Picturesque Drakensberg: English, by Sue Derwent

Picturesque Drakensberg: English, by Sue Derwent

Picturesque Drakensberg: English, by Sue Derwent

In Picturesque Drakensberg, Sue Derwent shows some of the grandest views of South Africa.

Sue Derwent  

World heritage wonder: The uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000. This mountainous sanctuary of towering peaks and deep gorges protects a variety of endemic and threatened plant, bird and animal species and preserves a unique collection of rock art created by the San. The 2428 square kilometre park extends 300 km along the border between Lesotho and South Africa. Previous pages: Devil's Tooth, uKhahlam-ba-Drakensberg; Cosmos growing around settlements near Royal Natal Park.

Ancient rock formations: Over the millennia, the elements have produced dramatic landscapes such as the Policeman's Helmet and sections of the Thukela Gorge Walk in the Royal Natal Park.

Northern Drakensberg: From Bergville, the road winds through the northern foothills of the uKhahlamba-Drakens-berg mountains. The area is home to a diversity of colourful characters, including artist Si-busiso Mbhele, known locally as the 'Aeroplane Man'.

Imposing escarpment: The Escarpment is at its most dramatic when first light falls on the dark basalt covering the layers of sandstone rock at the base of the formidable uKhahlamba-Drakensberg mountain range.

This is an extract from Picturesque Drakensberg, by Sue Derwent.

Title: Picturesque Drakensberg
Author: Sue Derwent
Publisher: Randomhouse Struik
Cape Town, South Africa 2011
ISBN 9781770078826
Hardcover, 15x23 cm, 64 pages, throughout colour photos, English, German and French

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