Self Catering Accommodation In The Central Drakensberg

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Our resort has its own lake, which is one of the biggest in the area, offering non power boating and fly fishing for trout and Natal yellowfish. All of our chalets have magnificent views of the Central Drakensberg range looking onto the twin peaks of Champagne Castle and Cathkin.

Wits End is a nature lover's paradise with several private nature trails spread over 250 acres of pristine mountain landscape. These run through indigenous forests and mountain grassland providing an excellent example of local flora and fauna including many species of birds and mammals such as bushbuck, reedbuck, grey duiker, Cape otter and water mongoose to name but the most prolific...

The Central Drakensberg offers the convenience of numerous fine hotels and cozy family restaurants with many fine dining opportunities as well as several convenience stores for those who would rather self cater.

The Champagne Valley boasts 2 golf courses. The Champagne Sports Resort's 18 hole championship course is well known amongst the golfing fraternity, and is rated one of the top golf courses in South Africa.

The gates to the Monks ...
... Cowl reserve are a short distance from Wits End and mark the entrance to a World Heritage site which was proclaimed here in 2000. Guests can escape into the wilderness on a long grueling hike up the mountains, or take a leisurely stroll alongside a gurgling mountain streams to one of the magnificent waterfalls that abound in the area.

The uKhahlamba World Heritage site has been awarded world heritage status in 3 categories: archaeology, vegetation and geology. This is a status shared by only 7 sites worldwide. Naturally the area abounds in indigenous flora an fauna.

Visiting the local San rock art is an experience not to be missed and there are well preserved examples only a short guided walk from our resort. The nearby Winterton Museum also offers a fine photographic display of the San people's art and way of life and the Didima Rock art center in the Cathedral Peak area, about 30 minutes drive away, is also worth a visit.

For the culturally inclined the Central Drakensberg has much to offer. One of Wits End's neighbors is the internationally acclaimed Drakensberg Boys Choir School. Guests can attend their Wednesday afternoon concerts which are held during the school term when the boys are not on tour. Their annual music festival, usually held in April or May, is a major attraction to the area.

The well known Ardmore Ceramic Studio, with its distinctive African flair, is also nearby and worth a visit although one needs a fairly large bank balance to make a purchase!

Many other attractions of the greater Drakensberg area are easily accessible from the Central Drakensberg. Visits to Giants Castle, The Amphitheatre and Tugela Falls, which is the second highest waterfall in the world, are all within an hours drive of us. Further afield is the Southern Drakensberg and the Sani Pass which is not recommended for a day drive as it is 3 hours away.

The Central Drakensberg is also close to The Battlefields area. The Spioenkop Battle site in particular is the site of one of the most infamous battles of the Anglo Boer War (1899 to 1900) and offers a fascinating visit. Within an hours drive one can visit the towns of Ladysmith and Colenso where many battles where conducted between the British and Boer armies. The surrounding area is also steeped in Zulu history.

Shaka and his far reaching impis often attacked local Nguni settlements in the early 1800's and the Zulu battles of Blood River ( Zulu /Boer) and Rorkes drift ( Zulu/British) are also not too far a field.

The Central Drakensberg is often seen as the gateway to the Zulu Kingdom and the Midlands Meander, with its quaint county villages and famous annual Midmar mile swimming event, is an hour away en route to the multi cultural city of Durban.

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