Attractions IN Underberg
Nature Reserves
Coleford Nature Reserve
You will find Coleford Nature Reserve near to the town of Underberg, south east of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park. Through its southern section flows the Ngwagwane River, one of its major features. But it also protects Drakensberg Foothill Moist ...
Birdlife or Wildlife Sanctuaries
Drakensberg Foothills Birding Route
The heart of the Lower Drakensberg Foothills Birding Route lies in the lowlands below Sani Pass filled with nature reserves and huge tracts of mist belt forest and grassland alive with birds.. The Lower Drakensberg Foothills ...
Golf Courses
Drakensberg Gardens Golf Club
Glengarry Golf Course is tucked away in the Drakensberg, truly a golfers delight. Glengarry is the only 18 hole golf course in the Southern Berg, situated in a World Heritage site. The spectacular setting of the first tee box and the eighteenth green ...
Nature Reserves
Mzimkhulu Wilderness Area
A little west of the twin villages of Himeville and Underberg, on the border with Lesotho, lies the southernmost part of the Drakensberg and the Mzimkhulu Wilderness Area. Whilst the basalt rock formations that make up this incredible mountain range that ...
Nature Reserves
Ntsikeni Wildlife Reserve
Ntsikeni Nature Reserve consists of a rather inaccessible vlei lying high on a plateau between Franklin and Creighton, in a section of East Griqualand, in the southern reaches of KwaZulu-Natal. This largely unknown and not often visited reserve lies ...
Nature Reserves
The Swamp Nature Reserve
Lying really close to Pevensey in the southern reaches of the Drakensberg, the Swamp Nature Reserve is situated almost due west of Garden Castle Nature Reserve and, as its name suggests, it protects a huge highland swamp system. The highlands are formed ...
Birdlife or Wildlife Sanctuaries / Forests
Xumeni Forest
The mistbelt forest known as Gqumeni, or Xumeni Forest, is a patch of afromontane forest 2 km west of Donnybrook in the Underberg. Gqumeni is exceptional not only for its beauty but also because it has withstood the plundering of yellowoods that is the ...
Attractions AROUND Underberg
Mountain Reserves / Popular Tourist Routes
Bushman's Nek
Bushmans Nek can be found in the southern region of Kwazulu Natal's Drakensberg. Reedbuk, Eland, Klipspringer, Grey Rhebok and Oribi are often spotted here as are Dassie, Porcupines and Rock Hyrax. The birdlife is also abundant and if you are lucky may ...
Miscellaneous / Popular Tourist Routes
Central Drakensberg
The beautiful Drakensberg range or Dragon Mountains, also known in Zulu as uKhahlamba or barrier of spears, is a voluminous stretch of mountains that covers over 1 000 kilometres from south-west to north-east, lying mostly in KwaZulu-Natal. Collectively ...
Uniquely South African / Entertainment
Drakenberg Boys' Choir
There aren't that many things in South Africa that you can say are unique or world class, but the Drakensberg Boys' Choir is one of them. Doors opened in 1965 to the first 20 pupils. The dream was of a multi-racial, multi-cultural Choir School to rival ...
Landmarks / Mountain Reserves
Drakensberg Amphitheatre
The Amphitheatre is a dramatic cliff face that measures more than five kilometres (3.1 miles) in length. The cliffs along the entire length of the range are more than 1.2 kilometres (4 000 feet) high. This massive ...
Mountain Reserves / Popular Tourist Routes
Drakensberg Gardens
In the southern foothills of the Drakensberg the Gardens Area might be, but the views from here of the towering peaks of the Dragon Mountains is pretty spectacular. This is the part of the Drakensberg that benefits from all the flowing rivers that gush ...
Mountain Reserves / Forests / Nature Reserves
Garden Castle State Forest
Garden Castle is the southern most part of the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park and incorporates the Bushman's Nek Valley. The Garden Castle reserve is 35 300 hectares in extent and offers the visitor a variety of experiences. Dominated by the Rhino (a 3051m ...
