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The Central Drakensberg

The Central Drakensberg ranks as the most spectacular part of the Drakensberg with the highest peaks rising over 3000 meters The Central Drakensberg is the focus of the Mountain Meander, a 'Central Drakensberg Tourism' initiative to market the region. In addition to accommodation in luxury resorts, country hotels, small B&Bs and camping sites there is a multitude of arts outlets, golf, fishing, the Vulture Restaurant and the world famous Drakensberg Boys Choir which holds concerts every Wednesday during term.

Most of the Central Drakensberg makes up the Natal Drakensberg Park, a wilderness area with an abundance of wildlife. Hikers are frequently surprised by bushbuck, oribi, mountain reedbuck, tiny duiker, and the largest of South Africa’s antelope species, the eland, as well as many others. Enormous lammergeier, or bearded vultures, fly overhead and baboons bark from the cliffs. The spring is heralded by carpets of wild flowers and the pink and orange watsonia, like miniature gladioli, bloom thickly on the hillsides. In autumn the fields and lower reaches of the Drakensberg are often a waist-high sea of confetti-like pink, white and deep velvet red cosmos blossoms. In the higher reaches on the slopes of the Little Berg, varieties of protea trees show their prehistoric flowers, and ancient tree ferns and the odd cycad dot the gullies. Hikers should note that there are 24 species of snakes in these mountains, and not all of them are willing to give way to humans!

The Central Drakensberg mountains also contain thousands of Bushman Rock Art sites, evidence of the small, primitive San people who practiced a prehistoric life style in the area long ago. The earliest of these paintings are about 800 years old, and the golden age of the painters was between 400 and 200 years ago.

Regions of the Central Drakensberg

• Cathedral - Mlambonja Wilderness Area, Cathedral Peak , Ndumeni, Organ Pipes, Ndedema Gorge
• Monk’s Cowl (Champagne Valley) - Champagne Castle, Cathkin Peak, Monks Cowl, Mdedelelo Wilderness Area
• Injasuti
• Giant’s Castle

Towns of the Central Drakensberg

• Winterton
• Estcourt
• Loskop
• Mooi River

Central Drakensberg Links

• Accommodation in the Central Drakensberg from Drakensberg Tourism - The largest selection of accommodation in the Central Drakensberg available. Each accommodation has it own page with a good description and pictures of the rooms, the establishmnet and the view. It makes deciding on a place really easy.

• Request information about accommodation in the Central Drakensberg This central reservations office based in the Central Drakensberg is a great resource for finding those lesser known places especially in peak periods like Easter and Christmas.

• The Central Drakensberg - Information from Drakensberg Tourism

• Giants Castle - Information from the Antbear Guest House

• Champagne Castle - Information from the Antbear Guest House

• Central Drakensberg South Africa  - Information from the Antbear Guest House

• Central Drakensberg tours and accommodation . Information from South Africa Tours

• Central Drakensberg - And some more Central Drakensberg Infoation

• Drakensberg Boys Choir School - Drakensberg Tourism offers current information about the Drakensberg Boys Choir, its concerts and a booking facility.
• The towns and places of the Central Drakensberg
• Andrews Favorite Hiking Trails in the Central Drakensberg

Drakensberg Boys Choir School | Hiking Maps of the Drakensberg | Drakensberg and Natal Midlands Weddings | Drakensberg day walks and walking trails | Fauna and flora of the Drakensberg - A treasure chest | Links to Drakensberg Tourism Partners |