uKHAHLAMBA DRAKENSBERG - GARDEN CASTLE - VITAL INFORMATION

 
Gate Opening and Closing Times:
Summer ( October to March ) 05h00 to 19h00
Winter (April to September ) 06h00 to 18h00

Office Hours:
The office is open from 08h00 to 13h00 and from 14h00 to 16h00

Distance and Time from Gate to Camp: One kilometre

Camp Telephone Number: (033) 7011823
Camp Fax: (033) 7011186

Shop:
Curios, cooldrinks, beers, firewood and limited groceries are available.

Special Precautions:
The weather is subject to change at short notice and hikers must be well equipped and must fill in their details in the Mountain Rescue Register.

The nearest town which has a full range of services is Underberg which is 38 kms away.

How to get there:
Take the Bulwer Underberg turn off from the N3 and proceed along D617 past Underberg to the Drakensberg Gardens Turn off MR317.
This gravel road leads to a hotel through which visitors proceed to the reserve.

Pets are not permitted into the reserve.

"No entry fees will be charged for visits by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Primary and Secondary School groups, from KZN Schools to KZN Protected Areas and St Lucia Crocodile Centre provided that such visits:
1. are authorised by the Head of the school
2. are booked in advance with the Officer in Charge of the Protected Area or Crocodile Centre
3. do not take place over weekends, during KZN Provincial school holidays or Public Holidays".

Facilities for people with disabilities: Nil