Game Reserves / Nature Reserves
Highover Wildlife Sanctuary
Surrounded by steep rocky hills, Highover is set on 3 000 hectares of some of the most incredibly scenic land, in the area known as Hella Hella. The sanctuary includes a number of habitats – savannah, mist-belt forests, mist-belt grasslands and valley ...
Lakes / Dams / Nature Reserves
Himeville Nature Reserve
The Himeville Nature Reserve stretches along the eastern boundary of Himeville Village and was proclaimed to its present size of 104 ha in 1973. Himeville Nature Reserve offers trout fishing in two dams situated in the reserve. Boats are no longer ...
Nature Reserves
Impendle Nature Reserve
The Impendle Nature Reserve lies just south of the little town of Impendle, roughly 62 km west of Himeville, in the foothills of the Drakensberg. The nature reserve is made up of former farmland used mostly to graze cattle, but also to grow mielies and ...
Forests / Mountain Reserves / Nature Reserves
Marutswa Forest
The Marutswa Forest is home to the rare Cape parrot. The forest does not lie in the Cape, however, but just outside the little village of Bulwer in KwaZulu-Natal in the Marutswa Nature Reserve. Which gives you an idea of where to find it, but not how ...
Mountain Reserves / Popular Tourist Routes
Mkhomazi Wilderness Area
Mkhomazi Wilderness refers to a large section of the southern central parts of uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Centre) that is regarded as one of the few spaces in the country where you can hike for days without coming across another ...
Popular Tourist Routes / Mountain Passes
Oliviershoek Pass
The Oliviershoek Pass, on the R74 from Bergville, is often used as an alternative route to Van Reenen's Pass. This happens when Van Reenan's Pass is closed off to motorists during bad weather, but you can also use it as a scenic alternative that might ...
Golf Courses
Sani Pass Golf Club
The recently revamped Sani Pass Golf Club is a well-kept secret that retains its discretion, despite its gorgeous setting. In fact, golfers will simply have to visit this course to get the real story behind it. What we do know is that it is situated in ...
Mountain Reserves / Popular Tourist Routes
Southern Drakensberg
Broadly speaking, the southern parts of the Drakensberg lie between Bushman's Nek to the south-east and Kamberg to the north-west, including the Bulwer Mountain and what are often described as the 'country' towns of Underberg and Himeville. This part of ...
Landmarks / Natural Wonders
Tugela Falls
The Tugela Falls in the Drakensberg is the highest waterfall in Africa. It is also regarded as the second highest waterfall in the world. There is, however, an ongoing debate that it could be the world's tallest waterfall, as opposed to Angel Falls in ...
National Parks / Nature Reserves / World Heritage Sites
Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park
The Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park has exceptional natural beauty in its soaring basaltic buttresses, incisive dramatic cutbacks, and golden sandstone ramparts. Rolling high altitude grasslands, the pristine steep sided river valleys and rocky gorges also ...
Nature Reserves
Vergelegen Nature Reserve
One of a number of nature and game reserves in the Southern Drakensberg that also form part of the World Heritage Site of the Drakensberg / Ukhahlamba Park, Vergelegen Nature Reserve lies north of Himeville and west of Howick. The 1159 hectare reserve is ...
... and a little further afield
Golf Courses
Amphitheatre Golf Club
The gorgeous aesthetics of the Amphitheatre Golf Club belie the challenging nature of this special course. In its nine holes, the course manages to test and challenge players; whether they are playing as a hobby or are committed to improving their skills ...
Popular Tourist Routes
Battlefields Route
The KwaZulu Natal hinterland has witnessed some of the most brutal and significant battles to be fought in South Africa. These historical sites form part of the Battlefields Route, a trip through 14 historical towns whose surrounding areas boast the ...
Mountain Passes
Bezuidenhout's Pass
This remote gravel pass lies in the mountainous region between Harrismith and Bergville on the border between the Free State and Kwazulu-Natal, not far east of the Sterkfontein Dam. As such Bezuidenhout's Pass is less of a drive and more of a 4x4 feat, ...
