Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, the governmental organisation responsible for maintaining wildlife conservation areas and biodiversity in KwaZulu-Natal, has informed the public that the world-renowned Main Caves Bushmen Museum in the Giant's Castle Nature Reserve is temporarily closed and guided tours are suspended until further notice. This is due to the recent fires that have affected the Nature Reserve.
Important Update!
— EZEMVELO KZNWildlife (@EZEMVELOKZNWild) August 26, 2024
Main Cave/Bushmen Art Museum Temporary Closure pic.twitter.com/4BO44leenz
The Giant’s Castle Nature Reserve is situated in the central part of the Maloti-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, a transnational property composed of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park in South Africa and the Sehlathebe National Park in Lesotho.
The Main Caves Bushmen Museum is an easy half hour's walk from the Giant's Castle camp. Main Caves is one of South Africa's premier rock art site that is open to the public. The site, which features some 500 rock paintings, some of which are 800 years old, has been turned into an outdoor museum showing the San's (Bushman’s) way of life.
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