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Africa's World Heritages Sites  -  Aug 4, 2007
CNN InternationalAnd you're watching INSIDE AFRICA, our weekly look at life and news on the continent, coming to you this week from the stunning Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park ...

Into the heart of Zululand  -  Feb 12, 2005
Telegraph.co.ukStay two nights in Drakensberg Park from £195, and Pietermaritzburg from £27 at the Protea Hotel Imperial. Prices are per person per night. ...

The dragon of Drakensberg  -  Jan 29, 2006
CANOEIt's part of the Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park which in 2000 was deemed a UNESCO ... UKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park is shoehorned between Limpopo and Mpumalanga ...

Hiker dies in Drakensberg fall  -  Jul 24, 2008
Independent OnlineLuan Carter was hiking with a group of friends in the Royal Natal National Park in uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage. ...

US missionary dies in 25m fall on Drakensberg  -  Oct 10, 2006
Independent OnlineFry and two friends were attempting to reach the summit of Cathedral Peak in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park around 1pm on Monday when he slipped and fell. ...

Explore a bit more  -  Oct 3, 2008
Telegraph.co.ukTwo World Heritage Sites and two of Africa's oldest game reserves - the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park and the Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park (now known as the ...

R53m for poverty relief in Drakensberg  -  May 8, 2005
Independent Online...agency Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife for a poverty relief programme within the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, the agency said on Sunday. ...

A South African pitch!  -  Apr 30, 2009
Economic TimesFrom here, the scenic uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park which has now been declared a World Heritage Site is accessible for a relaxed holiday in the mountains. ...

Oman's Oryx Sanctuary Off World Heritage List: 22 Sites Inscribed  -  Jul 2, 2007
Environment News Service...their outstanding natural and cultural values, such as New Zealand's Tongariro National Park, Peru's Machu Picchu and South Africa's Drakensberg Park." ...

Der Wind jenseits von Afrika  -  Dec 25, 2008
Kleine ZeitungDort, im 242813 Hektar großen uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park hat der inzwischen in ... Deshalb gibt es jetzt im Drakensberg Park auch "Michaels Felsen" und ...

allAfrica.com: South Africa: Richtersveld Named World Heritage Site  -  Jun 28, 2007
AllAfrica.com...uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape in Northern Province, Vredefort Dome and the fossil Hominid-bearing sites of South Africa ...

South Africa: Measures to Preserve Endangered Black Rhinos in KZN  -  May 3, 2006
AllAfrica.comThe MEC further said the province was involved in the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park Initiative (Maloti Drakensberg Transfrontier Project (uThukela, ...

Dead couple 'had time to kill'  -  Sep 27, 2007
News24Gaisford said the couple, who were set to holiday at the Royal Natal National Park section of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park world heritage site. ...

Feathers fly over tarring of Sani Pass  -  Dec 12, 2009
Times LIVEOpponents claim tarring the road in the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, which is popular with 4x4 drivers, will destroy the spectacular ...

SA in line for new world heritage sites  -  Jun 28, 2005
Independent OnlineThese sites include Robben Island, the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, the Cradle of Humankind at Sterkfontein near Krugersdorp, Drakensberg Park, ...

DETAILS South Africa  -  Apr 27, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest ArchiverNearby, iSimangaliso Wetland Park includes the St. Lucia Estuary and Lake; uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park features wonderful hiking trails amid spectacular ...

Experts eye SA meteor site  -  Jul 14, 2005
News24...the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu-Natal, the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape in Limpopo and the Cape Floral Region of the Western Cape.

Slick helicopter rescue saves tourist  -  Oct 19, 2006
Independent Online...friends at Thendele Camp, slipped and broke his left femur on Tuesday in the Thukela Gorge area of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park world heritage site. ...

SA celebrates tourism deal with Lesotho  -  Sep 4, 2007
Independent OnlineThe Maloti Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area links the Sehlabathebe National Park in Lesotho and Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage site ...

