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Southern Drakensberg & Midlands Tourist Map – Accommodation To Warden/JHB To Warden R57 FREE STATE To Bethlehem N5 Platberg 46km Nature Reserve Kestel To Newcastle To Glencoe ..De Beers Pass 1:8 To Dundee . Biggarsberg .. 24km 31km Swinburne R19 Montrose R602 31km R74 Van Reenen Wasbank Golden Gate N11 R712 . .. Van Reenens Reserve R57 .. Pass 1:16 9km Driefontein 21km . R602 .. .. Besters To Clarens To Reitz . Middledale Pass 18km T The Lost Valley FREE T Sterkfontein STATE Dam R103 N3 25km . .. D45 Nambiti .. KWAZULU-NATAL Game Reserve Oliviershoek Qedusize Dam To Tugela Ferry Pass 1:12 D44 R74 17km R616 N11 LESOTHO R600 Woodstock Dam 35km Spioenkop Dam Nature Reserve 32km Southern Drakensberg &R74 Midlands Tourist Map – Accommodation/Reservations 036 468 1241 24km Tugela River R103 22km 24 African Loom 25 Steve Bull Gallery 26 Winterton Country 27 Drakensberg Cave Lodge 28 Antbear Drakensberg Lodge Lodge @ Rose Cottage SimmiesR74 082 804 3774 Driel Dam 6 14km River Exit 207 loukrans Open 7am –7pmDrakensberg Ballooning B 7 days a week including public036 468holidays 1241 Winterton Simmies Ok shop 036 488 1828 no 26 t re 11km Pig and Plough 036 488 1542 R74 co For all of your daily requirements m 31km 20 Jo Photo & Print 074 894 4515 m 22km Butcherye | Bakery | Fresh Produce | Groceries | Ice 23 Chris’s Biltong & Braai 072 288 2437 N3 30 n km d e Winterton Museum d ATMs Spoil yourself. Stay in a “Luxury Cave” in the Drakensberg Mountains.R7 The4 cave Relax in the Drakensberg. Intimate, romantic and artisticly styled, the thatched is beautifully private and makes for the perfect honeymoon experience or accommodation overlooks the Bushmans River Valley and Giants Castle. Common Ground shops FNB | Standard Bank | Capitec | ABSA R74 wedding anniversary. Or just that romantic getaway you have been thinking Renowned for extraordinary food most of which is organically home grown. 100 % Hand Dyed and Hand Woven Cotton Products Steve Bull is a self-taught internationally acclaimed artist. Visit his gallery at about. The cave is glassed in with a fire place and jacuzzi bath and opens onto Attractions include hiking, horse trails, Drakensberg Mountains, bushman rock Open 7 Days a week 08:00 - 16:30 Ardmore Guest Farm in the Champagne Valley in the Central Drakensberg. Owners you can count on! KwaZulu Weavers & Waffle Hut a deck with hammock chairs and a spectacular view. art and the Midlands Meander. Wir sprechen auch Deutsch. 18 See them weaving at Ardmore Guest Farm Tel: +27 (0)36 468 1314 www.stevebullgallery.com 036 488 1657 Tel: +27 (0)76 441 2362 www.antbear.co.za/luxury-cave/WeenenTel: +27 (0)76 441 2362 www.antbear.com Tel: +27 (0)36 468 1314 23 CHAMPAGNESpringfield Road, Winterton VALLEYTel/Fax: 036 488 1828 R600 Exit 194 Game Reserve . D277 Mikes Pass. .4x4 Acorn Cottages 036 468 1674 10 ThokozisaTourist Centre N Loskop TOP THINGS TO DO 29 Wits End Mountain Resort 30 Thendele Bell Park Dam 26km R103 uShaka Horse Trails rans KwaZulu-Natal Midlands 036 468 1136 Blouk D53 Four Rivers Rafting 1. Karkloof Canopy Tour – 033 33045km 3415 The Nest R600 n Drakensberg Canopy Tour 036 468 1981 Greytow o 