The Central Drakensberg (Dragon’s Mountains) is 2.5 hours from Durban using the fast N3 motorway, but we ventured off on the winding R103, known as the Midlands Meander. Originally settled by British farmers, a mixture of very English craft shops, guest houses and speciality food markets line the road.
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We spent 3 days in the Central Berg at the Inkosana Lodge staying in lovely Zulu style rondavels. The weather was great and we got in a couple of very nice day hikes at around 1500 metres in the shadows of Cathkin and Cathedral Peaks.
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Nelson Mandela was captured here in 1962
Very Olde English pub on the Midlands Meander …
… a sample of its products
In this shed local women hand make the beautiful Tsonga shoes and bags
Zulu style rondavels at Inkosana Lodge …
… nicely decorated and with all mod cons
Dawn, day 1 – Cathkin Peak, Central Drakensberg
Hiking the Central Berg
One of many waterfalls
Day 1 sunset from Inkosana Lodge
Typical small Zulu farms and houses
Saturday is washing day
The original San bushmen left some wonderful cave paintings (c 2000bc)
Protea bushes growing under Cathedral Peak
Doreen falls …
… walking back …
… we saw many of these tree ferns
One of the baboons along the forest road
The sun rises over our rondavel
Sun breaks through the clouds over Inkosana Lodge
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