DRAKENSBERG 1994/95
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| A visit to the Northern Drakensberg.
Overnight stops at:
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Old Bushman hide-out with rock paintings
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Bushman paintings
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On a day walk in Rainbow Gorge. You will get wet!
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A boulder wedged into Rainbow Gorge
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A second boulder wedged into Rainbow Gorge
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Rainbow Gorge from the 2000m contour path - one can see the very narrow gorge as a narrow green line down under
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Forrester's hut at the start of the 2000m contour path above Mike's Pass
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The caravan park
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The natural swimming pool with Cathedral Peak, the Bell and the two Puddings in the back
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The Cascades. There are also two natural swimming pools near the camp site.
Approximately 80 km walks in the park.
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The start of the Tugela Gorge day walk to the Tunnel and Amphitheatre - a long walk along the Tugela river passing through yellow wood forests. The unfit and slow walker should not continue to the foot of the Tugela falls but turn back just after the Tunnel or else they will not complete the journey back to the camp during daylight. ± 14 km return to the tunnel or 22 km return to the foot of the falls.
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7 km into the Tugela Gorge - the by-pass with the tunnel in the background. Climb up with the chain ladder, crawl up a narrow gully assisted by steel pens in the rock and a wire. Turn left at the first footpath and descend to the back of the tunnel. Difficult, but we did it with a four year old on the back.
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The exit of the tunnel. Jump into the pool and swim through. Walk through the tunnel to bypass the gully and chain ladders.
Inside the Tugela Tunnel
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The Gudu waterfall
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At the top of the crack on the way to the Mud Slide
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Above the Gudu Falls on the way to the Mud Slide
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The Mud Slide right in the middle of the photograph as seen from the Mahai Camping site - not for those with a fear of heights (like me). I would recommend going up with the Mud Slide and descend with the crack and not the way recommended in the guide. Very steep and dangerous - not for small children (we descended with a four year old on the back).
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The Policeman's Helmet. Compare it's size with the size of the children next to it. Quite a long walk.
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