Three new sites inscribed on World Heritage List  -  Jun 29, 2007
scoop.co.nz...such as New Zealand's Tongariro National Park, Peru's Machu Picchu and South Africa's Drakensberg Park. This is a great achievement.� ...

Ukhahlamba defends change of name after ANC leader  -  Sep 22, 2008
Dispatch OnlineThe area was far from the Drakensberg, he said, and there was a cultural and heritage site named uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu-Natal. ...

Berg visitors cancel holidays  -  Mar 19, 2008
Independent Online..."This problem is very localised to the Cathedral Peak area of the Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park. The rest of the Drakensberg region is very safe," he said. ...

SA hosts World Heritage meet  -  Jul 4, 2005
South Africa.infoDuring the eight-day meeting, delegates will have the opportunity to visit the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park.

South Africa's heritage  -  Dec 5, 2006
www.sagoodnews.co.zaThey are: St Lucia Wetland Park, Cradle of Humankind, uKhhahlamba/Drakensberg Park, Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, Cape Floral Region, Vredefort Dome, ...

Massive fire in 'Berg  -  Sep 2, 2009
East Coast RadioThe blaze is raging in the Cathedral Peak area of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, a world heritage site. It started in the early hours of this morning and ...

Big game in the Zulu Kingdom  -  Mar 30, 2007
easier.comNot only does the province include two World Heritage sites (the Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park and the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park) … but at least a third ...

Additional Web and Print Resources  -  Feb 8, 2009
PBSThe uKhalamba Drakensberg Park was designated a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 2000, both for its exceptional natural beauty and remarkable collection of ...

A helluva heritage  -  Sep 28, 2007
iAfrica.comThe uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park is South Africa's only World Heritage Site which has both natural and cultural significance. ...

Tip-toeing around the sleeping dragon  -  May 15, 2005
Sunday Independent - Sunday Independent (subscription)There are some 600 rock art sites in the uKhalamba Drakensberg Park. The nearest rock art site, from the Cathedral Park hotel was about a 20 minute drive ...

SA, Lesotho to upgrade Sani Pass - SouthAfrica.info  -  Jul 20, 2006
South Africa.info...also provide easier tourist access to the Maloti-Drakensberg transfrontier area that includes the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, a World Heritage site. ...

Bid to honour Gandhi home  -  May 22, 2005
Sunday Tribune - Sunday Tribune (subscription)...hominid sites of Sterkfontein and Kromdraai; uKhahlamba - Drakensberg Park; Mapungubwe Cultural landscape; and the Cape Floral Region Protected Areas.

DRAKENSBERG DIARIES: Bushman Rock Art in the Drakensberg  -  Jul 8, 2006
BuzzleThe Ukhahlamba – Drakensberg Park was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000. International recognition was achieved through its unique richness of ...

SOUTH AFRICA REGIONAL ATTRACTIONS: Boer than meets the eye.( …  -  May 18, 2007
$4.95 - Travel Trade Gazette UK & Ireland - ECNextThe other site is the Ukhahlamba/Drakensberg Park, home to the 125-mile Drakensburg mountain chain as well as Tugela Falls, the world's second- highest ...

Stranded hikers plucked from steep mountain ledge  -  Apr 14, 2005
The Mercury - The Mercury (subscription)Johnston and Dennis Murphy from the United Kingdom - had been hiking in the Monk's Cowl area of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site. ...

Take a closer look at KwaZulu-Natal  -  Oct 1, 2007
easier.comThe province boasts 2 World Heritage Sites- the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park and the Greater St Lucia Wetland park (now known as Isimangaliso) ...

Sun city and Zulu crown  -  Apr 10, 2005
Financial ExpressThe region boasts of two world heritage sites, St Lucia Wetland Reserve and Drakensberg Park. Mpumalanga: The world's third-highest canyon and the oldest ...

Cookbook success  -  Feb 1, 2006
CitizenIt is situated in the Kamberg, just below the Highmoor wilderness of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, a World Heritage Site. ...

mountain range, Africa  -  Jun 19, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaIn 2000 uKhahlamba/Drakensberg Park was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Drakensberg is part of the Great Escarpment and separates the extensive ...

