VRYHEID HILL - VITAL INFORMATION
Gate opening and closing times: Summer and winter: 6am-6pm.
Office hours: No office.

Camp Telephone number: 034-9832098 (Officer in charge)
034-9814341 (Ntingonono Enviro Centre)

Camp fax number: 034-9822766 (Ntingonono fax)

What to bring with you:
Walking shoes, hat, reference books, binoculars, food, bedding, torch, insect repellent.

Special precautions: Bring warm clothes in winter.

How to get there:
From Durban: Enter Vryheid from Melmoth and continue up East Street until a T-junction arrives. Turn right into Klip Street and follow the road up to the reserve.
From Johannesburg: Enter Vryheid from Utrecht and continue along Church Street until you get East Street. Turn left and follow above directions.
Type of road surface: Tar up to the gate, thereafter dirt.

Name of the nearest town and distance: Vryheid. 1km.

Pets are not permitted in the reserve.

Self-guided trails:
The reserve has many short trails, crossing all the vegetation types. The overnight Lancaster Trail passes through the reserve. The trails allow the visitor to observe the special bird and plant life in the reserve, including breeding Crowned Eagle, Broad-tailed Warbler, Bush Black-cap, Pale-crowned Cisticola and many species of Pipits. Most of the game occupies the grassland plateau.

Concessions: The reserve allows free entrance during weekdays, excepting holidays. School groups qualify for discount at the Ntingonono Environment Centre.