Mountain Passes
Brandon's Pass
Brandon's Pass is one of the highest mountain passes in the country. It has also earned its place on a list of 'dangerous roads' in South Africa. Perhaps because it is seldom driven, other than by offroad enthusiasts, not much is known about the ...
Golf Courses
Cathedral Peak Golf Club
Set in spectacular berg scenery the Cathedral Peak Golf course was designed and built by Roly Taylor with the collaboration of his well-known brother, Reg. The course which has been termed "the thinking golfer's course" was opened on 13 January 1996 by ...
Mountain Reserves / Forests / Nature Reserves
Cathedral Peak Nature Reserve
The Cathedral Peak Nature Reserve, with its numerous free standing peaks and magnificent mountain scenery, is one of the most favoured parts of the Berg for backpacking and rock climbing. Bordered in the north and north-west by the Upper Tugela Location ...
Golf Courses
Champagne Sports Golf Course
Situated in the Central Drakensberg at Champagne Sports Resort this course has recently been extended to an 18-hole layout designed by Huch Biaocchi. The backdrop of Cathkin and Champagne Peaks makes it one of the most scenic courses in South Africa and ...
Mountain Reserves / Forests / Nature Reserves
Cobham State Forest
Cobham is situated in the Southern part of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, and is approximately 150 km from Pietermaritzburg. Dominated by Hodgson's Peaks which enclose the Giants Cup, Cobham is a 52,000 ha section of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park in ...
Mountain Passes
Colling's Pass
Colling's Pass (often called Collin's Pass) is one of several mountain passes in the mountains where KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Free State meet. This area is peppered with mountain passes: Verkykerskop, De Beers Pass, Colling's Pass, Normandien ...
Museums
Fort Durnford Museum
Fort Durnford was built out of local sandstone in a strong rectangular shape with thick, high walls and a couple of prominant towers. It was built to serve as a stronghold on a rise overlooking the old military post at Bushman's River drift. It is said ...
Underberg as a destination
Also in the neighbourhood
Bergville, Bushmans Nek Valley, Cathedral Peak, Cedarville, Central Drakensberg, Champagne Valley, Drakensberg Gardens, Estcourt, Geluksburg, Giants Castle, Himeville, Kamberg, Kokstad, Matatiele, Monks Cowl, Mont-aux-Sources, Northern Drakensberg, Sani Pass, Southern Drakensberg, Swartberg, Van Reenen, Winterton, Witsieshoek
Staying Overnight
House at Glengariff
Situated on a working farm 20kms from Underberg, House at Glengariff is a gracious sandstone farmhouse available for accommodation for up to 12 g...
Otter Cove at Giants Cup
Otter Cove at Giants Cup Wilderness Reserve is set on it's own in a pine glen close to the waters edge. Otter Cove is a holiday cottage in Underb...
Fairways Mountain View Cottage
We offer accommodation in a six sleeper self-catering thatch cottage at The Fairways, a Gold Crown resort, situated within the Drakensberg Garden...
Under The Berg B&B
Bed & Breakfast and Backpackers Accommodation is available at Under the Berg B&B in Underberg, in the Southern Drakensberg. If you've come to the...
Pin Oak Cottage
Pin Oak Cottage is a self catering holiday house in Underberg in the Drakensberg. The house sleeps ten guests in four bedrooms. The main house ha...
Valley Lakes Lodge
Valley Lakes Lodge is an efficiently designed eight sleeper lakeside lodge offering self catering accommodation in Underberg, about 30km from the...
Penwarn Mthini Lodge
Penwarn Mthini Lodge offers Underberg accommodation and is the shining star of Penwarn Farm Lodge. The lodge is perched on a hill overlooking a m...
Stoney Hall Farm
Stoneyhall Farm is situated at the foot of the Southern Drakensberg where the rolling green hills and clear mountain air invite you to unwind and...
Buya Lodge
Buya Lodge offers accommodation in Underberg within the Drakensberg Gardens Golf and Leisure Resort. It borders on 860 acres of World Heritage Si...
Penwarn Manor
Penwarn Manor is rustic yet modern, offering accommodation in Underberg on Penwarn Farm Lodge just 25km from the quaint town. As you drive down t...
