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Royal Natal National Park

Royal Natal National Park was proclaimed in 1916, and contains some of the most spectacular scenery in Africa. The main feature of Royal Natal is the Amphitheatre, a rock wall about 5km in length, and approximately 1000m in height between the Sentinel (3 165m) and Eastern Buttress (3 047m), with a number of domes rising from its relatively flat summit plateau. In 1836, the French missionaries Arbousset and Daumas named the largest of these domes Mont-aux-Sources - a literal description of this source of five rivers.

Tugela River

The Tugela River (Zulu: Thukela) is the largest river in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The river originates in the Drakensberg Mountains, Mont-aux-Sources, (itself the source of tributaries of two other major South African rivers, the Orange River and the Vaal River) and plunges 947 metres down the Tugela Falls. From the Drakensberg range the river follows a 502 kilometres (312 mi) route through the KwaZulu-Natal midlands before flowing into the Indian Ocean The total catchment area is approximately 29,100 square kilometres (11,200 sq mi). Land uses in the catchment are mainly rural subsistence farming and commercial forestry.

Mooi River

The Mooi River was named by the Afrikaans Voortrekkers who though it was a pretty "mooi" river.
Guests should take the time to view the Mooi Falls located from the R622 between Mooi River and Greytown in an area known as the Hidden Valley. Near Edengrove this is a rocky gorge that is pelted with the weight of water falling 80m from an upper ridge of the Mooirivier. Visits to the falls must be arranged.

Tugela Falls - Rose

This extremely vigorous rose produces masses of flowers and will cover bare fences and walls in no time, with long stems of flowers hanging down to the ground. It grows 2 to 3 metres per year.

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June - July -> 10(°C) - Spring
February - March -> 25(°C) - Summer

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