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Trip Planner:   Africa  /  South Africa  /  KwaZulu-Natal  /  Pietermaritzburg  /  Cumberland Nature Reserve

Cumberland Nature Reserve, Pietermaritzburg

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  • By DerrynTurnbull
    Magical place! Spent a weekend in the Krantz hut which has the best view, we woke up to watch the sunrise across the valley, showered under the trees and went to sleep to the sound of the zebra... 
    Magical place! Spent a weekend in the Krantz hut which has the best view, we woke up to watch the sunrise across the valley, showered under the trees and went to sleep to the sound of the zebra...  more »
  • By Travel37656203480
    A truly wonderful place to experience peace, solitude and the magic of nature. Cumberland is a birding and hiking paradise. Two thumbs up!!!!....and if I had a few more thumbs, I would use those... 
    A truly wonderful place to experience peace, solitude and the magic of nature. Cumberland is a birding and hiking paradise. Two thumbs up!!!!....and if I had a few more thumbs, I would use those...  more »
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  • By Denise Tedder
    Such a lovely place. So peaceful and relaxed. Accommodation was very clean and welcoming Will definitely go again
  • By sanele vilakazi
    Epic!!!
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