A guidebook to 75 walks in South Africa's Maloti-Drakensberg Park and Royal Natal National Park. Graded from easy to strenuous, the routes explore the dramatic scenery of this stunning UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Walks range from 1 to 26km (1-16 miles) and can be enjoyed in 1-10 hours. Highlights include Giants's Castle, Cathedral Peal, Monk's Cowl and 2000-year-old Bushman paintings.
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Clear
route description
illustrated with
1:50,000 sketch maps
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Safety advice
and information on specific challenges that may be encountered, such as navigational difficulty, exposure and chain ladders
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All you need to know before visiting the parks:
getting there, accommodation, permits, etc
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Notes on the region's rich
geology, history and wildlife
Reihe
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Editions-Typ
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
30 maps and over 120 photographs
Maße
Höhe: 172 mm
Breite: 103 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-85284-881-1 (9781852848811)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
After a short commission in the Army, Jeff Williams trained in paediatric medicine and worked as a consultant paediatrician in North Wales for 30 years. During that time he wrote walking and climbing guides for the Stubai, Silvretta and OEtztal Alps. Jeff trained as a safari guide in South Africa and currently teaches new guides and lectures in North Wales on safari guiding and walking.
INTRODUCTION
Geography
Geology
Mammals
Snakes
Birds
The habitats
Bushman Paintings
The development of the Park
About the walks
Getting there
Accommodation
The climate - when to visit
Health matters
Safety
Security
Telecommunications
Using this Guide
Maps
THE WALKS
1 Royal Natal National Park
Walks 1 to 13
2 Cathedral Peak
Walks 14 to 25
3 Monk's Cowl
Walks 26 to 37
4 Injisuthi
Walks 38 to 43
5 Giant's Castle
Walks 44 to 47
6 Highmoor
Walks 48 to 51
7 Kamberg
Walk 52
8 Lotheni
Walks 53 to 57
9 Cobham
Walks 58 to 68
10 Garden Castle
Walks 69 to 74
11 Bushman's Nek
Walk 75
APPENDIX A: Walk summary table
APPENDIX B: Facilities within the Park areas
APPENDIX C: Useful contacts
APPENDIX D: Further reading
