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High-Altitude Hiking Adventures in the Drakensberg!
Explore South Africa’s best mountains, where adventure and nature meet. Hike through unspoiled wilderness, encounter antelope, baboons, and the rare Bearded Vulture. Whether you’re summiting Mont-aux-Sources, exploring the dramatic Amphitheatre, or trekking through the Devil’s Knuckles, these hikes offer challenging climbs and unforgettable scenery.
These hikes in the Drakensberg cater to serious adventurers with a good level of fitness and experience, all guided by qualified mountain guides.
High altitude hikes
Mini Traverse (Northern Traverse- Mont aux Sources to Cathedral Peak)
5 days, 90kms along the Lesotho plateau
Mnweni Circuit
40kms circular hike in a wild wilderness
Amphitheatre & Mont aux Sources
The classic hike to the top of the Drakensberg and the highest waterfall in the world.
Highest Mountains
Mafadi
Highest mountain in South Africa, 3451m. A 3 or 4 day hike.
Thabana Ntlenyana
Highest mountain in southern Africa, 3482m. Moderate 1 or 2 day hike with pack animals.
Adventure routes
(The guide uses a safety rope)
Beacon Buttress
Beautiful scramble that includes seeing the highest waterfall in the world.
Sterkhorn
A 2 day trip with some steep scrambles and amazing views
Cathedral Peak
The uber classic scramble to summit at 3005m.
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Gavin Raubenheimer
Gavin is the owner & operator of Peak High Mountaineering. He is a certified Mountaineering Instructor (M.I.A.) endorsed by the Mountain Development Trust of SA. He is a NQF National Mountaineering (level 7), Cultural and Nature Guide (level 4). Gavin is a past President of the KwaZulu-Natal Section of the Mountain Club of SA. He has been involved in mountain rescue since 1992 and since 2005 has been the Convener of Mountain Rescue in the province. Want Gavin and his team at Peak High to guide you on a hike? Put yourself in the hands of the certified and experienced experts in mountain hiking, guiding and climbing.
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