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    • Blog
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    • Drakensberg Family Accommodation
    • Peak Season
  • Drakensberg Spa
  • About
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    • Drakensberg Hiking, Trekking & Trails
    • Trails for MTB & Trail Running
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  • Book!
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    • Peak Season
  • Drakensberg Spa
  • About
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    • Drakensberg Hiking, Trekking & Trails
    • Trails for MTB & Trail Running
    • Drakensberg Family Holidays
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Tag: History

Spirit of the Woods

Posted on 25 January, 201215 June, 2018 by Megan

I don’t know why it is, but mountains seem to attract strange, eccentric yet colourful […]

Posted in Cavern StoriesTagged Cavern People, History5 Comments

History

Posted on 25 January, 20122 November, 2020 by Megan

The Cavern was originally a grazing farm but in the 1930’s it was bought by […]

Posted in BlogTagged History16 Comments

The Legend of Cannibal Cavern

Posted on 25 January, 201215 June, 2018 by Megan

How did The Cavern get its name? This is an extract from Incwadi Yami (1887) […]

Posted in Nature NotesTagged Cavern People, HistoryLeave a comment

History of the San People in the Drakensberg

Posted on 1 September, 20117 June, 2018 by Megan

The Drakensberg, which forms a natural border between the garden province of KwaZulu-Natal and the […]

Posted in Cavern StoriesTagged History2 Comments

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