Didima Camp (Cathedral Peak)

Didima Camp (Cathedral Peak)


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Central Reservations Office
Tel: 0861 276 237
Int. Tel: +27 51 924 0585
Fax: 086 684 1011

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The luxurious Didima Camp, at Cathedral Peak has been themed around the art of the San people.

Didima camp features 62 two-bed luxury chalets, 2 four-bed cabins, a two-bed honeymoon suite and a six-bed bungalow. Each of the two-bed chalets are back to back and an interleading door allows the two chalets to be converted into a four-bed family unit with self-catering facilities. The two four-bed cabins have two bedrooms each en-suite, a lounge/dining area and a kitchen, and the six-bed chalet has three bedrooms, each with en-suite facilities, a lounge/dining area and a kitchen. All accommodation at Didima boasts satellite television and cosy fireplaces. The central lodge provides a restaurant and bar, fireplaces throughout, an intimate lounge and a shop for groceries and curios. The state-of-the-art conference facility seats 140 delegates and a large breakaway facility doubles as a wedding chapel with a full height glass wall framing the splendour of Cathedral Peak.

Accommodation

Two Bed Chalets
Each of the two-bed chalets have an en-suite bedroom and a sitting area. The chalets are built back to back and an interleading door allows the two chalets to be converted into a four-bed family unit with self-catering facilities. All linen, towels and blankets are supplied. The chalets boast satellite television and cozy fireplaces.

Four Bed Cabins
The two four-bed cabins have two bedrooms each en-suite, a lounge/dining area and a kitchen. All linen, towels and blankets are supplied. The chalets boast satellite television and cozy fireplaces.

Six Bed Bungalow
The bungalow has three bedrooms, each with en-suite facilities, a lounge/dining area and a kitchen. All linen, towels and blankets are supplied. The chalets boast satellite television and cozy fireplaces.

 

ATTRACTIONS - THINGS TO DO
Various activities are available at The Cathedral Peak Hotel by prior arrangements:

 

DIDIMA ROCK ART CENTRE

"The San have been our forgotten people in the past but now I welcome them into the light, into their rightful place in our society." uKhahlamba Drakensberg was inscribed into the World Heritage Site list on 29 November 2000. It was declared worthy of World Heritage Site status both for its cultural and natural significance. Its cultural significance is on rock art.The park contains more than 600 known rock art sites.

Minister Valli Moosa officially opened Didima Rock Art Centre in 2003, through the generosity, vision and support of many contributors whose participation is gratefully acknowledged. San descendants from the uKhahlamba Drakensberg, WIMSA and SASI representatives, Mr. Valbooi and Mr. Chennels, amongst other guests, graced the opening of the centre.

A visit to the San Art centre leads a visitor along the journey of discovery using the significance of the eland in San culture as a theme that threads its way through the experience. The theme of the eland is first introduced in the innovative display hall. After the introduction to the fascinating culture and lifestyle of the San, the visitor is led into a small cave like room for a time of traditional fireside story telling, before moving on to the cultural auditorium for a screening of the inspiring and provocative audiovisual presentation.

The uniquely styled Didima cultural auditorium seats almost hundred visitors before a near life size replica of the Clarens sandstone overhang. The valley of the eland multimedia show, which plays for quarter of an hour, explores the truth, myth and legend surrounding the rock art imagery of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg. As the house lights fade in at the end of the show, an exact scale production of the well-known panel of Botha’s shelter in the Didima Gorge emerges. In the quite afterglow of this presentation visitors can take some time to view the overhang at leisure before exiting into the lower display area where they are introduced to the Ndumeni Craft Centre and Coffee Shop.

Visitors have an opportunity to purchase hand-made crafts made by local people. Overlooking a clear mountain stream is the thatched Ndumeni Coffee Shop, which has an ideal setting to enjoy a refreshing drink and a light lunch while soaking up the spectacular Drakensberg view. The menu includes teatime treats as well as light lunches and desserts and is a great way to finish the show and reflect on the fascinating history that surrounds us in this World Heritage Site.
SERVICES & FACILITIES

Facilities
Although all of the chalets have self catering facilities, the central lodge provides a restaurant which is available for all meals. The bar is a wonderful place to relax and swap stories with other travelers, and it has seen many a social gathering. The main building has an intimate lounge, a shop for groceries and curios, as well as fireplaces throughout which are necessary in the winter months to keep out the famous Drakensberg cold weather.

All in all, the camp offers a fantastic luxurious escape in the best location in the Drakensberg mountains, with all the best creature comforts of home. The architecture used and carried throughout the camp is a mix of modern architecture with influences from San art and culture, and the camp therefore has a character all of its own, without sacrificing any of the comfort or scenic settings that one has come to expect from the KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife parks accommodation.

RATES

Didima Cathedral Peak:  Day Visitors park permit fee R30 per adult and R15 per child otherwise R50 per adult and R25 per child which includes entry into the San Rock Art Centre. Mike's pass R60 per vehicle, 11-19 passengers R100,**20 passengers or mass above 3000 kg R200.

 

DIDIMA RESORT 

 

Unit

PAX

Adult Supp

Child Supp

28x2-bed chalets (non-self-catering

32x2 Chalets ( self Catering )

2x4 – bed chalets )self-Catering)

1x6 Bed bungalow (self catering)

1x Luxury honeymoon suite

Above tariffs inclusive of park permit fee end

Entry to the Rock Art Centre

 

D,B&B & B&B available on request.

 

CAMPSITES

30x with plug points

R750

R790

R1560

R2100

R1270

 

 

 

 

 

 

R160

1

1

3

4

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

R250

R265

R265

R265

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

R90

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

R40

Overnight hiking

 

 

 R50

R25

Didima Rock Art Centre

Entry Icluded in park permit fee

 

 

R50

R25

 

Guided Walk

R270

3

R75

R75

 

Day Visitors to campsites per day

 

 

R16

R16

 

Mike’s pass Guided Drive;

Guest verhicle : 4x4 or 2x4 diff lock ed walk

R280

3

R60

R60

Trout Fishing Permit per day ( bag limit 10 Trout – scheduled waters)

 

 

R50

R50
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