Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Drakensbergen, Zuid-Afrika

Topdrukte — December school holidays, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break in Zuid-Afrika

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Afternoon thunderstorms (1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)), December school holidays (10 dec – 10 jan (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Afternoon thunderstorms (1 nov – 28 feb (meestal))

Druk — Term 1–2 (autumn) break in Zuid-Afrika, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Splashy Fen

  2–6 aprMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Easter long weekend, Splashy Fen

• Festival

  Music in the Mountains

  22–29 apr · meestalMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter long weekend (3–6 apr), Splashy Fen (2–6 apr)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Clear winter air

  1 mei – 31 aug · meestalDroog seizoen

  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.

Topdrukte — July school holidays, Term 2–3 (winter) break in Zuid-Afrika

• Sluiting

  Sani Pass closes for snow

  1 jun – 31 aug · meestalRisico

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  July school holidays

  20 jun – 20 jul · meestalDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Clear winter air (1 mei – 31 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — July school holidays, Term 2–3 (winter) break in Zuid-Afrika

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Clear winter air (1 mei – 31 aug (meestal)), Sani Pass closes for snow (1 jun – 31 aug (meestal)), July school holidays (20 jun – 20 jul (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Clear winter air (1 mei – 31 aug (meestal)), Sani Pass closes for snow (1 jun – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — Term 3–4 (spring) break in Zuid-Afrika

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Term 3–4 (spring) break in Zuid-Afrika, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Risico

  Afternoon thunderstorms

  1 nov – 28 feb · meestalOnweersseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — December school holidays, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break in Zuid-Afrika

• Feestdag

  December school holidays

  10 dec – 10 jan · meestalDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Afternoon thunderstorms (1 nov – 28 feb (meestal))