Article: Drakensberg Diaries: Chute And Shoot To Thrill; Canoeing In The Foothills Of The Drakensberg In South Africa
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Drakensberg Diaries: Chute And Shoot To Thrill; Canoeing In The Foothills Of The Drakensberg In South Africa
Planning a holiday in the Drakensberg Mountains in the South African winter? This little gem is a ?something completely different? day-trip. So your Drakensberg holiday doesn?t have to be all walking.
There are other ways of getting around. Like bobbing through the Weenen Game Reserve in an inflatable canoe. I hear you say ?Hold it. Game reserve??. Relax, no lions. But that?s about all it?s short of.
The Bushman?s River sources in the high Drakensberg of Giant?s Castle. At altitude, its crystal-clear rock pools refresh overheated hikers. Lower down it feeds the Weenan Canal - built 100 years ago to provide irrigation for the farmlands. While the river rushes and tumbles over rocks, the canal is much less imposing. Only a metre deep and no more than a few metre...
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