Description
Underberg is a newly discovered jewel in the far west of KwaZulu-Natal. It is situated against the southern foothills of the Drakensberg. The ‘Berg’ (Drakensberg) and area was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. It enjoys special protection by the United Nations Conservation treaty. Many pollution free rivers cascade down the sides of the Berg then along the Umkomaas, Umzimkulu Polele, Umzimvubu Rivers and further north to the Tugela.
This area contains two of the highest peaks in the Drakensberg, the Hutchinson’s Peaks. The height of the south peaks, 3252 m, the north peak at 3258 m. These can be seen from a long distance away. There are several smaller nature reserves within the uKhahlamba World Heritage Area - Cobham, Loteni and Vergelegen Reserves.
The uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park has exceptional natural beauty in its soaring basaltic buttresses, incisive dramatic cutbacks, and golden sandstone ramparts. Rolling high altitude grasslands, the pristine steep-sided river valleys and rocky gorges also contribute to the beauty of the site. The site’s diversity of habitats protects a high level of endemic and globally threatened species, especially birds and plants.
Many caves and rock-shelters with the largest and most concentrated group of paintings in Africa south of the Sahara are found here. Created by the San people over a period of 4,000 years, the rock paintings are outstanding in quality and diversity of subject and in their depiction of animals and human beings. They represent the spiritual life of the San people. Scenes of the first white settlers and the Nguni settlers from East Africa are depicted in some paintings.
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