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Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Royal Natal National Park offers you a range of outdoor activities during a KwaZulu-Natal holiday, from walks and riding, to climbing and hiking.
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Allow yourself to be charmed by the magnificent scenery of the Royal Natal National Park during a KwaZulu-Natal holiday. Explore the 8094 hectares of spectacular beauty on horseback: lofty mountains draped in green overlooking the crystal clear streams down the Tugela river.
Alternatively, you can take part in either the 3 km (1.86 miles) Otto's walk, which is well suited for beginners or the more adventurous 45 km (27 miles) Mont-aux-Sources. Mont-aux-Sources, which means 'mountain of sources', takes its name from the many river sources such as the Tugela, tributaries of Orange River, that mark the beginning of the river's 2000 km journey westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Elands River also starts its flow to the Vaal River from this 'mountain of sources'. Mont-aux-Sources also forms a background of the skyscraping Amphitheatre -a solid rock wall that rises up to about 5 km (3.11 miles).
There is also a 7 km (4.35 miles) hiking trail that takes you to the Tugela Gorge, traversing the indigenous forests and grasslands adorned with proteas and dazzling stands of yellowwoods. For the last part of this hike, you can climb up a little chain ladder to a spectacular view of the Tugela Falls, as they cascade down the Amphitheatre in five clear leaps.
If you not for the climbing and hiking during a KwaZulu-Natal holiday, you can enjoy a wonderful picnic surrounded by the breathtaking views and refreshing atmosphere, go for a swim in the crystal clear waters or try trout fishing. But the awesome beauty of this amazing wilderness, the serene environment fused with the chirping and crowing of birds and the panoramic views provide a perfect setting for a romantic painter.
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Pure natural beauty
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Royal Natal National Park is an unspoilt world of pure natural beauty characterised by the lofty Drakensberg mountains, the Amphitheatre and Mont-aux-Sources, soaring above the largest river in KwaZulu-Natal, Tugela.
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Ejoy breathtaking vistas of the mountains
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Mont-aux-Sources forms a background of the skyscraping Amphitheatre - a solid rock wall that rises up to about five kilometres.
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