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5 Reasons to Summer-Hike in the Drakensberg

Jul 18, 2018 Willem Boshoff 1

Conventional wisdom holds that the best time to hike in the Drakensberg is in spring or autumn – sufficiently long days, mild weather, the bright greens of spring (or alternatively the deep yet fading greens […]

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