Activities

In planning your activities at National Heritage Nature Park, you'll be spoilt for choice ranging from complete relaxation to exciting and fascinating action.

Relax

  • Sit on the deck and enjoy the view.
  • Relax around the dam and take in some sunshine.
  • Hone your skills on the tennis court and in the cricket net.
  • Relax around the swimming pool or go for a dip.
  • Keep yourself entertained in our fully equipped games room.

Trout Fishing

  • On our well-stocked dam, a mere cast from the deck; or
  • On nearby waters, both dam and river.

Horse Riding

  • What better way to enjoy the scenery and wildlife than to take a leisurely, guided, interpretive horse ride. Horse trails range from one and a half hours to two hours, whilst we also have pony rides for the kids.

Walks

  • Let Brian Bode, your field guide, take you on an interpretive guided walk, from an easy saunter to something more challenging.
  • Walk to bushmen paintings (San rock art).
  • Bathe in crisp, clear mountain streams.
  • Vulture feeding site - watch Cape vultures, lammergeiers and other raptors feeding a mere 20 metres away.
  • Walk through indigenous forests and marvel at their splendour.
  • Overnight 3 hour hike to caves.

Game Drives

  • Brian will take you on an informative game drive in an open Land Rover. This is not your "Big Five" drive but a chance to see some of the antelope species and grassland birds, and enjoy the spectacular view.

Sport and Recreation

  • Swimming pool
  • Tennis court
  • Pool table
  • Table tennis
  • Cricket net
  • Mountain biking (bring your own bicycles).

Other Places of Interest

  • Hlatikhulu Crane and Wetland Sanctuary.
  • Kamberg, Highmoor and Giants Castle Nature Reserves.
  • The Midlands Meander is a totally absorbing outing with many arts and crafts, restaurants and shops.
  • Nottingham Road village is only 40 minutes away.
  • Abseiling.
  • Obstacle course.
  • Nine-hole country golf course.
  • Cultural experiences:
    - visit a Zulu homestead;
    - visit a sangoma (traditional healer);
    - Zulu dancers;
    - Visit the home of San descendents and enjoy their history and stories.
  • Kamberg or Giants Castle rock art. With 3000 images in the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park it is considered to be one of the richest rock art areas in the world.

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