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Giants Castle - Drakensberg - South Africa


Giants Castle
Giants Castle offers some of the most wonderful hiking opportunities available in the Central Drakensbeg. Dont expect to find mass tourism here infact its quite possible to see nobody except the game guard at the park entrance.

The Bushman rock art at the main caves is very well known but check out what Kamberg offers too as the rock art there is infinitely better preserved.


Historic Giants Castle Game Reserve, home of the eland and the majestic bearded vulture, lies in the Central Berg region of the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park, a World Heritage Site. Giants Castle camp is situated on a gassy plateau among the deep valleys running down from the face of the High Drakensberg, offering glorious views for hikers and mountain climbers.

Superb rock art is high among its special attractions. The renowned vulture restaurant is open in winter for visitors to watch bearded vultures and other endangered species feeding.Visit the Main Caves Museum for fascinating insight into the past lifestyle of the San people.

Giants has four mountain huts, three of which are situated just below the main escarpment. They sleep eight and provide opportunities to climb up various passes onto the top of the Drakensberg range. The fourth mountain hut is situated lower down on a ridge overlooking Meander Valley and sleeps four people.

Images courtesy of South African Tourism

Information from: World 66



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