Скачать или смотреть Drivers views : Winterton and Bergville at foothills of Drakensberg on a Xmas eve.

We needed a pharmacy while staying in the Drakensberg. Winterton and Bergville were close by and we explored both.

Winterton is a small town on the banks of the Little Tugela River in the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1905 as Springfield when the Natal Government built a weir across theriver. The town later changed its name to Winterton in honour the secretary for agriculture, HD Winter. Winterton is a small town with only a primary school. It is close to the Second Boer War battle sites of Battle of Vaal Krantz and Spioenkop. Winterton also serves as an entry point to the Champagne Valley area of the central Drakensberg, boasting well known mountain peaks such as Champagne Castle and its daughter Cathkin Peak - these mountains are considered to be among the most spectacular sights in Southern Africa.

Bergville was established as Bergville Mountain Village in 1897 and is now the commercial centre for a 2,500 km2 dairy and cattle ranching area. A blockhouse was built by the British soldiers in the town during the Second Boer War. Bergville is equidistant from Johannesburg and Durban and is also known as the gateway to the Northern Drakensberg holiday resorts. It lies on Route R74, which is a more scenic alternative to the N3 Toll Road. This route takes one via the Oliviershoek Pass, traditionally used to access the Drakensberg, from Johannesburg. Bergville is most easily reached from Durban by turning off the N3 after Estcourt, joining the R74 through Winterton towards the mountain.

0:00 Winterton
6:59 R74 road Winterton to Bergville
7:59 Bergville

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