjoining Sehlabathebe National Park in the Kingdom of Lesotho are part of the Maloti-Drakensberg Park, which was first declared a World Heritage Site on 30 November 2000. (coordinates -29.38333, 29.54056)
- uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park (Wikivoyage)
Hikers should note that there are 24 species of snakes in these mountains […] There are more than 500 caves in the mountains decorated with rock art […] Rock Art sites are protected by law and may only be visited when accompanied by a registered rock art guide […] Ash Cave Trail. A 4-hour hike (7.5 km).
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