South Africa Drakensberg
Skiing in South Africa
For a truly unique winter travel experience in Africa, it’s going to be tough to top a ski getaway in the Drakensberg mountains.
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Skiing in Africa
Granted, for those who are used to skiing in, say, the Alps or Rockies, the charms of SA’s downhill and snowboarding playgrounds may have less potency than for those who’ve never seen snow. On the other hand, if you’re …
Date: May 22nd, 2006 |
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Masakala Guest House, Matatiele, Southern Drakensberg, Eastern Cape: Accommodation Review
Masakala Guest House
94 High Street, Matatiele (office)
Eastern Cape | Map 1 | Map 2
Masakala Rondavels
Accommodation type: Bed & Breakfast
Number of stars: N/A (but AA approved)
Rooms starting from (per person sharing): R200
SA Blog recommends? Enthusiastically!
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This is off-the-grid living at its best. Electricity is scarce and daily patterns are simple. Guests get breakfast and supper each day, as well as stunning, panoramic views of the Ukhahlamba Mountains, and the opportunity to hike the Mehloding Adventure Trail. Other activities include bird watching, a guided village tour, horse riding and Bushmen rock art viewing.
(See full review below.)
Date: April 6th, 2006 |
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Not Quite Kili - SA’s Highest Peak
(An SA Blog Beta post from Your Correspondent)
Court’s tales of her Kilimanjaro ascent put me in a mind to investigate how high one can walk uphill in SA. Not surprisingly, the answer lies in the province of KwaZulu Natal. Its mountainous border with Lesotho holds many climbing challenges (and is spectacularly beautiful) - the highest of which, at 3446 meters, is Mafadi peak.
That’s only about 2500 meters or so short of Kili - pretty close, when you consider that Kili’s about 3000 meters short of Everest.
OK, I admit, it’s not close. But don’t discount Mafadi Peak, or the rest of
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Date: January 5th, 2006 |
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Life in Lesotho
You can hear the wind blowing through the red, yellow and green-tinted grass. That is how quiet and serene the little village of Mafika-Lisiu in Lesotho is, just over the border of South Africa in the Northern Drakensberg mountains.
Date: May 14th, 2006 |
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Baz Blog: From Sea and Surf Through the Mountains to the City of Gold
SA Blog is touring South Africa on the Baz Bus, following the adventures of intrepid Baz Blogger Kathy - a.k.a. “Trekker”.
Sani Pass, Lesotho
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…” From Durban (the end of Leg Two on the Baz Bus route), you have a choice of two roads to follow for Leg Three: you can continue up the coast to Swaziland, or head inland through the Drakensberg Mountains and straight to Johannesburg, the city of gold.
I chose the latter of the two, planning to continue on towards Swaziland after Joburg.
Here we go again, then - waking up at the crack of dawn to hop on the Baz Bus and head into the mountains.
See Baz Bus route map | Book Baz Bus ticket
Side Note: Leaving Durban, be sure to check your time for the Baz Bus pick-up! If you are heading north to Joburg, pick-up is 7h30 a.m., and if to Swaziland, it’s 6.30am. I know from experience what it is like to get the times mixed up, luckily for me it meant an extra hour on the beach, rather than a rush to get out of bed.
Date: April 5th, 2006 |
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