Ukhahlamba-drakensberg Park: World Heritage Sites of South Africa (World Heritage Sites of...

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Let Southbound take you to a place of wonder and beauty that sprawls in breathtaking splendor between the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and the ice-capped peaks of the Kingdom of Lesotho. The AmaZuluââPeople of Heavenââwho live in the long eastern shadow of the mountains call them uKhahlamba, the âBarrier of spearsâ. The first Boer settlers to trail their ox-wagons into the foothills dubbed them the Drakensberg, the âDragonâs mountainâ. Both names are in official use today, but South Africans, in unconscious recognition of its singularity, tend simply to refer to the uKhahlamba- Drakensberg as The BergââThe Mountainâ.<br /><br />* The Parkâ2,500 square kilometersâthe single largest mountain wilderness area protected anywhere in Africa<br /><br />* Sacred to the ancients, the Bushmen, as depicted in the highest concentration of rock art in Africa<br /><br />* A historical melting pot of Bushmen, Xhosa, Sotho, Zulu, Boer and Brit<br /><br />* A wealth of fauna and flora with 2,153 plant, 48 mammal and over 300 bird species identified<br /><br />* Detailed maps, color photographs, hiking trails and route guides<br /><br />* Comprehensive listings for travellers of places to go, things to see, and accommodation<br /><br />

About The Author
Philip Briggs is a travel writer and tour guide who specializes in East and Southern Africa. He was born in Britain and raised in South Africa; he has written many travel guides and other books on the African continent. He also has written for many naturalist magazines.