2. Spectacular Howick Falls and Karkloof Falls T HIKES Drakensberg Sun Resort Valley Bakery Scrumpy Jacks The Sphinx (1 hrs) 036 468 1000 D275 Champagne Sports Resort 3. Nelson Mandela Capture Site memorial Blindman’s Corner (4 hrs) 16 22 Draycott 23km Sterkspruit Falls (1 hrs) Dragon Peaks 17 15 Ardmore Guest Farm 036 468 1314 4. Ardmore Ceramics – world-renowned gallery Ennersdale Boy’s Choir 036 468 1012 3 19 Monks Cowl 036 468 1300 Adventure Centre 074 103 3613 14 12 Exit 179 5. Cheese tasting at Marrakesh Sterkspruit Reptiles Mountain Splendour 036 468 1172 R74 Falls 29 Estcourt 6. Farm Stall, arts and crafts and much more15km – camping Wits End Mountain Resort 26km Pick n Pay 036 352 6866 Piggly Wiggly Champagne Raptors Exit 175 Castle 3377m Monks Cowl 036 468 1133 19 Fort Durnford Museum Wits End Chalets are situated in the heart of the stunning Champagne Valley 7. Pamper yourself at a Spa – Fordoun – d Champagne Castle Hotel e Wembezi with magnificent views of the Central Drakensberg range. The chalets are fully Stunning views of the amphitheatre from these lovely self catering cottages d n 033 266 6217, Brookdale – 033 266 6208, appointed with stone fireplaces and DSTV. Self-catering and breakfasts by in the Royal Natal National Park.The Gorge walk is a must. Book early to avoid CENTRAL e Mafadi Peak m Karkloof Spa – 033 569 1321, Hilton Spa – arrangement. dissapointment. m (Highest point in SA) o Exit 168 c 033 343 3311 e 3446m DRAKENSBERG r 0km t 3 Tel: +27 (0)36 468 1133 Cell: +27 (0)82 449 0502 Tel: +27 (0)36 468 1241 o Injisuthi N 8. Fern Hill Hotel – Experience the Midlands’ [email protected] www.witsend.co.za [email protected] www.webookplaces.com self-catering r Moor Park Rive R103 favourite Sunday carvery – 033 330 5071 White Mountain ans Nature Reserve HIKES hm Resort us Battle Cave – rock art (8am 4 hrs) B 32 Battle of 9. Hike at the Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve – Notties Brewery / Rawdons Hotel ZuluWaters Game Reserve Marble Baths – swimming (5 hrs) Willow Grange tip: start at carpark no. 4 31 32 Van Heyningens Pass (2 hrs) Horse Trails ZuluWaters Antbear Guesthouse N3 i 036 352 0100 036 352 0100 Luxury Drak Cave 10. Best biltong at Linga Lapa Hike times are times are Hike times trip round 076 441 2362 Lowlands Mooi Falls Kwa Dlamin 26 27 Battle of Brynbella 11. Cultural insight at Mpophomeni Zulu Tourism Experience – 033 238 0288 Horse Trails TOP THINGS TO DO m 076 441 2362 Hidcote 12. Gliding on Saturday at Howick Air0k field Giants Castle / Kamberg Exit 152 2 – 083 310 3990 1. Rock art at main cave, HIKES 8 k 13. Fine dining at Hartford House – 033 263 2713, Giant’s Castle, tours on Main Cave – rock art m m 36km the hour 09h00-15h00 (1 hr - tours on the hour 19k Caversham Mill – 033 234 4524, Old Haliwell – every hour 9am-3pm) Exit 146 33 330 2602, La Lampara – 082 416 0195 m 2. Photograph Bearded Giants Castle 46k 14. Olive tasting with Romesco Olives Greytown A 3000ha private game reserve 30km from Mooi River/25km from Estcourt. Vultures from the Hartford House 3314m Giants Castle Mooi River R622 To Offers 3 accommodation options – Shaka Lodge, Lake Cottage and Nandi Lammageier vulture hide, 