The Drakensberg Range
has between 35,000 and 40,000 works of Bushman rock art. These rock art
sites constitute the largest collection of such rock art in the world.
There are some 20,000 individual rock paintings that have been recorded
at 500 different caves and over-hanging cliff sites between the
Drakensberg Royal Natal National Park and Bushman’s Nek. Due to the
materials used in their production, these paintings are difficult to
date but there is now anthropological evidence, including many hunting
implements, that suggest the San people existed in the Drakensberg at
least 40,000 years ago, and possibly even as much as 100,000.
The most easily accessible rock art site with some of the best
preserved examples of bushman rock art is at Game Pass Shelter in the
Central Drakensberg at Kamberg. Giants castle offers main caves which is
just a short walk and there is a guide at the rock art site with tours
every hour on the hour.