At Royal Natal in the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, there’s one spectacular natural feature that stands out above all the rest, literally and figuratively, and that is the amazing Amphitheatre – a wall of rock 5km wide with its highest peak, the Sentinel, towering over 1,800m above the Tugela River flowing in the valley below and 3,165m above sea level!
On our first day, the Ampitheatre was completely shrouded in clouds
Still heavy skies on the 2nd day, but they lifted the veil a little
Drakensberg Amphitheatre seen from Thendele in the Royal Natal National Park, 23 March 2019
The Eastern Buttress of the Amphitheatre
Sentinel Peak
Walking in Royal Natal
The Amphitheatre from the Tugela Gorge walk
The Amphitheatre from behind Thendele
The Amphitheatre from behind Thendele
The Amphitheatre from Thendele
The Amphitheatre from unit 12 at Thendele
The Amphitheatre
Tugela River
Iconic Royal Natal
The Amphitheatre from the Tugela River
The Amphitheatre from Mahai Visitor Centre
The Amphitheatre from Fairy Glen walk
The Amphitheatre from Mahai Dam
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Perfect in every way!
Very much so, Carol!
It strikes me as one of those landmarks that is so overwhelming, you can’t take your eyes off of it … that your attention would continually be drawn back to it. It looks magnificent in photos, I expect it is even more so in personal.
You are absolutely correct in every respect, Joanne!
Wow! What an amazing landscape, de Wets. Incredible.
Thank you very much, Jane, for coming with us to stare in the awe at the Amphitheatre!
Wow! So beautiful!😊
Not your typical African scene, is it John!?
How are you dear friend?
Sorry for late answer. No, Not anything they show on tv when it´s about the wildlife and nature! For the most of people I think Africa is plains and acacia trees. I can soon call me expert on the 5 big, Nat Geo Wild sending about them 80% of the time, pity for the channel is good…
In their defense, the “Big 5″certainly are very charismatic!
It is indeed an awe-inspiring sight that no photos can do justice to — but yours have a darn good try!
That’s very kind of you, Leslie!
Asemrowend!
Ongetwyfeld!
Klimjulle soms berg?
Naaste wat ons aan bergklim kom, Tina, is wanneer ons oor n groot rots of twee klouter wyl ons stap… 🙂
mmmmm so geen toue en pikke nie?
Nee dankie, ons dra ons al klaar dood aan die kameras en die boeke!
Klink realisties
Majestic amphitheatre, very nicely captured!
Very kind of you, Hien.
With scenery this spectacular some photos are bound to be worth showing!
This has always been a favourite place of ours.
For us too, Anne!
We just can’t ever get enough of it.
For you it must be some effort to get to Royal Natal though, having to drive around Lesotho to get there? Do you stop over somewhere along the way?
Dis darem die ongelooflikste berge! Ek onthou toe ek dit die eerste keer gesien het, het my mond oopgehang. Jou foto’s is verruklik mooi, Dries!(Sterkte vir môre…dink aan jou)
Ek waardeer dit inniglik, dankie Dina.
En ja, die amfiteater word nie verniet as een van die mooiste kranse op aarde gereken nie!