KwaZulu-Natal
Campsites
- 2829CAAmphitheatre Backpackers CampingNorthern Drakensberg, KwaZulu-NatalA lodge in the northern Drakensberg that looks straight onto the Amphitheatre, with camping alongside its rooms. Guests share a pool, sauna, jacuzzi,…
- 2829CAATKV-Drakensville CampingNorthern Drakensberg (Amphitheatre), KwaZulu-NatalA large ATKV holiday resort at the foot of the Amphitheatre, about three hours from Johannesburg and Bloemfontein. Camping stands are about 132 m² and…
- 2832ABBahati Caravan Park & Game FarmZululand, KwaZulu-NatalA caravan park on a private game farm just outside Hluhluwe, with zebra, nyala, impala and other plains game on the property. The 12 standard grass…
- 2832BACape Vidal CampsiteiSimangaliso Wetland Park (Eastern Shores), KwaZulu-NatalCape Vidal is on the Eastern Shores of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a short drive from St Lucia, where coastal forest meets the beach. About 50…
- 2731CADoornkraal CampsiteIthala Game Reserve, KwaZulu-NatalA rustic campsite in the north-western part of Ithala Game Reserve, near the park offices where the Bivane 4x4 trail begins. There is no electricity;…
- 2832ABFalse Bay Camping and Caravan SitesiSimangaliso Wetland Park (False Bay, western Lake St Lucia), KwaZulu-NatalCamping and caravan sites in shaded sand forest on the western shore of Lake St Lucia, some with views over the lake. Ablution blocks have hot and…
- 2829CAHlalanathi Drakensberg ResortNorthern Drakensberg, KwaZulu-NatalA family-owned resort in the northern Drakensberg, run by the same family since 1922, with self-catering chalets and a shaded, paved campsite. The…
- 2929ABInjisuthi CampsiteInjisuthi (uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park), KwaZulu-NatalAn open camping ground at the head of the Injisuthi Valley in the central Drakensberg, with Cathkin Peak and Champagne Castle around it. It takes up…
- 2632DDKosi Bay Casitas CampsiteMaputaland (Kosi Bay), KwaZulu-NatalA bush lodge about 10 km outside Manguzi, close to the third lake of the Kosi Bay system and the area's iSimangaliso permit office. Its 16 campsites…
- 2929BCLotheni CampsiteLotheni (uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park), KwaZulu-NatalA small campsite in the remote Lotheni Valley of the southern Drakensberg, about 2 km up-valley from the reserve's hutted camp. It has 14 sites, some…
- 2732BCMabibi Camp SiteiSimangaliso Wetland Park (Lake Sibaya / Coastal Forest), KwaZulu-NatalA community-run campsite in coastal dune forest above Mabibi beach, between Lake Sibaya and Sodwana Bay. There are eight private sites, each with its…
- 2828DBMahai CampsiteRoyal Natal National Park (uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park), KwaZulu-NatalThe larger of the two camping grounds in Royal Natal National Park, set below the Northern Drakensberg close to the Amphitheatre. The grassed camp is…
- 2732CAMantuma CampiSimangaliso Wetland Park (uMkhuze), KwaZulu-NatalThe main rest camp in the uMkhuze section of iSimangaliso, a Big Five reserve known for its bird hides, pans and sycamore fig forest. Besides chalets…
- 2929ABMonk's Cowl CampsiteMonk's Cowl (uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park), KwaZulu-NatalAn Ezemvelo camping ground at the end of the R600 in the Champagne Valley, the access point for the Mlambonja and Mdedelo wilderness areas of the…
- 2930CAMorgenzon Campsite (Midmar Resort)Midmar Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-NatalThe main camping area at Midmar Resort on the shore of Midmar Dam near Howick, in the KZN Midlands. It is a large ground, with sites both with and…
- 2929ABMountain Splendour Eco-ResortCentral Drakensberg (Champagne Valley), KwaZulu-NatalA family resort on Annasrust Farm in the Cathkin Park area, with camping, log cabins and glamping. The communal sites have a raised 8 m by 8 m gravel…
- 2632CDNdumo CampsiteNdumo Game Reserve, KwaZulu-NatalA small campsite by the rest camp in Ndumo Game Reserve, on the Mozambique border in far northern KwaZulu-Natal. Its 14 sites are mostly shaded and…
- 2729DDSandford CampsiteChelmsford Nature Reserve (Ntshingwayo Dam), KwaZulu-NatalA campsite on the edge of Ntshingwayo Dam in Chelmsford Nature Reserve, a short drive from Newcastle. It has 24 sites for up to six people each, most…
- 2929CBSani Lodge CampsiteSouthern Drakensberg (Sani Pass road), KwaZulu-NatalA small campsite at a family-run lodge on the tarred Sani Pass road, about 1 km before the Sani Pass Hotel, on the edge of the Drakensberg World…
- 2732DASodwana Bay CampsiteiSimangaliso Wetland Park (Sodwana Bay), KwaZulu-NatalA very large state-run camp in the Sodwana Bay section of iSimangaliso, best known as a base for diving on the most southerly coral reefs in the…
- 2832ADSugarloaf CampsiteiSimangaliso Wetland Park (Lake St Lucia), KwaZulu-NatalA large campsite at the end of the road beside the St Lucia estuary, a short boardwalk walk from the beach. Sites have power, big trees screen them…
- 2831DDuMlalazi Campsites (Inkwazi and Indaba)uMlalazi Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-NatalTwo camping grounds in uMlalazi Nature Reserve, between Mtunzini and the Mlalazi lagoon on the Zululand coast. Inkwazi has 36 sites (five for tents…
- 2632DDUtshwayelo Kosi Mouth Fish Eagle CampsitesMaputaland (Kosi Bay Mouth), KwaZulu-NatalA community partnership camp close to the beach where the Kosi estuary meets the sea, known for the traditional fish traps in the estuary. The private…
Trails & passes
All trails- 2731CABivane 4x4 TrailIthala Game Reserve, KwaZulu-NatalThe main 4x4 challenge in Ithala Game Reserve, an out-and-back track that starts near the park offices in the north-west of the reserve, close to…
- 2929DABucklands PassLotheni Road, Southern Drakensberg foothills, KwaZulu-NatalAn 11.8 km gravel pass on the Lotheni Road between Nottingham Road and Himeville, dropping into the Mkomazi River valley and climbing out again.…
- 2632DDKosi Bay Sand and Bush TracksMaputaland (iSimangaliso, Kosi Bay), KwaZulu-NatalSelf-drive day trips on sand and bush tracks from the Kosi Bay area to remote beaches such as Black Rock and Lala Nek. Kosi Bay Casitas advises taking…
- 2929CBSani PassSouthern Drakensberg (Lesotho border), KwaZulu-NatalThe only road over the Drakensberg escarpment into Lesotho, climbing through steep hairpins from the South African border post to the Lesotho border…