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Drakensberg Amphitheater Overnight Hike

The Drakensberg Amphitheater overnight hike

is a great 2 day hike for people who don’t have much time, but who want to experience the beautiful Drakensberg.

You certainly get incredible sunrises while hiking with Drakensberghiker

It is the second most photographed mountain in South Africa. When you get on top of the Amphitheater you will see why people take so many photographs of it. Here we meet at Witsieshoek Mountain Resort where you can also spend the night before and or after the hike. It is a 4 hour drive from either Johannesburg or Durban. Of course, you can always drive up with us.

Here we get to camp near the tallest waterfall in the world.

The Tugela Falls plummet down the Amphitheater wall for almost a 1000m. So, can imagine the views are stunning as we watch the sun rise behind the Devils Tooth. We camp on top of the famous

The Tugela Falls are the tallest waterfall in the world.

Amphitheater and Tugela falls. This means if we are nice and cosy in our tent we can still watch the sunrise without ever leaving our sleeping bags. What a way to wake up! Check out my video of this hike here.

The Amphitheater overnight hike is certainly the best value for effort hike in South Africa.

The route is mostly circular starting at the Sentinel Peak car park and walking up the zigzags for a stop above the 3 Witches. Then we wander along a contour path to the world famous Drakensberg Chain Ladders. A bit of a head for heights comes in handy here but you get a great sense of accomplishment when you get to the top. There is an alternate route up the Gully if you really don’t want to climb the ladders. Click here to see how to prepare for your hike with us.

After climbing the Chain Ladders we get to the top of the Amphitheater for a stroll to our campsite. Along the way, we can spot the big Mount-Aux-Sources peak in the distance. This peak is the source of the Tugela river which flows into the Indian ocean.

It is also the source of water that ends up in the Orange river finishing in the Atlantic ocean so the actual watershed of Southern Africa.

The next day we wander up to Beacon Buttress while seeing more amazing views. Then down the Gully to join the contour path past the zigzags to our cars and we have just done the Drakensberg Amphitheater Overnight hike.

Drakensberg Amphitheater Hike Difficulty: Intermediate

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