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Amphitheatre Backpackers Lodge – Family-Friendly Camping & Nature Retreat

Amphitheatre Backpackers Lodge offers family-friendly camping and scenic spots in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

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Amphitheatre Backpackers Lodge

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Amphitheatre Backpackers Lodge

About Amphitheatre Backpackers Lodge Camping

Amphitheatre Backpackers Lodge is a caravan park, campsite, and guesthouse near Bergville, in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The property offers opportunities for hiking, birdwatching, swimming, and fishing. Nearby attractions include Kilburn Private Game Farm, Kaalvoet Vrou Monument (Barefoot Woman).

Contact Info

Accommodation

  • Camping Allowed: Caravans & tents
  • Caravan Allowed: Yes
  • Caravan Requirements: Standard caravan
  • Ground Cover: Grass
  • Lights: Yes
  • Self Catering: Yes
  • Shade: A few of the sites have shade
  • Sites Available: 40
  • Tents Allowed: Yes
  • BnB: Yes

Facilities

  • Braai Grill: Yes
  • Cellphone reception: Yes (all services)
  • Credit Cards welcome: No
  • Freezer: Yes
  • Fridge: Yes
  • Shop: Yes
  • Washing up: Yes
  • Water taps: Yes

Directions and Road Condition

  • Access Road: Tar road
  • Closest Town: Bergville
  • Directions to campsite: 21km North of Bergville on the R74
  • Distance to Town: 21 km
  • GPS - Office: S 28.643519 E 29.157597
  • Trailer Required: Standard trailer
  • Vehicle: Sedan

Ablution

  • Showers: Hot shower
  • Toilets: Flush Toilet

Activities

  • Bird Watching: Yes
  • Canoeing: Yes
  • Fishing: Freshwater- dam & river
  • Hiking: Yes
  • Horse riding: Yes
  • Mountain Biking: Marked routes, gravel roads, "jeeptracks" and other
  • Nature Drives: Yes
  • Other Activities: Amphitheatre Lodge offers day tours into Lesotho and to the Tugela Falls as well as day tours for rock climbing whether you are experienced or have never rock climbed before. There is also a fly-fishing guide and equipment available and mountain bikes for hire.
  • Rock Art: Yes
  • Rock Climbing: Yes
  • Swimming: Swimming pool, river and dam

4x4 Related

  • 4x4 Routes: Yes

Comments, Rules and Notes

  • Comments: The lodge is on 300 hectares of bush veldt teeming with birds and other wildlife with 2 beautiful dams. The Mpande River wends its way through the lands. The lawn is surrounded by a panorama of the entire Northern Drakensberg from the Amphitheatre all the way to Cathkin Peak.
  • Additional Comments: Backpackers on a farm and in a nature reserve
  • Other: In the Lodge we have an enormous variety of accommodation facilities from camping to dorms, family rooms and en-suite thatched chalets. There is a restaurant and bar.

Nearby Attractions & Points of Interest

  • Kilburn Private Game Farm

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,9 (14 reviews)
    7,5 km from camp
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  • Kaalvoet Vrou Monument (Barefoot Woman)

    tourist attraction, museum, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,5 (239 reviews)
    9,9 km from camp
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  • Eskom - Drakensberg Pump Storage, Visitors Centre

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    9,9 km from camp
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  • Oliviershoek Pass Viewpoint

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,5 (129 reviews)
    12,7 km from camp
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  • All Out Adventures

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,6 (966 reviews)
    13,8 km from camp
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  • Alpine Cascades

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,4 (18 reviews)
    15,6 km from camp
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  • Sungubala Eco Camp

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,6 (91 reviews)
    19,0 km from camp
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  • Sterkfontein Dam View Point

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,5 (859 reviews)
    22,3 km from camp
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  • Gudu Falls

    tourist attraction, park, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,6 (51 reviews)
    22,8 km from camp
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  • Royal Natal National Park

    tourist attraction, park, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,6 (2189 reviews)
    24,1 km from camp
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  • Cathedral Peak View Campgrounds

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 5 (1 reviews)
    26,1 km from camp
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  • Tugela Falls

    tourist attraction, park, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,7 (538 reviews)
    28,4 km from camp
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  • Mont-Aux-Sources

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 5 (5 reviews)
    31,2 km from camp
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  • Skylight Cave

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    31,3 km from camp
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  • Rathole cave

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    31,6 km from camp
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  • Didima Rock Art Museum

    museum, tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 2,9 (31 reviews)
    34,1 km from camp
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  • Spioenkop Battlefield Entrance

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,4 (216 reviews)
    34,8 km from camp
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  • Van Reenen Country Estate Kwazulu Natal

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,6 (50 reviews)
    35,1 km from camp
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  • Up 2 Date Guest House

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 3,8 (130 reviews)
    36,1 km from camp
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  • Drakensberg Canopy Tour

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,7 (832 reviews)
    47,6 km from camp
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