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Tætpakket — December school holidays, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break i South Africa

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Afternoon thunderstorms (1. nov. – 28. feb. (normalt)), December school holidays (10. dec. – 10. jan. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Afternoon thunderstorms (1. nov. – 28. feb. (normalt))

Travlt — Term 1–2 (autumn) break i South Africa, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Easter long weekend

  3.–6. apr.Påske & den stille ugeTætpakketBook tidligtLukninger

  Good Friday and Family Day on Easter Monday make a four-day weekend that often runs into the school holidays. South Africans head for the coast, the mountains and the bush, so accommodation books out, national roads are busy and many shops close on Good Friday. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Splashy Fen

  2.–6. apr.MusikfestivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  South Africa's longest-running music festival, on a farm outside Underberg over the Easter weekend. Four days of camping in a river valley, and the whole southern Berg books out around it. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Easter long weekend, Splashy Fen

• Festival

  Music in the Mountains

  22.–29. apr. · normaltMusikfestivalBook tidligt

  A choral-music festival and bursary fundraiser at the Drakensberg Boys' Choir School in Cathkin Park, separate from the school's better-known December carol concert. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Easter long weekend (3.–6. apr.), Splashy Fen (2.–6. apr.)

Travlt — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Sæson

  Clear winter air

  1. maj – 31. aug. · normaltTørsæson

  Winter here is dry and the air goes glass-clear, which is why the escarpment photographs best in June and July. The grass is burnt off, the nights are well below freezing and the days are still walkable.

Tætpakket — July school holidays, Term 2–3 (winter) break i South Africa

• Lukning

  Sani Pass closes for snow

  1. jun. – 31. aug. · normaltRisiko

  Snow shuts the pass and the Lesotho border post at the top of it for days at a time most winters, usually at short notice. Check the road before committing to a 4x4 day trip out of Underberg. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  July school holidays

  20. jun. – 20. jul. · normaltTætpakketBook tidligt

  The mid-year school break is when inland families come up for the cold, and the resorts sell it as a snow chance. Self-catering chalets and the hutted camps go months ahead. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Clear winter air (1. maj – 31. aug. (normalt))

Tætpakket — July school holidays, Term 2–3 (winter) break i South Africa

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Clear winter air (1. maj – 31. aug. (normalt)), Sani Pass closes for snow (1. jun. – 31. aug. (normalt)), July school holidays (20. jun. – 20. jul. (normalt))

Travlt — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Clear winter air (1. maj – 31. aug. (normalt)), Sani Pass closes for snow (1. jun. – 31. aug. (normalt))

Travlt — Term 3–4 (spring) break i South Africa

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Travlt — Term 3–4 (spring) break i South Africa, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Risiko

  Afternoon thunderstorms

  1. nov. – 28. feb. · normaltStormsæson

  Storms build over the escarpment most summer afternoons, with lightning on the tops, hail and water coming down the gullies within minutes. Walkers start at first light and are off the high ground by lunchtime. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — December school holidays, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break i South Africa

• Helligdag

  December school holidays

  10. dec. – 10. jan. · normaltTætpakketBook tidligt

  The fullest and dearest fortnight of the Berg's year, and the one where the afternoon storms are at their most reliable. Trails near the resorts are busy; anything above the contour path is not. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Afternoon thunderstorms (1. nov. – 28. feb. (normalt))