Penwarn Farm Lodge
Rustic yet modern, Penwarn Farm Lodge can be found just 25km from the quaint, little town of Underberg in South Africa. As you drive down the Khy...
Umzimkulu Malachite Cottage
Umzimkulu Malachite Cottage consists of two bedrooms furnished with a King-size bed or twin beds if preferred. The lounge and dining area has a l...
Meadow Lane Country Cottages
Meadow Lane Country Cottages offer tranquil accommodation in a park-like setting. Five self catering cottages are surrounded by gorgeous old tree...
Dragons Landing Guest House
Dragons Landing Guest House is located in the Bushmans Nek area of Underberg. This small 40 hectare farm is completely off the grid and runs on s...
The Old Hatchery
Welcome to an affordable B&B and self-catering trout farm, set in a tranquil country setting just 10km from Underberg in the Southern Drakensberg...
Sani Window
Sani Window in Underberg is set on a large property facing onto the golf course with magnificent views of the Drakensberg Mountains. The house ha...
Umzimkulu Giant Cabin
Umzimkulu Giant Cabin is a secluded log holiday home in Underberg sleeping 12 guests. There is a spacious open plan fully equipped kitchen, loung...
Umzimkulu Woodland Cottage
Umzimkulu Woodland Cottage is a free standing double story holiday home in Drakensberg, ideal for a maximum of six adults and two children. Downs...
Drakensberg Gardens Camping
Boasting breathtaking views of an awe inspiring mountain range, the Resort is a one of kind retreat for guests to rekindle, relax and unwind. Wit...
Cedar Garden
Cedar Garden is a spacious, well-appointed home set in a large cared for garden in the popular village of Underberg. Our centrally situated upmar...
Eland Valley Resort
Eland Valley Resort, located in the scenic Southern Drakensberg, offers accommodation in the Underberg area at the foot of the majestic Garden Ca...
Ondini Cottage
Ondini Cottage offers Underberg accommodation in an off-the-grid self-catering home that is nestled deep in the Drakensberg mountains. Enjoy this...
Graceland Farm
Graceland Farm is situated near the town of Underberg and offers quality Drakensberg accommodation for a family or group of friends. It boasts be...
Penwarn Oribi Cottage
Oribi Cottage is located at Penwarn Farm Lodge and offers comfortable accommodation in Underberg. The farm lodge lies in an exquisite valley surr...
Shepherd's Cottage
Shepherd's Cottage is located in Underberg and is one of two cottages offering accommodation on the 90 hectare Farraway Farm (the other is Hillto...
Umzimkulu Mangrove Cottage
Umzimkulu Mangrove Cottage is free standing original homestead with rustic details. This holiday home in Underberg is ideal for a max of 5 guests...
Pennygum Country Cottages
Pennygum Country Cottages offers four beautiful cottages with stunning 'picture postcard' views of the Southern Drakensberg Mountains just 6km fr...
Penwarn Nguni Cottage
Penwarn Nguni Cottage offers Underberg accommodation at Penwarn Farm Lodge just 25km from the quaint, little town of Underberg. Birdlife is of ab...
Valley View Cottage
Situated in the small town of Underberg in the southern Drakensberg, Valley View Cottage offers self catering accommodation for four guests. Boas...
Ndawana River Lodge
Ndawana River Lodge offers luxury Underberg accommodation, total peace, solitude and tranquillity. Situated in the Southern Drakensberg, borderin...
Malachite Manor
Malachite Manor is a luxury Guest Lodge situated on the outskirts of Underberg. It is an ideal getaway for discerning Guests wanting to get away ...
Umzimkulu River Lodge
Umzimkulu River Lodge offers serviced Bed & Breakfast or Self Catering accommodation on one of the most beautiful bends of the Umzimkulu River in...
Haycroft Lodge
The spacious Haycroft Lodge is located on Stoneyhall Farm and is set on the banks of a tranquil lake that reflects the panoramic views of the Dra...
Dragons Landing Cottage
Dragons Landing Cottage offers Underberg accommodation on the Dragons Landing Guest farm in the Bushmans Nek area. It's a small 40 Hectare farm, ...
