Nestled in the Dragon s Mountains Drakensberg of the Royal Nata National Park the Tugela Falls is just a memorable spectacle that is ranked second in the list of highest waterfalls on the planet. Adorning the KwaZulu. Natal region of South Africa the waterfall is split into five free cascades all making for the total drop of 3110 feet. With this geographical layout the surrounding scene of green and misty mountains along with the shine of the cascade due to the reflection of the sun in the late afternoon form up a breathtaking vista for the tourists to hike to this great Tugela Falls. One more astonishing feature of these falls is that its source called the Tugela River is nestled many kilometers away from the escarpment the spot from where the plunge starts. Accessible from the major travel road leading one in the park the Tugela Falls is not only worth seeing but is also worth drinking as its water is clean and safe.

To reach the falls you need to hike on one of the two hiking trails ending at the cascade. Among the two the first one is called the Tugela Gorge Trail leading one up to the base of the falls. This hiking trail is reachable by going down the Tendele Camp up to the Tugela River from where route starts. Many say that this is one of the most famous and scenic walk that must be taken up for a full day trip for obtaining the most of it. The total time with the round trip is 6.5 hours making you hike a distance of 22.5 km up and down trips including. This trail is certainly a superb experience of ascending the mountains from the Tugela car park.