This was published 10 years ago. Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa: Hiking the world's longest escarpment Andrew Bain explores a mountain range as famous for its legends as its dramatic landscape.

Winter in some parts of South Africa is a time of low (or no) rainfall and high fire danger. Sheldon Strydom studies the ...

Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa: Swallowed by the dragon. Andrew Bain. July 13, 2015 • 4:01pm. ... Soon, inside a notch in the escarpment, we are standing at the base of those very ladders.

07/21/2022 July 21, 2022. Overgrazing of grasslands on the lower slopes of the Drakensberg escarpment is degrading the land. Two women run a group that promotes measures to restore the ecosystem ...

Forming the northern part of the Drakensberg escarpment in South Africa, the Blyde River Canyon consists of mostly red sandstone and lush subtropical foliage and runs for more than 16 miles.

South Africa has some of the most incredible road trip routes that promise beauty all the way. Here are seven road trips worth taking... The post Seven MUST-take road trips in South Africa appeared ...

South Africa’s Drakensberg mountains have a new 6,500 hectare nature reserve. The new Northern Drakensberg Nature Reserve is working with communities and will preserve ancient rock art, vital ...

The rolling hills and mountains of the Drakensberg are an important water catchment area and the source of both the Tugela and Senqu (Orange) Rivers. They are also home to over 2500 species of plants ...