5- Day Drakensberg Mountains Tour – SCDD5
Drakensberg Mountains Tour – 5 Days – SCDD5 We offer this 5-day Drakensberg Mountains tour as a combination of the shorter 2-days Southern Drakensberg tour and the 3-day Central and Northern Drakensberg tour. It encompasses nearly all the great spots of the mountains in this area. DAY 1. Durban – Natal Midlands – Drakensberg Mountains. Drive inland to Pietermaritzburg, the capital of KwaZulu-Natal, for a brief city tour. Stop at the railway station where Mahatma Gandhi was thrown off the train because of the colour of his skin and see the waiting room where he formulated his philosophy of passive resistance in the silence of the night. Visit the Church of the Vow built due to the Battle of Blood River between the Voortrekkers and the Zulus in 1838. Continue to Howick to visit the 100m high Falls, and stop at the monument erected on the spot where Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962. Continue through an area of gentle pastoral beauty called the Natal Midlands. Pass through grassy plains scattered with villages and lush farmlands where plump cattle and thoroughbred horses graze. We enter the Weenen Game Reserve for an afternoon of game viewing. We have a good chance of seeing, amongst others, white rhino, giraffe and zebra. Afterwards, we stop at the place where the Boers arrested Winston Churchill during the Anglo-Boer War. Then we travel to our hotel where you can enjoy magnificent views while enjoying sundowners. Overnight Little Switzerland Hotel Hotel. Breakfast and dinner included. DAY 2. Northern Drakensberg Mountains – Golden Gate After breakfast, we travel through QwaQwa, a former homeland, and watch the locals busy with their daily chores in this remote land. We visit the Golden Gate National Park with amazing views of the black Basalt and golden sandstone cliffs, giving its name