Drakensberg Hiker
Welcome to Drakensberg Hiker, home of
Ian Shooter's guided hikes in the KwaZulu-Natal
Drakensberg
Join us in exploring South Africa by visiting the Drakensberg & KwaZulu-Natal!
We'll organise your South African adventure holiday, including guided hikes, bird-watching, trekking, canoeing, backpacking, cycling or just checking out the Bushman Rock Art in the Drakensberg & throughout KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
We present the best that KwaZulu-Natal & South Africa has to offer, from Drakensberg to Battlefields and Game Reserves, & invite you to come & share it with us.
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Ian Shooter
ian@drakensberghiker.co.za
tel: +27 33 396 3906
cell: +27 72 947 1174
Pietermaritzburg
KwaZulu-Natal
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Bird-watching in KwaZulu-Natal and the Drakensberg
We will arrange a South African bird-watching holiday for you, including diverse habitats within Sough Africa, such as the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, and Karkloof Forest near Pietermaritzburg.
You will have an opportunity to get up close and study the birds of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ... including a visit to a lammergeier hide (seasonal, between April & October) in Giant's Castle.
South African Birds that you may see on our Drakensberg excursions include the Cape Vulture, Lanner Falcon, Black Eagle (Verreaux's Eagle), and the endangered Bearded Vulture.
In the South African Drakensberg you will have an opportunity to see these birds in their natural environment, far away from urban habitation - a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity enjoyed by very few keen bird-watchers. In addition to the birds of prey mentioned above, you will also have an opportunity to see a host of doves, sunbirds and many of the other birds making up KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa's avian population, under the tutelage and keen eye of Ian Shooter who will assist you with identification and bird-spotting.
We will take you to Karkloof - one of the top South African birding spots, where you may see Wattled Crane, the beautiful1 Crowned Crane and the Blue Crane, which is South Africa's National Bird. All these Cranes are listed as endangered species.