KZN/Lesotho road trip: Day 15

It rained last night and it was still drizzling when we got up. The weather did not look very promising so we were undecided about what we were going to do today. I cooked breakfast in the meantime and when we had finished we got in the car and drove to the gate. There was a place called Highmoor we could go to or we could go back to Giant’s Castle. I had googled the place last night and there are some caves that have bushman paintings and are an important cultural place. It is not too far to walk and if the weather holds should be interesting to see.

We headed out to Giant’s Castle and paid our R30 per person at the gate. Then it was another 7.5km drive to the resort reception where we had to pay another R30 per person for the cave visit. I can tell you the money paid was worth it. We have so many wonderful photos of the mountains and the valleys and butterflies. The scenery is spectacular and it was a relatively easy walk along the mountainside to get to the caves. It just got a bit tougher on the last bit where it was uphill to get to the caves. We had to wait about 25 minutes for the hourly tour and we were the only ones on it. The bushman paintings are amazing and there are so many of them and the guide explained the meaning behind some of them.

We took another route, which was shorter and along the river, to get back to the resort. Then it was time for a bite to eat at the restaurant. Good food at a reasonable price. All in all we were glad we made the effort to visit this place. Then it was home to our campsite.

Tomorrow we are off into Lesotho so we might not have internet access for a few days but as soon as we can we will post.