A family-friendly holiday in the Drakensberg Mountains

August 6, 2021

The Drakensberg Mountains is one of the top family friendly holiday destinations in South Africa. Not only does it feature some of the most grandeur landscapes and dramatic rock formations in the world. It’s also known for some of the best hiking and cycling adventures in South Africa.

family friendly Drakensberg holiday — Family friendly holidays in the Drakensberg

A must-do, once in a lifetime experience if you are a family of nature lover and outdoor enthusiasts. Normal being in the remote outdoors isn’t always the easiest choice when you have a family with young toddlers but the Drakensberg Mountains is a destination geared for family travel.

You can hike the Drakensberg Mountains and share this hiking experience with your family. The Drakensberg can be the ultimate non-camping and children-friendly holiday destination with farm stays, lodges, family hotels, self catering cottages and yes if really want to camp there are plenty of family opportunities too.

What reall stands out is the number of family fun activities on offer in the Drakensberg. We are talking horse trails, quad bikes, mountain bike trails, canopy tours, down hill scooters, bird of prey shows and a reptile park. There is also candle dipping, chocolate dipping, putt putt, and paintball. Download this free guide to the Drakensberg attractions. Included is a whole chapter in family friendly attractions

Drakensberg roughly translates to ‘the mountain of dragons’. It is one of the most notable, natural features on the African continent and declared both a UNESCO natural and cultural world heritage site. It’s easy to see why. Visits to the rock art sites for families is best at Giants Castle. Its a short walk to get there and there is also an out door museum and guide available at Main Caves (Giants Castle)

The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in South Africa at a maximum height of 3,482 meters above sea level. There is an unlimited number of hiking trails in the mountains. Of particular interest is the family friendly slack packing trail called the Giants Castle Slack Packing Trail. You basically walk lodge to lodge and your luggage gets transported to you next nights accommodation for you. There are countless other day hiking trails in the Drakensberg.

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We only spent one night at Antbear and I am so sad we couldn't stay any longer! We had the most incredible time - Accommodation was beautiful, very clean and comfortable. And the food was out of this world. Andile was an incredible host, and nothing felt like too much trouble! We can't wait to go back!

We stayed at the cave at Antbear lodge. The owner Andrew and his staff are wonderful hosts and made us feel very welcome. Stying at the cave is a unique experience and it is well equipped with a fireplace with ample wood, small fridge and kingsize bed. The cave have a private deck with great views of the river and Drakensberg. Breakfast and dinner were good. Located close to Giants Castle and Kamberg nature reserves. The road to the lodge from the N3 is gravel and in poor condition but accessible with a normal vehicle. All the woodwork and furniture at the lodge is special and very unique

We stayed 3 nights at the lodge, and we enjoyed it so much. It started with a warm welcome by Andile and handpicked flowers in our room. We stayed at no. 8 which is a very spacious, beautiful unit, with a fenced garden for our pup to play. All the woodwork is impressive, from the doors to the furniture. The fact that our dog was allowed to roam freely everywhere added so much pleasure to our stay. She met up with all the animals, and the highlight was of course meeting Angel! The circular hike is beautiful and our dog loved running in the fields and jumping in the dam. The scenery around the lodge is stunning, it is so peaceful! The first evening it was very cold, but the fireplace kept us warm. Breakfast and dinner were delicious, with lots of homemade treats. It is such a great place to unwind, highly recommend it.

Thoroughly enjoyable stay at Antbear. Accommodation in cave was comfortable, well set out, secluded & quiet with wonderful views of the mountains. Loved the outside shower and sherry was a welcome night cap for the chilly evenings. Staff were fantastic. So friendly & went out of their way to make this occasion special for us. Food was delicious. All home cooked & home grown which made it taste even more heavenly. Compliments to the chef. Wood work too throughout the lodge is absolutely stunning. Only one suggestion that I could make is to perhaps includes a games room especially for those rainy days and for people travelling with children.

Just an amazing place to stay the night. we took her of with a hot air balloon that we booked before. the staff is super friendly they did our laundry and everything. the view is breath taking. the rooms are super cozy. just a place to visit!!!!

We were completely blown away by our stay at Antbear Lodge. It was by far the best accommodation and service we received on honeymoon. The luxury Cave is a must and the food was of the highest standard. We felt so welcomed. We are already planning when we can return. A little gem in the mountains.

We had an absolutely wonderful and very relaxing time at Antbear lodge. The staff are very friendly and accommodating, from the moment we arrived until we left. Both breakfast and dinner were really well prepared. The woodwork is truly something to see everywhere in the main area as well as the rooms. The farm and animals, especially the horses, are well looked after. I will definitely return.