Little Switzerland Resort

Little Switzerland Resort sits at the top of the Oliviershoek Pass in the Northern Drakensberg, looking across open grassland to the Amphitheatre. It began as a farm in 1907, became a tea garden in the 1940s and opened as a resort with its Alpine-style chalets in 1989, and the main building keeps its original thatched roof.

Hotel rooms and suites, from Garden and Deluxe rooms to the adults-only Superior Rooms and the Honeymoon and Executive Suites with spa baths, open onto patios or decks with garden or mountain views. The one- and two-bedroom self-catering chalets each have a fully equipped kitchen, a lounge with a fireplace and a private patio with a braai, and one is set aside for guests travelling with a dog.

Hotel stays are all inclusive: breakfast, lunch on the patio, afternoon high tea beside the fire in the Nguni Lounge, themed dinners and selected drinks, along with a daily programme of activities that includes a guided horse ride, go-karting, a high-rope and zipline session, guided walks to Rainbow Falls and The Cone, trout fishing, birding and outdoor sports.

There is a pool, a wellness spa, the Vultures Retreat bar, the Drakens Burger diner, a supervised kids' clubhouse, and a petrol station and convenience shop at the gate.