Northern
Drakensberg
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Royal Natal
- Cathedral Peak
- Bergville
-
Ladysmith
- Oliviershoek
- Van Reenen
Central Drakensberg
- Monks Cowl
- Champagne Valley
- Injasuti
- Giants Castle
- Highmoor
- Kamberg
- Winterton
- Estcourt
- Mooi River
- Weenen
Southern Drakensberg
- Lotheni
- Vergelegen
- Sani Pass
- Cobham
- Bushmans Nek
- Drakensberg Gardens
- Underberg
- Himeville
Natal Midlands
- Rosetta
- Nottingham Road
- Balgowan
- Howick
- Lidgetton
- Currys Post
- Karkloof
- Lions River
- Fort Nottingham
- Hilton
- Dargle
Drakensberg Attractions
- Bushman Rock
Art
- Hiking Trails
- Hot air
ballooning
- Horse trails
- Helicopter & Microlight
flights
- Restaurants
- Arts & Crafts
- Drakensberg
Boys Choir
- Canopy Tours
- Midlands Meander
- Fly Fishing
- Game Viewing
- Golf
- White Water rafting
- Birding
-
Quad Biking
- 4x4 Offroad trails
- Battlefield Tours
- Wine Tasting
- Museums
- Bicycle tours
- Abseiling
- Wellness & Spas
Weddings
Conferences
Drakensberg Links
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Cavern Resort - Northern Drakensberg
 The Cavern Drakensberg Resort is renowned for its relaxed and friedly atmphere.
The Cavern Resort is situated in the Mont-aux-Sources area, adjacent to
Royal Natal National Park high in the foothills of the Northern Drakensberg.
The Cavern Resort is surrounded by towering mountains, forests and streams
is a unique family resort. The Carte family has owned the Cavern
Resort for over sixty years and from the outset have given guests memorable
family holidays - not just a stay at a good Hotel!
The Cavern Resort appreciates that it is people who make your holiday
- people with whom to laugh, share a drink, and participate in all the many
fun activities. Without obliging anyone to do anything, the Cavern Resort
encourage their guests to mix on outings and sit together at meals. Friendships
form here and folk come back time and again - hence the slogan originated
by our guests in 1958: "The
Drakensberg holiday resort of many happy returns!"
Dining at the Cavern Resort
The friendly staff welcome you to the Cavern Resort dining room where a Table
d' hote menu offers a wide choice at every meal. Weekly functions include 'Lunch
in the Sun', 'Boma Buffets' and 'Potjie Pots'. A range of beers and a selection
of South African wines are available. The Emaweni Cave bar is fully licenced,
and operates between 12h00 & 23h00.
Accommodation at the Cavern Resort
The accommodation is varied offering double and twin bedded rooms as well as
three bedders and inter leading rooms for the larger families. All rooms are
heated for the cooler Winter nights and there are crackling log fires in the
lounge and dining areas of the main building. The dining room has a table d'hôte
menu offering a choice of good country cuisine. The Emaweni themed "Cave" Bar
offers a cozy atmosphere to enjoy evenings.
Cavern Resort Facilities & Activities
On the sporting side there are 3 tennis courts, one of which is flood lit, a
full size bowling green as well as volleyball and a lawn for croquet or putting.
Swimming in the resorts' filtered pool or in the refreshing streams is a must
in Summer, and for the fly fisherman there are rainbow trout to lure in dams
and streams on the property. The area offers many trails for mountain biking
through spectacular scenery. For the golf enthusiast there is a 9 hole course,
The Amphitheatre Golf Club, situated 10 km away at the Hlalanathi Resort, with
magnificent views of the Amphitheatre as you tee-off next to the Tugela river.
Situated in a particularly lovely valley, surrounded by towering mountains, indigenous
forests and streams, the resort has 1300 Ha of pristine mountain wilderness.
This resource offers a wonderful variety of beauty spots for the visitor to enjoy
and the main attractions revolve around guided hikes and horse rides. These are
offered for varied abilities thus catering for young and old, the energetic hiker
or the slow stroller, the experienced rider or the beginner.
Of important historic interest are several sites with well preserved Bushmen
paintings, as well as the famous Cannibal Cavern, which in the years of Shaka's
reign was inhabited by a small tribe in hiding, who resorted to cannibalism to
survive. Another curiosity is the "Silent Woman", a stone carving on a rock face
in a pocket of indigenous bush in the Sungubala valley.
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