Midlands Meander
The Midlands Meander is the premier arts and craft route in South Africa
The Midlands Meander is an arts and Craft route that runs through the Natal
Midlands and into the Central Drakensberg. The Midlands Meander is a collection
of arranged day drives that offer visitors hospitality in dramatically beautiful
surroundings, fabulous restaurants, revitalising outdoor activities
and over-the-top adventure sports, historic landmarks, wildlife conservation,
and best of all “shop-till-you-drop” unique
arts and crafts. The Midlands Meander also offers cheese tasting, wine tasting,
chockolate dipping and picknic sites.
The Midlands
Meander is an easy one-hour drive from Durban
and on the N3 highway from Johannesburg. The Natal
midlands and Central
Drakensberg offer a huge area to explore including some of the best rock art sites in
the Drakensberg, spectacular water falls and historic monuments and museums.
Midlands Meander Accommodation
Antbear
Guest House - Indeed a special find. One of those places
you wished you would have stayed longer where the accommodation, view,
location, service and food are just perfect. This is the nearest private
accommodation option near to Giants Castle and also offers one of the
best deals available.
Giants
Castle Camp - The upside is that you are inside Giants Castle
Nature Reserve. The downside is that you are inside Giants Castle Nature
Reserve. You are as close as you can be to starting the hiking trails
but far from any of the other attractions available. And the gate opening
and closing times make early starts and doing anything after sunset an
impossibility. If you do decide to stay here opt for the self catering
option and make sure you bring your own food with you. Giants Castle
camp offers self catering and has a restaurant.
Drakensberg
Luxury cave lodge Experience something different and stay
in the only fully catered luxury cave in the Drakensberg Mountains. And
the luxury cave comes with a few special romantic options like a jacuzzi
spa bath and fireplace both in the bedroom. Whats more it opens onto
a deck with hammock chairs and a panoramic view not often experienced.
Cleopatra
Mountain Farm House - Prepare for some of the most fantastic
food you will ever eat. This farm house offers high class fine dining
near to Highmoor Nature Reserve. The rates are a pit on the pricy end
of the scale but hey you only ever live once. Especially if you are one
of those foodie types
Kamberg
Nature Reserve - Simple self catering challets in the Kamberg
Valley. Make sure you bring your own food as there is little available
nearby. Kamberg suffers the same issues as Giants Casle Camp with gate
opening times that make staying here sometimes inconvient. But if all
you want to do is stay in one place I cant imagine many better accommodation
options.
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