Black is beautiful (Africa)  -  Nov 25, 2006
Khaleej TimesDurban (St Lucia Wetlands, Drakensberg Park, Midlands Meander); Johannesburg (The Apartheid Museum, Croc City Crocodile Farm, Constitution Hill); ...

Fund to maintain African heritage  -  Jul 13, 2005
South Africa.infoThese are Robben Island, St Lucia, the Cradle of Humankind, uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, the Cape Floral Kingdom and the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape. ...

Jane Alexander -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 19, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia Britannica...such animals as elands, elephants, cattle, and horses, have been found in the Drakensberg mountains (part of uKhahlamba/Drakensberg Park, designated a . ...

Truly a world in one|country – and it's ours!  -  Dec 11, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Cape Argus - Factiva, from Dow JonesEach of the seven World Heritage Sites – uKhahlamba/Drakensberg Park, Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, Cape Floral Region Protected Areas, Greater St Lucia ...

'Irritating' window washers arrested  -  Jan 16, 2007
South African Star - The South African StarA missing man who called a friend and said he was about to kill himself has been found dead in the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, Ezemvelo KwaZulu Natal ...

Welkom bij TourPRess Holland - Vereniging van toeristisch journalisten...  -  Sep 15, 2007
TourPRess.nlAndere erkende lokaties in Zuid-Afrika zijn het Simangaliso Wetlands Park (Groter St. Lucia Wetlands Park), het uKhahlamba- Drakensberg Park, Robbeneiland, ...

If you go ...  -  21 Feb 2009
The Times,The falls are in the Drakensberg in the Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal — about a four-hour drive from Jo’burg. The Royal Natal National Park’s

The Mighty Drakensberg Moutains  -  Feb 13, 2009
마�드스�츠올림피아드,In the year 2000 the Ukhalambha-Drakensberg Park was made a world heritage site and rightly so. It met both the criteria for the natural and cultural

The Mighty Drakensberg Moutains  -  Sep 6, 2008
Corsavoo.com,In the year 2000 the Ukhalambha-Drakensberg Park was made a world heritage site and rightly so. It met both the criteria for the natural and cultural

Ukhahlamba defends change of name after ANC leader  -  Sep 21, 2008
Dispatch Online,The area was far from the Drakensberg, he said, and there was a cultural and heritage site named uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu-Natal.

Hiker dies in Drakensberg fall  -  Jul 23, 2008
News24,Luan Carter was hiking with a group of friends in the Royal Natal National Park in uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage.

Sani Pass Resort and Leisure Estate appoints Red Carpet Leisure  -  Nov 20, 2007
Travel Wires,...at an elevation of 1500 metres and falls inside the conservancy area of the recently proclaimed Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site.

Dead couple 'had time to kill'  -  Sep 26, 2007
News24,Gaisford said the couple, who were set to holiday at the Royal Natal National Park section of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park world heritage site.

Take a closer look at KwaZulu-Natal  -  Oct 1, 2007
Easier,The province boasts 2 World Heritage Sites- the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park and the Greater St Lucia Wetland park (now known as Isimangaliso) 7.

Cops broke into dead tourists' car  -  Sep 26, 2007
News24,Johannesburg - Police are attempting to find a Port Elizabeth family believed to be relatives of a Canadian couple who were found burnt to death in

Canadian couple who died in South African wildfire had planned ...  -  Sep 27, 2007
The Canadian PressJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A Canadian couple who died in a wildfire in the northern Drakensberg mountains were planning a family reunion in South Africa,


Tips for holidaying under the stars Mar 13, 2006
These include Gauteng's Cradle of Humankind, the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, Robben Island, the Okhahlamba Drakensberg Park, Mapungubwe National Park in ...
Independent Online,

South Africa: The dragon of Drakensberg Mar 6, 2006
It's part of the Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park which in 2000 was deemed a UNESCO World Heritage Site, only the fourth of six sites in South Africa to receive the ...
24 Hours Vancouver,
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