Hiking excursion up Cathedral Peak, Drakensberg

Cathedral Peak hike

From€253/ group
2-3 days
Occasionally sporty
From 18 years-old and up

Practical information

You'll be sleeping in a tent at a spot chosen by your expert guide, giving you the chance to sleep under the stars and enjoy the open nature.

Minimum 2 people, Max 4

Activity requirements

All participants must be high level hikers with extensive experience, as this hike can be quite arduous.

Special terms

Peak High offers this trek at any time of the year. No set dates are used as each trip is individually put together. Parties could consist of one to as many as ten people, in a group.

Unless porters are used, clients are required to carry their own backpacks, equipment and provisions for a 2-day round trip. Peak High can provide all communal equipment including stoves, pots, tents, cutlery, food and maps. Extra items such as sleeping bags can be hired for a nominal fee.

Peak High offers a personal door-to-door service including airport transfers to and from Durban. If flying from overseas, all flights land either at Johannesburg or Cape Town from where a connection must be caught to Durban or Pietermaritzburg. A professional, certified guide does all guiding and climbing.

Spoken languages:English
Meeting point:
Nature Conservation office at Cathedral Peak wilderness area
Included
  • A professional, certified guide
  • All camping gear
  • food
  • hiking permit
  • rescue levy
Excluded
  • Sleeping bags
Do not forget to bring
  • Breathable shell clothing
  • Polar fleeces
  • Large backpack
  • Hat and gloves
  • Flash-light
  • Water bottle
  • Sunscreen and sunglasses
  • sturdy hiking boots
  • backpacks between 50-70
  • hiking mattresses