The Drakensberg mountain tours include in their itinerary, hiking and trekking up the slopes of the majestic Drakensberg massifs. The Drakensberg mountain tours encompass extensive trips along the length of the mountain ranges and even trips to the western fringes of the massifs where the Orange and Vaal rivers flow.

Professional mountaineers and rock climbers are never daunted by the high altitudes of the different mountain peaks of the Drakensberg massifs and attempt to scale the imposing pinnacle of the Thabana Ntlenyana which stands at an impressive height of some 3840 meters above sea level. It is only from Lesotho that the massifs look less fearsome. In the region of Mpumalanga, the Drakensberg massifs are highly staggered and quite discrete. Several hikers and mountaineers on Drakensberg tours frequent the Mpumalanga precincts of the Drakensberg massifs to test their own stamina and indomitable wills to conquer these disjoint and rather precipitous hills.

Mountain tours in Drakensberg also include touching the basalt crests of some of the mountains that are easily scalable. The bases of the massifs comprise chunks of arenaceous rocks in the nooks and crannies of which several coves are hidden. Spelunking is one of the indispensable activities for tourists on their Drakensberg mountain tours. These enigmatic grottos beckon all the climbers and trekkers with their invaluable frescoes that were sketched, painted and etched out on the interiors of the caves, centuries ago. These brilliant frescoes that have withstood the ravages of time and the inexorable forces of Nature portray the images of cattle and beasts that the primitive Bushmen of Africa used to rear and kill for edible meat.

Many guesthouses and small hotels have been established at vantage points in the valleys of the Drakensberg massifs so that hikers and trekkers on Drakensberg mountain tours may rest and refresh themselves in the lodges after some exhausting scaling. Some eateries and hotels are also seen smartly perched on the wide precipices of the Drakensberg mountains. These are haunted by mountaineers grazing the slopes while they are on their Drakensberg mountain tours.

Drakensberg mountain tours are as exciting as they are enlightening and avid climbers feel that it is imperative for them to embark on such Drakensberg mountain tours.