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January 2020
Sani Pass Wild Flower Walk
SPECIAL GUEST BOTANIST: the doyen of Sani Pass flowers ELSA POOLEY!! LAST CHANCE? The upgrading of Sani Pass is sadly in progress. Work is proceeding on the stretch between Good Hope and the South African border post. The current contractor’s work ends there, so the section we walk, the 8km to Sani Top is unaffected at this stage. Add a short walk through the botanical wonderland of the Lesotho plateau to your exciting day on the Sani Pass! Cost: R525…
Find out more »February 2020
Euro Steel Drak Descent
Faster than we can imagine, summer turns to winter and after a few cold nights we start planning and preparing for the warmer summer days - which includes the now famous DrakDescent & Run the Rivers, to be held on the 1st & 2nd of February 2020. We are thrilled to bring you more improvements, new energy & excitement in our 2020 edition of this iconic Southern Drakensberg event. Our events form part of the growing FNB Drak Adventure Weekend,…
Find out more »Drak Challenge
The 26th edition of the popular N3TC Drak Challenge canoe marathon takes place on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 January 2019, based in the Southern Drakensberg town of Underberg. Founded in 1994 the race takes in two stages of river racing on the uMzimkhulu River, starting high in the foothills of the Southern Drakensberg at the confluence of the uMzimkhulu and the uMlambonja River close to Castleburn resort on the Drak Gardens road. The 26km long first stage starts by…
Find out more »Euro Steel Run the Rivers trail run
Our big news for Trail Runners is the announcement of new our partnership with Euro Steel for Run the Rivers 2020. What more could organisers ask for from a sponsor when they just continue to do more, give more and add such value to our event? We are ever grateful to Colin and his team and all at Euro Steel who make this possible - we also welcome them into the world of Trail Running where we are confident they…
Find out more »April 2020
ULTRA-TRAIL® DRAKENSBERG
Ultra-Trail® Drakensberg is a festival of trail running with events of 160km, 100km, 62km, 30km. All events take place within the Southern area of the internationally renowned Maloti Drakensberg World Heritage Site and are point-to-point in nature, ensuring that large swathes of this iconic wilderness are traversed. Incorporating and skirting some of the legendary features of the Southern Drakensberg such as Sani Pass, Twelve Apostles, Khanti Ridge, Gxalingenwa Gorge, Hodgson’s Peaks, Garden Castle, Rhino Peak and Langalibalele’s Pass participants in Ultra-Trail®…
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