The Drakensberg uKhahlamba National Park comprises a number of individual conservation areas that collectively embrace the Drakensberg Escarpment under state protection as areas of supreme natural beauty, a fact which...
One morning I found myself with a few hours to kill in the central Meander town of Nottingham Road, waiting, as one does, for the local coffee shop with WiFi...
Eco Travel Africa Rating: The Umzimkulu River begins its journey in the highlands of the Drakensberg, reaching the ocean near Port Shepstone. In between it meanders through the hills and...
Eco Travel Africa Rating: My visit to Giant’s Cup Resort located a few miles outside the southern Drakensberg town of Underberg was to sample the fly fishing for which, not...
Spioenkop (lookout, or spy hill), or Spionkop as it is frequently, but incorrectly spelled, is another of the better known battlesites that litter the South African Battlefield Route. It is...
Eco Travel Africa Rating: My visit to Spioenkop Battle Site on the KwaZulu Natal Battlefield Route included a stay as the guest of Raymond and Lynette Heron, owners of the...
Eco Travel Africa Rating: Overlooking the iconic Isandlwana Battlefield, arguably the most recognizable feature on the KwaZulu/Natal Battlefield Route sits Isandlwana Lodge, a four star hospitality establishment reflecting all the...
Two of the most impactful and symbolic battle sites in southern Africa are Isandlwana and Blood River, both of which involved the powerful and highly militaristic Zulu, against the British...
The first stop on the battlefield leg of my 2013 tour of southern Africa was Ladysmith, partly because of proximity, but partly because the Siege of Ladysmith was one of...
The South African leg of my 2013 tour of southern Africa began on the South Coast of KwaZulu/Natal from where I set off to the Southern Drakenserg in search of...