Tugela Falls Chain Ladder 3 Days 2 Nights
For a moderate and severe nature walk, we have created a 3 day overnight scenic adventure tour in Northern Drakensberg. During these 3 days you will be engaged in moderate and severe hike for one of Kwa-Zulu Natals finest scenic views.PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CAN DO 1NIGHT 2DAYS BUT WE HIGHLY RECCOMEND SPENDING 2NIGHTS 3DAYS
Tour Price: On Request
Tour Duration: 3 Days
Tour Number: 15A
Price varies by group size
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Tour Overview
For a moderate and severe nature walk, we have created a 3 day overnight scenic adventure tour in Northern Drakensberg. During these 3 days you will be engaged in moderate and severe hike for one of Kwa-Zulu Natals finest scenic views.
*MODERATE TO SEVERE HIKE TRAIL*
What Is Included On This Tour?
- Accommodation at Witsieshoek Mountain Lodge
- 2 Dinners
- 2 Breakfast
- 1 Packed Lunch
- Bottles of water
- Pickup & drop off service with in a 5km radius of our meeting point at Gooderson Tropicana Hotel, 85 OR Tambo Parade, Durban. If you are out of our pickup radius, special arrangements can be made to pick you up at your location of choice
- All Entry Fees To All Attractions
- Qualified Tour Guide
What Is Not Included On This Tour?
- Gratuities and Tips
Pick Up, Drop Off & Other Important Information
DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION: Pick up and drop off service within a 5km radius of Tropicana Hotel (meeting point)
DEPARTURE TIME: From 06:30AM | RETURN TIME: From hotel to Durban it takes plus minus 5 hours, so return time depends on departure from hotel
CLOTHING: Comfortable clothing, Hat, Sunscreen, Jacket.
AGE LIMIT: All ages welcome | TRAVELLER TYPE: Single or Per Person Sharing
WONDERING IF THIS TOUR IS FOR YOU? LET US GIVE YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS!
Not sure if this is the tour for you? Let us help you make an informed decision by highlighting the key elements of this tour and the kind of traveler that it may appeal to.
- You are looking for an overnight adventure tour in Royal Natal National Park.
- You want to experience a 12 and 14 kilometere chain ladder and gorge hikes
- You are ok travelling a 5hr distance to reserve
Want To Know More? Checkout The Full Itinerary!
Day 1:
Durban to Pietermaritzburg to Mandela Capture Site to Royal Natal National Park
Tugela Falls Chain Ladder
3Days 2Nights Overnighgt Tour
The tour starts from Durban and our first stop will be KwaZulu Natal’s capital city, Pietermaritzburg and after that we will visit Nelson Mandela Capture Site, then when we are done with the museum, we will take a drive to Royal Natal National Park to Witsieshoek Mountain Lodge.
Capital of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg. Your guide will give you a short tour of the city and visit Mahatma Gandhi’s statue by Pietermaritzburg City Hall.
Nelson Mandela Capture Site Statue and Apartheid Museum. The Capture Site boasts a large sculpture of Nelson Mandela made up of multiply steel columns which stand between 6 and 9 metres tall. Tourists at the Capture Site are required to stand 35 meters away from the large Nelson Mandela bust for it to come into clear focus. Facing west the impressive sculpture creates a uniquely beautiful landscape for the local Howick community. The museum is dedicated to Nelson Mandela’s life and his struggle against Apartheid government.
The 80.94 squarekilometer sized Royal Natal National Park is in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa and forms part of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site. Overnight at 3-star Lodge Dinner, Bed and Breakfast
Day 2:
Sentinel Peak of Tugela Falls Hike
After breakfast the lodge will transfer you plus minus 30 to 40 minutes to Sentinel Parking Area from there, we will hike 5.5 kilometres to Chain Ladder and when you have completed the climb, you will walk plus minus 1.5 kilometres to view Tugela Falls. Tugela Falls is a complex of seasonal waterfalls located in the Drakensberg of Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa. Tugela falls is the second-tallest waterfall in the world with a combined total drop of its five distinct free-leaping falls is officially 948 m (3,110 ft).
After the hike we will return to the Lodge to spend the night Dinner, Bed and Breakfast or if you booked 1night we will return to Durban
Day 3:
Royal Natal National Park to Durban
After breakfast we will check-out and on the way back to Durban we will stop at the small town of Howick to visit its waterfall. KwaNogqaza or Howick Falls is approximately 95 m in height and lies on the Umgeni River. The local Zulu people named it the “Home of the Tall” referring to its height. Next to the falls lies a quaint old section of Howick which has a selection of historical museums and antique stores to visit.
After Howick Falls we will drive you back to Durban.
