Winterton, South Africa Travel Blogs

Centeral Drakensberg
Jan 17, 2006 (9 photos)

... to the centeral part of the Drakensberg mountain range. Here we stayed at a backpackers called Inkosana. It is near the town of Winterton. It is definately one of the nicest backpackers we have stayed at. A little bit more expensive than some. It was 250 ...

Southern Drakensberg
Dec 29, 2008 (20 photos)

Southern Drakensberg photos

Mountain Hiking in The Drakensbergs
Dec 12, 2007

We've been staying in Jo'burg for a couple of days with David's cousin - Bernadine.  We were lucky enough to have  tour of the new football stadium being built for the 2010 world cup.  The stadium is perched on a hill next to Soweto ...

Champagne Valley Area
Dec 22, 2007 (3 photos)

... in a lot!  We also bumped into Tanya Cooper from work in the middle of nowhere! Unfortunately we stopped at this place in Winterton for a bite to eat and 3 hours later I was ill, so that meant I lost a day & 1\2 in bed. ...

Something about Africa has given me GAS!
Mar 20, 2007 (17 photos)

I dont know what it is but ever since i have set foot on this continent I have been unusually blessed with gas.  If any of you know me, and all of you do, you know that i have a lot of gas but this has just been extraodinary.  I know mom, why am ...

only wash yourself
Nov 25, 2006

... the South African border with Lesotho.  It's like a huge sprawling township which, until you look into the political history of South Africa, seems to have very little reason to exist.  It's hard to say, but it seems there could be close to half ...

Happy Halloween!
Oct 31, 2009

Although I had to wake up before 8 today it wasn't too bad. We went on a 2 hour drive to Drakensberg where we got out and hiked well actually it was mostly level which was nice but a hike through this valley up a hill where we waited for a while until the ...

Voices of Angels
Oct 21, 2009 (4 photos)

I realized last night that today and tomorrow are the last days I will be sleeping in for at least 4 weeks... let me say that again, 4 weeks!! Yikes. Friday and Saturday we have class starting right after breaki and Sunday is church. Then Monday we start ...

It is a risk!
Dec 1, 2006

Since there is no "daylight-saving" adjustment in South Africa, it is light by 4:30.  One morning I got up early and set off for a nearby kopje, promising to be back for breakfast.  The ascent took slightly more than the hour I had predicted.& ...

he is the best at cut and paste
Dec 9, 2006

December 8 was the big day: the first-ever graduation ceremony of the Khotalang Educare Centre.  I had visited the school a couple of times, and had been honoured by hearing the toddlers sing something flattering about me.  I had even gotten my ...

The Drakensberg
Dec 10, 2007 (8 photos)

... I've even seen.  The dry, hot air from the high veld spills over the escarpment of the Drakensberg, the highest mountains in South Africa, and collides with the cool, moist air coming up from the Indian Ocean coast.  The result is a region where ...

Walking in the Drakensburg Mountains
Feb 18, 2006 (9 photos)

After leaving Coffee Bay for the second time I headed to Durban for a day before going north to the Drakensbug Mountains for 4 days walking. The scenery was impressive as you'll see from my photos.

Into the Mountains
Aug 23, 2004 (7 photos)

... . Again, its perfect weather so hardly any clouds and a clear view of the desert below (Little or Great Karoo, I think) South Africa have just got into the budget airline market with a couple of companies that offer low cost flights. Although I booked ...

South Drakensberg.
Dec 17, 2005

... Two of these people are so amazing. They became very dear friends, and we ended up meeting several times later on by chance in South Africa. They go by the names of Annalie and Stefan from Sweden. The next day we headed off on a day trip into Lesotho. ...

Birthday at Drakensberg, South Africa
Aug 18, 2006

Birthday at Drakensberg

Attended Justus and Tanya's wedding
Nov 20, 2009

We arrived at Cathedral Peak Hotel around 15:00 on 19 November, after about a four hour drive from Johannesburg. The wet weather made driving down a bit of a nerve-racking event, but once we arrived we immediately started relaxing. Cathedral Peak Hotel ...