The amazing Amphitheatre

Hiking at the Drakensberge

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December 23rd 2006
Hello! After a short stay at Pretoria we went to the Drakensberge. It's a National Park, and so all over green there. We stayed at Tendele, in a Cottage. From our Terrace we could see the Amphitheatre, where we even went hiking. Our first hike led us to "the Gorge". In fact we where walking 14 km, up and down, through forrests, proteas, farns and next to a river. In one forrest and near the riv ... read more

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more