The Drakensberg Amphitheatre/Tugela Falls 2-day Hike

Event Date: 24𝐭𝐡 – 𝟐5th June 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 – Amphitheatre/Tugela Falls Hike

Start: Sentinel Car Park
Finish: Sentinel Car Park
Duration: 14km over two days and one night, 14kms – 617m Ascent
Fitness: Moderate Hike
Beauty: 4/5
Our tip: take extra pairs of warm socks and a down jacket for the nights at the top often get chilled

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐓𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝟐-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐞 is the perfect opportunity to hike to the top of the Drakensberg. Nature Lovers, families with children over the age of 12 who just wanna get out and about, couples, and single hikers, who are tired of the city life and seeking a weekend getaway from it all in the Drakensberg just with friends and loved ones.

𝘉ook your spot 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 instructions on how to make it to the hike as well as getting ready and prepared for the hike.

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟏: 𝐑𝟏𝟕𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐩 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚃𝚎𝚗𝚝 + 𝚂𝚕𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙱𝚊𝚐 + 𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚜𝚒𝚎𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚎𝚔 𝙼𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝙻𝚘𝚍𝚐𝚎 – 𝚂𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚕 𝙲𝚊𝚛 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚔 – 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚜𝚒𝚎𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚎𝚔 𝙼𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝙻𝚘𝚍𝚐𝚎 + Guide.

NOTE: 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝒉𝒊𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 + 𝑺𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒂𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒆’𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅/𝒔𝒏𝒂𝒄𝒌 + 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓.

PS: An added R500 refundable deposit is required. Should any of the rented items be damaged, your deposit will be used to repair the damages.

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟐: 𝐑𝟗𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐩 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚜𝚒𝚎𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚎𝚔 𝙼𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝙻𝚘𝚍𝚐𝚎 – 𝚂𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚕 𝙲𝚊𝚛 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚔 – 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚜𝚒𝚎𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚎𝚔 𝙼𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝙻𝚘𝚍𝚐𝚎 + Guide. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘨.

NOTE: For 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒, We do not provide transport to the venue. You cover that and bring (R70) cash for the Conservation fees as they do not accept card payments at the gate. 𝑺𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅, 𝒉𝒊𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒉𝒊𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒈. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 078 949 6008 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.

𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩.

𝐏𝐀𝐘𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐍-𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄.

𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙬𝙖𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙧.

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬

The Drakensberg Amphitheatre and Tugela Falls 2-day hike covers about 13km both ways counting from Sentinel Carpark up to Tugela Falls and back to Sentinel Carpark with a ascend of about 500m from 2500m – just under 3000m. On average this hike will take about 4 hours per day. That includes stopping for incredible views. The next morning we will return to Witsieshoek Mountain Lodge where cars without a 4×4 capability are parked. From there we’ll depart to our various homes.

The route is mostly circular starting at the Sentinal car park and walking up the zigzags for a stop above the 3 Witches. After this, we stroll along the contour path to the world-famous chain ladders. A bit of a head for heights comes in handy here. After climbing the chain ladders we’ll be on top of the Amphitheatre for a gentle stroll to our campsite. The way back down has 2 options. We can either climb back down the ladders or down the gully.

In addition to the world-renowned Drakensberg Amphitheatre and the Tugela Falls which is 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, we will also see the Devils Tooth, the 3 Witches, and Mont-Aux-Sources Peak which is the source of the Tugela River.

Mount-Aux-Sources is the source of the Tugela which flows into the Indian Ocean. It is also the source of water that ends up in the Orange River finishing in the Atlantic Ocean.

After settling in and pitching our tents at the top of the Teguela Fall, we’ll all have a wonderful supper in the fresh air of the Drakensberg while we watch the sunset and the Tugela Fall plummets down the Amphitheatre wall to almost 1000m.

The next morning, we’ll awake to a beautiful sunrise as we watch from within our sleeping bags without having to leave our tents. We’ll later enjoy one of the most beautiful sunrises in the world as we wander up to Beacon Buttress to catch more amazing views along the way. After this, we’ll walk down The Gully to join the contour path past the zigzags to Sentinel car park and head back to Witsieshoek Mountain Lodge where we hop in our cars and head back home. The Guided Drakensberg Amphitheatre and Tugela Fall 2-day hike should be on every person’s «MUST DO» hiking list.

𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘺 – 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦

2 Days / 1 Night

Guided Hike

DIFFICULTY:6/10

Trail Map

Disclaimer

Mountaineering (climbing and hiking) is de facto an activity that carries certain inherent risks. Neither the ADJAFRICA, nor any of its members or representatives accept responsibility for any deaths, injury, or illness sustained or suffered by any person or for any theft, loss, or damage to any property that results from participation in ADJAFRICA activities, no matter in what manner caused and whether allegedly due to negligence or not.

Starting Point:
Sentinel Car Park
End Point:
Sentinel Car Park
Activities:
Hiking
Prices From:
R900
Province:
Kwazulu Natal

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The Drakensberg Amphitheatre/Tugela Falls 2-day Hike

Event Date: 24𝐭𝐡 – 𝟐5th June 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

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The Drakensberg Amphitheatre/Tugela Falls 2-day Hike

Event Date: 24𝐭𝐡 – 𝟐5th June 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬

Trail Map

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