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The History of Himeville   (Area Information in Himeville) Himeville, 5km north of Underberg, was founded in 1893 as a police outpost and the Border Mounted Rifles were billeted there to police the area which ranked among the favourite haunts of the gun runners and rustlers of Matatiele.The village was proclaimed the seat of the magistracy of the ... .... and more Climbing the Roof of Africa   (Area Information in ) Sani Pass over the Drakensberg between Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal is the only road access to the mountain kingdom from the east, and the highest mountain road in Southern Africa used by motor vehicles.Like so many other tough mountain passes in the eastern half of the country, this trail ov ... .... and more Climbing the Roof of Africa   (Area Information in ) Sani Pass over the Drakensberg between Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal is the only road access to the mountain kingdom from the east, and the highest mountain road in Southern Africa used by motor vehicles.Like so many other tough mountain passes in the eastern half of the country, this trail ov ... .... and more    (Area Information in ) 13760 13759 ... .... and more Cobham   (Area Information in ) Cobham is dominated by Hodgsons Peaks which enclose the Giants Cup. Cobham is a 52000 hectare section of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park in the southern Drakensberg adjacent to ... .... and more Mokhotlong   (Area Information in Mokhotlong) Situated about 290 kilometres from Maseru via Butha-Buthe, Mokhotlong is the district headquarters town of what was for long one of the remotest areas of the country. This has changed since a tarred road to Mokhotlong has been completed. However, in winter, Mokhotlong can be cut off for many weeks b ... .... and more Sani Pass   (Area Information in ) The Sani Pass was originally developed as a bridal path in 1913. This steep zigzagging pass climbs the face of the Drakensberg escarpment to an altitude of 2874m. The first vehicle negotiated the path in 1948 when it was no more wide boulder littered donkey track. It is now used for the most p ... .... and more