Ice encrusted shrubs on a mountain slope, Amphitheatre, Drakensberg, South Africa
Royal Natal national park was founded in 1916. It covers over 8,000 hectares including the Drakensberg Mountains, the highest range of mountains in South Africa. It also contains the Amphitheatre wall which is 1,000 metres high and stretches over 5 km and is site to the World's second highest waterfall, the Tugela Falls. The park is part of the greater World Heritage site, Drakensberg Ukhahlamba National Park. Witsieshoek is a small community owned mountain lodge on the border between Kwazulu-Natal and the Free State Province. It is advertised as the highest resort in South Africa and has commanding views of the Amphitheatre massif.
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Location: Witsieshoek, Phudahaditjaba, Kwa-Zulu Natal Province, South Africa
Photo credit: © Emil von Maltitz / Alamy / Afripics
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