Qué hay en Drakensberg (Ukhahlamba), Sudáfrica, a lo largo del año

Máxima afluencia — December school holidays, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break en Sudáfrica

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Afternoon thunderstorms (1 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)), December school holidays (10 Dic – 10 Ene (normalmente))

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Afternoon thunderstorms (1 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente))

Concurrido — Term 1–2 (autumn) break en Sudáfrica, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festivo

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 AbrSemana Santa y PascuaMucha genteReserva prontoCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Splashy Fen

  2–6 AbrFestival de músicaMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Easter long weekend, Splashy Fen

• Festival

  Music in the Mountains

  22–29 Abr · normalmenteFestival de músicaReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Easter long weekend (3–6 Abr), Splashy Fen (2–6 Abr)

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

• Temporada

  Clear winter air

  1 May – 31 Ago · normalmenteTemporada seca

  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.

Máxima afluencia — July school holidays, Term 2–3 (winter) break en Sudáfrica

• Cierre

  Sani Pass closes for snow

  1 Jun – 31 Ago · normalmenteRiesgo

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  July school holidays

  20 Jun – 20 Jul · normalmenteMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Clear winter air (1 May – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — July school holidays, Term 2–3 (winter) break en Sudáfrica

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Clear winter air (1 May – 31 Ago (normalmente)), Sani Pass closes for snow (1 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente)), July school holidays (20 Jun – 20 Jul (normalmente))

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Clear winter air (1 May – 31 Ago (normalmente)), Sani Pass closes for snow (1 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Concurrido — Term 3–4 (spring) break en Sudáfrica

En septiembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Concurrido — Term 3–4 (spring) break en Sudáfrica, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

• Riesgo

  Afternoon thunderstorms

  1 Nov – 28 Feb · normalmenteTemporada de tormentas

  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. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — December school holidays, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break en Sudáfrica

• Festivo

  December school holidays

  10 Dic – 10 Ene · normalmenteMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Afternoon thunderstorms (1 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente))