There are so many activities on offer

and taste-enhancing experience. Don’t miss this.

Visit that other national treasure, The Drakensberg Boys Choir School, which is 8km down the road from the hotel.

Being a great lover of choral music and not a bad tenor myself, it was a must to show my family this legendary school whose famous former Drakensberg Boys Choir alumni include the Bala Brothers, Jacques Imbrailo, Nicholas Nico- laides and Rory Rootenberg.

Widely regarded as one of the finest boys’ choirs in the world, the choir travels extensively on overseas tours to rave reviews. The mission of the school: To prepare boys for life and leadership through excellence in music, academics, sport and social enrichment in a Christian environment.

The school has a concert schedule so have a look an their site if you hope to hear them singing.

So how much can one possibly fit into a weekend at the Drakensberg Sun? You will have to plan a week-long stay to really appreciate the many activities on offer at the resort and surrounds and if you want to escape the rat race for a little piece of heaven this is the place to go.

So making our way back to Johannesburg I spontaneously decided: what the heck, with Durban being only two hours down the drag, why not pop in and let the family enjoy a quick dip in the Ocean at Durban’s popular North Beach?

So leaving the Berg at 11am we arrived in Durban at 1pm and spent the following three hours frolicking in the waves. We left Durban at 4pm but not before stopping over at that legendary curry haunt “Johnnies” in Overport for some of their famous rotis.

We arrived back in Joburg at 9pm none the worse for wear. A fantastic weekend was had by all and we will definitely be back for a rvisit to the Drakensberg.