VITAL INFORMATION
Your behaviour in a Park or Nature Reserve can help maintain the beauty and ecology of the area. Here is some information that can make your hike and the visit of others more pleasant.
Cairns:
The Berg is littered with cairns, most of them meaningless or misleading except to the original builders.  

 Do not spoil the wilderness experience of others by building cairns or, even worse, by defacing rocks and overhangs. Learn to read the map and if you must mark the way for stragglers in the party, use the simple boy scout trick of one stone on top another and ensure the last person in the party knocks the markers down.
Graffiti:
Don’t be tempted to leave your name, messages or arrows on any rocks or trees; please leave them in the visitor’s book.
Litter:
Please keep your litter with you until you reach an entry point or home. Don’t throw away items, even if they break down quickly. Don’t throw away your cigarette butts. Help us by picking up any litter you encounter.
Toilets:
Please consider other users of the Drakensberg. Preferably shit in the grasslands, at least five minutes walk from streams, caves, paths and forests.
Fires:
Unscheduled fires are devastating to the animals and plants: to reduce the risk of accidents, no fires are allowed. This applies to all caves as well. Only the use of camping stoves is allowed.
Rock Art
The Drakensberg is one of the richest sites of rock art in the world. This precious resource of international archeological value. Do not touch, wet, trace or interfere with rock art in any way. Report anybody who you see doing such actions to the nearest KZNWildlife office.
Paths:
Stick to the paths constructed for your use. Leaving them will case unnecessary erosion: please don’t take short cuts.
Flowers
Do not pick the flowers - enable everyone to enjoy them and allow them to produce seeds.
Noise
Most people visit the Drakensberg to enjoy the peace it offers. Shouting, whistling and loud music shatter this peace. Spare a thought for other visitors.
Rocks:
Take extreme care not to dislodge rocks as they endanger the lives of others, damage vegetation and even start erosion.
General:
Remember to tell someone who knows where you are going. Fill in the day-walk register where one is available. Watch the weather as it can change quickly. Always carry water and warm waterproof clothing with you. Don’t feed any wild animals as this makes them problem animals which may have to be destroyed. Don’t kill snakes. They play an important role in the ecology of the park. Report all emergencies to the nearest KZN Wildlife office. Report any misbehaviour and offences to a KZN Wildlife employee.