KwaZulu-Natal’s second World Heritage site, the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, has exceptional natural beauty in its soaring basaltic buttresses, incisive dramatic cutbacks, and golden sandstone ramparts.

The Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park has an average altitude of 3000m and spans 150kms over 243 000 ha of land.

Rolling high altitude grasslands, the pristine steep-sided river valleys and rocky gorges also contribute to its natural beauty. The Park's diversity of habitats protects a high level of endemic and globally threatened species, especially birds and plants.

This spectacular natural site also contains many caves and rock-shelters with the largest and most concentrated group of paintings in Africa south of the Sahara, made by the San people over a period of 4,000 years. The rock paintings are outstanding in quality and diversity of subject and in their depiction of animals and human beings. They represent the spiritual life of the San people who no longer live in this region.

A wealth of recreational opportunities exist, with well laid out day walks from all major camps, the self-guided Giants Cup Hiking Trail and a fabulous wealth of rock art sites to rival any in the world. From peacefully fly fishing in a river or dam, experiences extend to the rigours of rock-climbing or mountain biking for those with a taste for the high adventures of life.

A host of other pastimes includes hiking, birdwatching, swimming, riding, photography, painting or simply revelling in the clear mountain air while taking in the breathtaking vistas around you.