Cathedral Peak wine estate’s vines grow in the foothills of the Central Drakensberg, or “Dragon Mountains,” the towering range that forms a natural western boundary for KwaZulu-Natal province.

Hikers inside the Amphitheatre in South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains. Photo: Andrew Bain Chain ladder in the Amphitheatre in South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains. Photo: Andrew Bain Famous for ...

With Kruger to the right, Pilansberg to the left and the Drakensberg Mountains and Lesotho to the south, weekend getaways are as simple as hopping in the car and choosing a direction. Next time ...

But in the Drakensberg mountains, special things lie in wait. I’ve come on a hiking trip to the largest mountain range in South Africa, which can be found around four hours south of Johannesburg.

But the Northern Drakensberg’s Champagne Valley is not ... especially for Capetonians wanting a quarter-year break to a SA destination that is awkwardly similar to the Mother City (mountains, wine, ...

Drakensberg means Dragon Mountains, a name coined by Dutch settlers (originally Drakensbergen), perhaps due to the jagged peaks that might resemble a dragon’s back. It could also have been ...

A Welcome to South Africa sign at Sani Pass heralds the Winter snow that has fallen in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape this weekend‚ alongside light dusting of snow in other parts of the country.

According to the South African Weather Service (SAWS), snowfall is likely over the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, as well as high-lying areas of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, starting ...

In the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa, eland make a remarkable journey of survival. Baboons and eland are some of the creatures who cope with the hostile environment of the Drakensberg ...