Mandela Day Challenge at Cathedral Peak

Aug 1, 2018 | Uncategorised

It was just after 7:35am when the Cathedral Peak Challenge starting bell cut through the tranquillity of the crisp Drakensberg morning on Wednesday, 18 July 2018. The silence of the mountains was broken further by the rumble of the adrenalin pumped runners as they set...

Lead your Colleagues up Cathedral Peak on #MandelaDay

Jul 6, 2018 | Uncategorised

This year [2018] is the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela. A visionary who inspired action and change – he made us all want to do better and be better versions of ourselves. He encouraged us to overcome even the most difficult challenges and he exemplified this...

Sunrise in the Drakensberg

Jul 3, 2018 | Sunrise

If you’re up early enough during your stay at Cathedral Peak Hotel, you’re bound to see the General Manager, Bruce Botes, walking the property preparing for the day ahead. We know Bruce is up early because we’re regularly treated (through a Whatsapp...

Nelson Mandela Day 2018 – Cathedral Peak Challenge

Jun 23, 2018 | Uncategorised

We’re incredibly excited for Nelson Mandela Day 2018. As part of the Cathedral Peak Challenge Series we have a Bonus Challenge to celebrate Nelson Mandela Day. Nicole Capper (TammyTaylor Mrs South Africa 2018) is going to lead 67 people out, to climb to the top...

Trail Running Tips for your next Trip to the Drakensberg

Jun 9, 2018 | Trail Running

Trail runners and Road runners may both get around using their legs and their feet, but when you ask them if there are similarities in the two disciplines, that’s usually where the conversation ends. Whether you prefer the road or the trail, when you find yourself...

A Golf Course Surrounded by Mountains

May 2, 2018 | Golf

It was a recent comment from a guest who’d just finished a round of golf on the Cathedral Peak Golf Course that inspired this post. As he sat down in Albert’s Bar he said, “I don’t think there’s another golf course in South Africa that...

Why Hiking Is Good For You?

Apr 8, 2018 | Hiking

Over the years we’ve watched fewer and fewer people walk out onto the mountains that surround us. It seems our guests don’t walk as much as our guests used to. Being a resort with 18 marked trails, for every fitness level, into and onto some of the...

Google Tracker Climbs Cathedral Peak

Mar 5, 2018 | Hiking, News

What a wonderful surprise it was for us to see Cathedral Peak in the Google Tracker Video, showcasing South Africa’s National Parks. Of course we were aware that the Google Tracker had gone up and down Cathedral Peak, we just weren’t sure that we would...