Douglas Drift
Douglas Drift is a real country getaway, situated 4.5km outside of Underberg town with magnificent views of the Umzimkulu River. Enjoy fresh air ...
The Fairways Gold Crown Resort
Besides boasting a magnificent backyard, Fairways is renowned for its superb self catering units available in four and six sleeper units, as well...
Moya Cottage
Offering self catering accommodation, Moya Cottage is a cosy cottage situated in the peaceful Underberg village, in the heart of the Southern Dra...
Duckbay Lodge at Giants Cup
Duckbay Lodge at Giants Cup Wilderness Reserve occupies the premium position on the farm and is set on the edge of a pine glade, up near the estu...
Hilltop Cottage
Perched on the top of a hill overlooking the breathtakingly picturesque Bushmans Nek valley with unsurpassed views of the Southern Drakensberg Mo...
Sunset View Cottage
Sunset View Cottage is an upmarket, exclusive, romantic, couples' getaway. The panoramic views of the berg are breath-taking. Sunset View is clos...
Drakensberg Gardens Golf & Spa Resort
Nestled in the heart of the Southern Drakensberg, on a scenic 860 acre World Heritage site, rests the magnificent Drakensberg Gardens Golf & Spa ...
Tin Can Glamping Caravan
Tin Can Glamping Caravan offers guests self-catering accommodation in Underberg with beautiful views of the mountains and surrounds, just 2km fro...
Hlogoma Mountain Lodge
Hlogoma Mountain Lodge offers Underberg self catering and is close to the Hlogoma Mountain and overlooks the dams and farm fields. Close to calve...
Giants Cup Wilderness Reserve
Giants Cup Wilderness Reserve, the premier wild-trout fly fishing destination in Southern Africa, is a registered site of Conservation Significan...
Blackbrook Cottages
Blackbrook Cottages is a 74ha working farm, situated just outside of Underberg on the Bushmans Nek Road. Choose from three spacious self-catering...
Splashy Fen Log Cabin Camping
The Splashy Fen Log Cabin is a quirky and rustic cabin with beds and campsite located in a secluded area at the top of the festival site. The sel...
Valley Lakes
Valley Lakes is situated approximately 30kms from Underberg, nestled in the Ndawana Valley, and the lake is fed by the pristine waters of the Nda...
Penwarn Kingfisher Cottage
Penwarn Kingfisher Cottage offers Underberg accommodation in a thatch cottage located at Penwarn Farm. Enjoy Drakensberg self catering while shar...
Fairways Heartwood Mountain Cottage
Fairways - Heartwood Mountain Cottage offers comfortable accommodation at the Drakensberg Gardens Resort and is just 30km from Underberg. The res...
Splashy Fen Cottage
Splashy Fen Cottage sleeps six people in three bedrooms, and an additional four people in a mezzanine loft room, above the lounge, accessed via a...
Dieu Donne Cottage
Dieu Donne Cottage is a self-catering cottage located on a farm just off the Sani Pass Road, in Underberg. The cottage boasts spectacular valley ...
Lakeside Lodge at Giants Cup
Lakeside Lodge at Giants Cup is a self catering holiday home in Underberg that consists of two bedrooms both with en-suite bathrooms. The main be...
Elgin Guest House
Elgin Guest House offers comfortable bed and breakfast accommodation on private sections of a working dairy farm. Each room has its own entrance ...
9 Stoney Way Cottage
9 Stoney Way Cottage is a two bedroom, one bathroom cottage set in a large garden behind the main house just outside the village of Underberg. Th...
Fireside Cabin
Fireside Cabin is a gorgeous off-the-grid log cabin. The property boasts a river, visible from the deck, within walking distance so you can enjoy...
Birches Cottages
In a quiet corner of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg World Heritage Park, with the cascading Umzimkulu river bounding one side and blue mountain sky t...
Penwarn Mziki Cottage
Penwarn Mziki Cottage offers Underberg accommodation on Penwarn Farm Lodge just 25km from the quaint town. As you drive down the Khyber Pass, you...
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