ACTIVITIES NEARBY
ADVENTURE
Four Rivers Rafting & Adventures offers archery, abseiling, quad biking, paintball, zip lining, river rafting, tubing and kloofing. You are also able to take your own bikes and quad bikes to ride on their track. 083 785 1693
Westline Aviation Helicopter tours are ideal for anyone looking for a truly unique experience. Nothing can match the totally exhilarating experience of flying in a helicopter. 0836527493
Scootours – Enjoy an exhilarating 5.4KM downhill decent on the Mountain Monster scooter. Anyone who can ride a bicycle can do the Scootours. Please note that they do not accept cash payments, only card. 074 192 8258
Hot Air Ballooning SA – Experience exceptional hot air balloon rides from the finest venues in South Africa. Their balloons, professional experience and hospitality will assure you of an exceptional experience! 083 446 9423
The Drakensberg Canopy Tours is a unique three hour eco adventure in the indigenous Blue Grotto Forest. 036 468 1981
HORSE RIDING
Horse rides @ Dragon Peaks Park: enjoy their spectacular environment while riding one of their kind and willing horses: 036 468 1031
Umpafa Berg Tours is located in the central berg. The guides are exceptionally informative. They also offer san painting hikes, day & overnight hikes as well as village tours which also include the cultural experience at the Emaswazini village. 065 899 6520
Cathkin Equestrian Centre offers 1 and 2 hour horse rides from Drakensberg Sun hotel throughout the year. They also have a wedding coach to hire. 082 957 0083
GOLF
Cathedral peak golf club has a 9 hole golf course and offer alternate tees for an 18 hole game. 036 488 1888
Champagne Sports golf club has an 18 hole championship golf course. 036 468 8000
Monks Cowl Country Club has a 9 hole golf course. 036 468 1300
PUT-PUT GOLF
The Waffle Hut – 036 488 1500
Monks Cowl Country Club – 036 468 1300
FISHING
Spionkop dam: 036 488 1578
Bellpark dam: 036 468 1641
REPTILES AND BIRDING
Dragon Rock Reptile Centre offers exciting tours where you can feel and learn all about their reptiles. They have a wide variety of reptiles and creatures from the night crawlers to the most venomous. Open every day except Mondays. 082 955 1404
At Falcon Ridge (Bird of Prey Centre) you can watch as their magnificent raptors perform in the skies above the majestic Drakensberg Mountains. Flight displays at 10h30. 082 774 6398
MOUNTAIN BIKING
Cathkin Trails is a fully marked 18km trail. Trail fees are R50 per day or R200 for a week’s pass. 082 305 3387
Mountain Splendour Cycles has a 5k and 10k trail. Trail fees are R30.00 per person per day. Mountain Splendour also hires out bicycles for R200 for 2 hours or R400 for the day. 036 468 1172.
PAMPERING
Revive Massage and Beauty Clinic @ The Nest Hotel offers treatments that will leave you feeling fresh and renewed. 078 590 7017
OTHER
Arts, Crafts & Curios
KwaZulu Weavers and Waffle Hut is located just 10km out of Winterton and has something for everyone! 036 488 1657
There are several little shops at the Cedarwood shopping centre where you can buy interesting antiques, skins and collectables.
Culture
The Drakensberg Boys’ Choir School has concerts most Wednesday Afternoons at 15h30 in term times. The School also has 2 annual concert weekends with visiting choirs and other performers. Music in the Mountains festival is hosted over the April/May long weekend and a Christmas concert is held early in December each year. For tickets call 036 468 1012
San Paintings
Hikers may visit rock art sites at Monks Cowl Nature Reserve with and approved rock art tour guide or a staff member of the KZN Wildlife. 036 468 1103
Spionkop Lodge also offers San Rock Art Tours. 036 488 1404
Wildlife
Wildlife such as Eland and Zebras are Often Spotted in the Drakensberg. At Spionkop Game Reserve you can game view from a car, boat or on foot.
Here, sightings of White Rhinos Giraffe and a wide Selection of Antelope are common. 036 488 1578