Southern Drakensberg, Eastern Cape

New England & Wartrail, Barkly East, Eastern Cape, Mountain Holidays

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Tour the North Eastern Cape's 8 most spectacular mountain passes from New England Wartrail

The Barkly East area boasts the most spectacular mountain passes, and are all easily accessible from New England Wartrail guest houses.

These passes include:

• Naudesnek pass - the highest mountain pass in South Africa, highest dirt road in South Africa
• Jouberts pass - the third highest mountain pass in South Africa
• Lundeans nek - from Wartrail Lundeans nek pass takes you over into Lesotho
• Volunteershoek pass - from Wartrail this pass takes you up to Tiffindell Ski Resort
• Bastervoetpad - travelling down the mountain towards Ugie
• Barkly Pass - the only of these passes on tar road, between Barkly East and Elliott
• Otto du Plessis
• Carlisleshoek - from Rhodes this pass takes you up to Tiffindell Ski Resort

Click on the map below to view a larger version (200Kb).

Where to stay?

Where to eat?

• New England accomodation - Kenmure, Queensberry, Millard, Pitlochrie, Faskally, Rosstrevor
• Wartrail accomodation - Balloch, Reedsdell, Edgehill, Funnystone, Bidstone, Hawkshead

• New England - Rosstrevor Restuarant
• Barkly East - FK's Pub & Restaurant
• Lady Grey - Mountain Inn
• Rhodes - Walkerbouts, Rhodes Hotel
• Tiffindell - phone to check availability!

Other hints and tips

• Take picnic lunches with you (ask at your guesthouse for availability.)
• Keep your petrol tank full (there is no fuel at Wartrail and not always fuel available in Rhodes.