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Tours and Tailor Made Holidays to

Drakensberg

SOUTH AFRICA
  • CURRENCY South African Rand
  • LANGUAGE English and Afrikaans
  • WEATHER
  • FLYING TIME 13 hrs 45 mins
  • TIME ZONE GMT + 2

Swim in crystal clear rivers, explore the area by mountain bike or simply chill and enjoy the glorious vistas

Tailor Made Holidays to Drakensberg

At Travel Concierge, we pride ourselves on tailoring holidays to Drakensberg that are designed around your needs and expectations and not ours. We have a range of Drakensberg holiday offers that we have negotiated special or exclusive deals on. We can also arrange multi centre Drakensberg holiday itineraries as well as tours and excursions in Drakensberg. For more information on our Drakensberg holidays, call an Travel Concierge tailor-made expert on 0161 729 0099 and speak to one of our reservation experts who will be able to help you plan the perfect holiday in Drakensberg.

Destination Overview

In an era of airbrushed images, there are some places in the world where even the most expertly edited image cannot live up to the picture of beauty that beholds those that make the journey to the destination. 

You'll marvel at the 'Berg's' towering cliffs, unspoilt forests, soaring peaks and rich animal life, including eagle and eland. Swim in crystal clear rivers, explore the area by mountain bike or simply chill and enjoy the glorious vistas. Accommodation is plentiful and ranges from basic to luxurious.

The jagged, green sweep of the Drakensberg range’s tabletop peaks which forms the boundary between South Africa and the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, offers some of the country’s most awe-inspiring landscapes. As Southern Africa's highest range, peaking at 3,475 metres the Drakenberg range stretches for more than 1 000km from northeast to southwest across the landscape.

With panoramic views from its higher reaches Drakensberg holidays attract hikers, mountaineers, abseilers, parasailers and skiers to its game reserves and parks. The Zulus know the as uKhahlamba, which means 'barrier of spears'. Whilst this does justice to its dramatic basalt buttresses, the Afrikaans name referring to its resemblance of a dragon's back captures something of the Drakensberg’s otherworldly atmosphere.

The Drakensberg of Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal is snow-capped in winter. Mountaineering is challenging, and some peaks remain unclimbed because of difficult access. The natural tussock steppe is not farmed or developed, and this area is dotted with mountain resorts and camping grounds. The mountains are also home to a large number of threatened and endemic plants such as the protea, cycad, cabbage tree, tree fern, and giant yellowwood, along with flowers including lilies, lion’s tail, helicrysum, erica, agapanthus, watsonia, and the red hot poker. More than 300 bird species recorded here range from the tiny greater double-collared sunbird to large raptors like the eagle, buzzard and vulture.

When to visit Drakensberg

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Do you need inspiration for when to go on holiday to Drakensberg? Give the team of experts at Travel Concierge a call and we will help you plan your Drakensberg holiday at the best time of year for your requirements. Although our Drakensberg holiday search tool will allow you to search for Drakensberg holiday prices upto 11 months in advance, we can also price holidays to Drakensberg for 2025 and 2026. We can advise on the best time to travel on your Drakensberg holiday based on Drakensberg weather, special events in Drakensberg or even when the crowds in Drakensberg are at their lowest.

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Expect summer rainfall and generally dry winters in The Drakensberg. As with all mountainous environments, weather extremes are possible and cold fronts lasting several days at a time can roll up from the Cape at any time of year.

This period is usually associated with snow, sub zero temperatures at night and frost. The days and nights are generally clear. Sunset is at about 17H30 while sunrise is at about 07H00.

Summer sees some high daytime temperatures ( average of about 28 degrees Celsius).However, with the warm air comes the massive thunderstoems and rain. The thunderstorms are usually in the afternoon. Nice time to hike( if you like the rain) as the Drakensberg is beautiful and green at this time of the year. The waterfalls are also pretty dramatic due to the high rainfall.

Expect high rainfall and moderate temperatures. Quite a nice time of the year as you will be able to see the contrasts is colour from the brown of winter and the green of summer.

This time of the year sees quite stable weather. The rain will be virtually non-existant and the temperatures are still ‘bearable’. And we don’t mean Grylls bearable either. The best time to hike in the Drakensberg for him is different from us humans.

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