15. Hand weaving at Shuttleworth Weaving Nottingham Road Brewery set in the grounds of Rawdons Hotel is a great spot House. Fully inclusive and self-catering options available. Activities offered to booking essential 35 Giant’s Camp self-catering to see one of South Africa’s oldest craft brewers and enjoy a fantastic pub meal guests include game drives, guided walks, horse trails, fly fishing, clay pigeon LESOTHO 036 468 1241 Crane 16. Good coffee at Terbadore Coffee Roastery, under the Oak tree. We produce 5 beers from lagers, Pilsners, Ales and Porters. shooting, tennis and gourmet picnics. By appointment only. – 036 353 3718 Sanctuary Exit 143 HIKES D11 Mountain View Café Bloom, Blueberry Hill, Yellowwood Café, Tel: +27 (0)33 266 6728 Cell: +27 (0)83 782 8959 Tel: +27 (0)36 352 0100 Cell: +27 (0)82 557 6686 3. Sleep in a luxury cave at Worlds View (4 hrs) Country House Piggly Wiggly Antbear Lodge Bergview (2 hrs) 033 267 7278 [email protected] www.beer.co.za [email protected] www.zuluwatersgamereserve.com Giants Ridge / Oribi Ridge (9 hrs) R103 17. Kids archery and candle-dipping at the – 036 352 3143 Cleopatra Mountain Farmhouse Berg Trails Waterford Junction, Nottingham Road 4. Visit the Crane and Highmoor 033 267 7227 Manor Little Wine Cellar & Deli 33 Whispering Waters 34 Wetland Sanctuary HIKES camping Mooi MIDLANDS Caracal Cave (1 hrs) D314 5. Gourmet meals at Rosetta Cleopatra Mountain Aasvoelkrans (3 hrs) Glengarry 40km Fordoun Spa Farmhouse 033 266 6217 Exit 132 Karkloof 44 Nature Reserve Karkloof – 033 267 7243 Kamberg Marrakesh Cheese 34 Canopy Tour n ow 076 241 2888 t 6. Horse-riding at Berg HIKES Mooi River Game Pass Shelter – rock art (3 hrs) Khyber Pass Trails – 033 267 7227, Nottingham Rd Curry’s . Roman Baths Post . Grey . To Zulu Waters Waterfall Cave (4 hrs) Exit 125 . – 036 352 0100, Kamberg self-catering 036 468 1241 22km The Old Hotel Antbear Horse Trails Lotheni 12 Notties Brewer / D293 k 31 Balgowan – 036 352 3143 m HIKES Fort Nottingham Rawdons Hotel Enjoy excellent trophy-trout fishing and the ultimate in luxurious countryside Jacob’s Ladder 033 266 6728 Cranford relaxation in the Natal Midlands. Whispering Waters offers you superb 7. Hike to the best rock art Museum N3 Country D815 lodgings in tranquil surroundings close to the attractions of the Midlands Galib Tree Lodge site in the Drakensberg, Yellowwood Cave (6 hrs) 33 Whispering Waters Meander, featuring attentive service and all those ‘little extras’ that you desire. Kamberg Game Pass Black Eagle Trail Hawklee Country House 033 266 6893 Granny Shelter, 3 hour walk return Pleasant Places Lidgetton Mouse Karkloof Falls Tel: +27 (0)33 266 6893 Cell: +27 (0)72 418 2528 15km Otters Den D369 – ask to see video Self-catering Lythwood Lodge [email protected] www.whisperingwaters.co.za 14km Mkhomazi 40 Umgeni Vlei D19 Reserve Umgeni Valley Piggly Wiggly Farmstall Greendale Spar www.drakensberg-tourist-map.com 6km 033 ? Nature 19km Reserve TOP THINGS TO DO Vergelegen 18km Exit 107 Accommodation Nature Reserve 4km 39 Yellowwood Café Southern Drakensberg Lower Sani Mountain Lodge HIKES 5km FernHill Hotel 37 033 330 2461 1.
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