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Drakensberg. The Drakensberg (Zulu: uKhahlamba, Sotho: Maloti, Afrikaans: Drakensberge) is the eastern portion of the Great Escarpment, which encloses the central Southern African plateau. The Great Escarpment reaches its greatest elevation – 2,000 to 3,482 metres (6,562 to 11,424 feet) within the border region of South Africa and Lesotho.
The uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park is a protected area in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, covering 2,428.13 km 2 (938 sq mi), and is part of the Maloti-Drakensberg Park, a World Heritage Site. [2] The park includes Royal Natal National Park, a provincial park, and covers part of the Drakensberg, an escarpment formation with the highest ...
The Great Escarpment is a major topographical feature in Africa that consists of steep slopes from the high central Southern African plateau [ 1 ] downward in the direction of the oceans that surround southern Africa on three sides. [ 2 ][ 3 ] While it lies predominantly within the borders of South Africa, in the east the escarpment extends ...
Tugela Falls. Tugela Falls (uThukela in Zulu [citation needed]) is a complex of seasonal waterfalls located in the Drakensberg (Dragon's Mountains) of Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa. According to some measurements, it is the world's tallest waterfall. A revisited validation of waterfall ...
Amphitheatre (Drakensberg) Coordinates: 28°46′S 28°54′E. The Amphitheatre with the Tugela River. The Amphitheatre is one of the geographical features of the Northern Drakensberg, South Africa. The cliff face of the Amphitheatre is roughly three times the size of the total combined area of all the cliff faces in Yosemite 's famous El ...
Drakensberg hiking. Hiking in the Natal Drakensberg is a popular activity for experienced locals and visitors to South Africa. The escarpment allows one to hike on a cliff of roughly 1000m high that stretches for 240 km from Sentinel Buttress in the North to Bushman's Neck Didima camp in the South. Hiking is however not recommended for ...
Royal Natal National Park is a 80.94-square-kilometre (31.25 sq mi) [ 2 ] park in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa and forms part of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site. [ 2 ] Notwithstanding the name, it is actually not a South African National Park managed by the SANParks, but rather a Provincial Park managed by Ezemvelo ...
Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve (or Motlatse Canyon Provincial Nature Reserve) is situated in the Drakensberg escarpment region of eastern Mpumalanga, South Africa.The reserve protects the Blyde River Canyon, including sections of the Ohrigstad and Blyde Rivers and the geological formations around Bourke's Luck Potholes, where the Treur River tumbles into the Blyde below.