The Royal Natal National Park is situated in the Northern Drakensberg that stretches from the Amphitheatre via Mnweni and Cathedral Peak to Monk's Cowl.
Nowhere in the core area of the Drakensberg is it quicker or easier to get to the summit on foot than at the Amphitheatre. Scenically, this is also one of the most spectacular areas. Eight kilometers long and strikingly symmetrical, it is flanked at each end by two mighty peaks, the Sentinel and the Eastern Buttress, with the Tugela Waterfall plunging into the abyss.
One of the highest falls in the world, it drops 850 m in five clear leaps, with a main vertical section of 183 meters. It rises at nearby Mont-aux-Sources, the birthplace of several major rivers, which was christened in 1836 by two French missionary-explorers.
For the more steadfast, the 'bubble-bath' pool at the top of Ploughman's Kop in Royal Natal National Park is a clothes-off delight on the ed...
This hike is from up the Injisuthi Valley and is an 11km return. The hike can take up to 5 hours including the cave tour. You can walk this ...
The Drakensberg Experience is located in the midlands of the Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa. The route is centred on the Drakensberg...
This hike is from the rest camp up Old Woman Stream and then climb Gibisita Ridge to the caves. It is a 6 km return and can this moderate hi...
This hike is from the rest camp up the Injisuthi Valley as far as the path goes. It is a 17 km return and can be done in about 4 hours up an...
This hike is from the rest camp to Marble Baths, then up Buttress Fork to the summit. Its 14.5 km one way and takes about 7 to 8 hours. This...
This hike is from the rest camp to Grindstone Caves (overnight stop) then up to the Contour Path, heading generally to the south to the Inji...
This hike is up the Injisuthi River to Boundary Pool then up Poacher's Stream and back along the base of the Little Berg. It is 6.5 km and a...
The Royal Natal National Park offers self-catering accommodations in the form of rest camps and a lodge close to the beautiful Tugela Falls....
The Royal Natal National Park boasts with the renowned natural wonder of Drakensberg Amphitheatre. This 5km rock wall looms up to 500m high,...
Royal Natal National Park in the KwaZulu-Natal province forms part of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg. The park boasts with incredible mountain s...
This hike is from the Sentinel car park to the Thukela headwaters (or from Mahai/RNP). It covers a distance of 10 to 12 km (variation 26 km)...
Ploughman's Kop - From Mahai Camp in Royal Natal Park, it's only about 7 km up Ploughman's Kop and back, but it is quite strenuous. Your fir...