Statistics

We have kept records since 2003 of visitors to our office:

Number of Tourists visiting our office

Chart is based on the stats for tourists visiting our office

Graph of tourist visitors visiting the information office

Previous Web Statistics:

Summary – Aug 09 – Jul 10

Pageviews = 94944 (up 50%)

Visitors = 31571 (up 12%)

Summary – Aug 08 – Jul 09

Pageviews = 63461 (down 48%) – due to site re-design

Visitors = 28225 (up 63%)

Summary – 2007

Pageviews = 122773 (up 46%)

Visitors = 17283

Summary – 2006

Pageviews = 84116

Visitors = 7561

Drakensberg Horse Riding

We offer a 1, 2 or 3 night trail. The ride starts at 9:30 on Day 1 and we usually spend about 6 hours in the saddle each day. We do break for lunch at a beauty-spot along the way where sensitive bottoms enjoy a well deserved reprieve with a swim in a river or dam. The trails wind their way over the vast plains of the Little Berg, and up steep ridges where breathtaking views abound. Visits to the Zulu Sangoma or Bushman Cave can be incorporated. Guests are accommodated in very comfortable, mountain accommodation with flushing toilets, running water and proper beds (with linen)! All food and drinks are provided.

Web – Email – Tel 082 337 8770

Thousands of years have gone into the creation of the backdrop to Champagne Sports Resort. Nestled in the ancient Drakensberg range, it’s a place of luxury and rest. Of activity and stimulation. Of unexpected variety and plenty.

The resort offers a variety of superb, fully serviced accommodation. The 62 hotel bedrooms are made up of twin rooms, family rooms, and various suites, all with either mountain or garden views. A further 67 Timeshare Units on the estate are used for hotel accommodation if available.

Our championship 18 hole golf course is a must for the avid golfer, and our other entertainment facilities include, tennis and squash courts, gym and pool areas, just to name a few. Team building activities can be arranged and are coordinated to suit any group requirements.

Web – Email – Tel 036 468 8000 – Fax 036 468 1072

Mountain Splendour is located in the spectacular Champagne Valley in the central region of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a family-operated resort situated on an 80-hectare farm directly facing the 3000m peaks of Champagne Castle, Cathkin Peak and Sterkhorn.

We pride ourselves in providing quality service and affordable family holidays in a safe, healthy and tranquil environment. The immediate area offers excellent outdoor activities such as mountain biking, hiking, white-water rafting, horse riding, golf and bowls. Other local amenities include restaurants, supermarkets, an arts and crafts route and the Drakensberg Boys Choir School where regular concerts and festivals are held.

Winterton, a quaint village 25 kilometres away, caters for all your basic needs. Within an hour’s drive there are game reserves, historical battlefields, the Midlands Meander and good trout fishing areas.

Web – Email – Tel: 036 468 1172 – Fax: 036 468 1172

Sungubala is a Bush Camp situated in the Northern Drakensberg. It is situated on 500ha of pristine wilderness directly below the peaks of Hlolela and Sungubala (7000ft), just north of Royal Natal National Park.

Surrounding the farm is approximately 30 000 to 40 000ha of conserved wilderness and mountain environment, to which we have access. The camp fills the space between the clutter of camping and the hum drum of even the simplest hotel or resort.

Even though there are folk who prefer straight forward camping, there are people who enjoy a hard days hiking and then would like to be able to enjoy a hot shower, an ice cold drink and after dinner settle into a comfortable bed with the peace and quiet of a mountain wilderness around them and experience the feeling of camping, with out the discomfort.

Web – Email – Tel: 036 438 6000 – Fax: 036 438 6000

Montusi Mountain Lodge offers genuine hospitality in the tranquility of one of the most beautiful settings in South Africa. Montusi is the Anglicised version of the Zulu name “Mountain in the Mist”.

Until the 1990′s it was a farm which had degenerated into a wattle wasteland (the wattle is an exotic tree, brought in from Australia, which destroys local vegetation and water supplies). When owner Anthony Carte wrote to the then Minister of Water Affairs, Kadar Asmal, asking for job assistance to preserve and protect this water catchment area, he never imagined that the nation wide Working for Water scheme would emerge.

Each individual thatched garden suite is cosy with a lounge,fireplace, tea/coffee station with little fridge for fresh milk and your drinks, a TV, and panoramic views of the Drakensberg’s Amphitheatre, a World Heritage Site. Bathrooms with separate bath and shower. Large Bath Sheets. Homemade chocolates. Quite addictable!

Montusi offers excellent hiking, horse riding, trout fishing and even a flying trapeze. Test your skills in your 4×4 or simply do nothing and soak up the incredible panoramic views.

Web – Email – Tel 036 438 6243 – Fax 036 438 6566

Jabulani means ‘happy’ – with its abundance of flora and fauna in the surrounding indigenous forest, combined with the spectacular Drakensberg scenery, the Jabulani bush camp is a sanctuary for any nature lover.

There is surely no finer way to relax than around a crackling fire beneath a star spangled sky.

Located in the Northern Drakensberg, Jabulani offers you the ideal location to relax and unwind in a magnificent setting situated within easy striking distance from Johannesburg (3 1/2 hours) and Durban (2 1/2 hours).

The camp caters for all tastes and appeals to young and old alike, for family holidays or weekend getaways.

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At the foothills of the uKhahlama – Drakensberg Mountains, World Heritage Site – a century old coach house nestles peacefully amid natural springs and streams. Dating back to 1850, Sandford Park, home for a British garrison sent to relieve the town of Ladysmith, causing the historical battle of Spioenkop, survived almost complete obliteration. Today, it has been restored to a place of complete relaxation and tranquility.

Between DBN and JHB, Sandford is in a perfect position, equidistant to the Royal National Park, Amphitheatre, Spioenkop Nature Reserve, Cathedral Peak and all major Battlefield sites.

The decor is reminiscent of an age gone by; tranquility nourishes the soul and enhances the memory of time visited.

The guest rooms all have en-suite bathrooms with upcountry cottage decor; all under thatch – being warm in winter and cool in summer.

The dining room has a very cozy atmosphere making it an all round experience, good food, good decor and quality music.

The pub is known by many as the “best in the Berg” with its great decor and design, not to mention the memorabilia covering the walls

Conference and Wedding facilities as well as a host of activities on offer such as, swimming, croquet, badminton, volleyball .

Our dam, which is stocked with Florida Bass, is 4 hectares in extent and a tremendous amount of enjoyment is had with the fishing, canoeing and boating, and of course with all this water and trees around, bird watching is high on many visitors list of which we boast over 80 different species.

Web – Email – Tel 036 448 1001/2 – Fax 036 448 1047 / 086 676 3421

The Village of Geluksburg was first conceived in 1908 but before it could be proclaimed the 1914-18 war forced its abandonment. The idea of a village was resurrected in the 1930′s but the outbreak of the 1939-45 war again saw its abandonment.

The project finally took off in the 1980′s and Geluksburg became unique as a private village in the centre of the beautiful Drakensberg area. Geluksburg is close to the famous ” Lost Valley ” of the Drakensberg which has its own place in the folklore of the Drakensberg, being the site of a ” white tribe ” which lived isolated from the rest of civilisation until just after the turn of the century.

Geluksburg is centrally placed for excursions to the historic Boer War Battlefields. Spioenkop Nature Reserve, where you will see Rhinos, Buffalos, Giraffe, Zebra, and Wilderbeest, the Amphitheatre , Cathedral Peak Valley, and the Champagne Castle Valley all with stunning scenic views and energetic or relaxing mountain walks.

Web – Email – Tel 036 448 1328 – Fax 036 448 1328