Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Park Did you know? The
Drakensberg is home to the oldest fossilised dinosaur eggs in
the world. On the lower slopes of the Maloti-Drakensberg
Transfrontier Park, which straddles the border between South
Africa and Lesotho, you will spot small herds of eland that
seasonally migrate between the higher slopes of the berg and the
sweeter grasses of the plains. This is just one of Lesotho and
South Africa's transfrontier park success stories. Through the
collaboration between the two countries, animal populations in
this mountain paradise have rallied and today large troops of
baboons roam the mountainside and there are regular sightings of
blesbok, oribi, duiker and, occasionally, the elusive leopard.
The wildlife is just one of the attractions of this Drakensberg
transfrontier nature reserve. For many, the main feature is the
mountain range itself - one of the most important water
catchments in southern Africa. The Maloti-Drakensberg
Transfrontier Park boasts some of the most spe