Pietermaritzburg & Midlands
Mist-belt farms, craft studios and the most important 90 seconds in modern South African history.
About Pietermaritzburg & Midlands
The Midlands is the green, misty farmland between Pietermaritzburg and the Drakensberg foothills. The Midlands Meander links dozens of farm studios, cheesemakers, breweries and country pubs across six signposted routes. It also holds the Nelson Mandela Capture Site, and Pietermaritzburg — the provincial capital, and the station where a young lawyer was thrown off a train in 1893.
Things to do here
- The Midlands Meander craft and farm routes
- Nelson Mandela Capture Site sculpture and museum
- Howick Falls and Karkloof Falls
- Karkloof Canopy Tour ziplines
- Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve trails
- Trout fishing on the Mooi river
- Piggly Wiggly country village
- Pietermaritzburg’s Victorian city centre and museums
Where you can stay
Farm cottages and country guesthouses around Nottingham Road, Curry’s Post and Howick, plus hotels in Pietermaritzburg.
Pietermaritzburg & Midlands packages
Midlands Meander Slow Weekend
Farm cheese, a brewery, Howick Falls and no reason to hurry.
Midlands Family Farm & Falls
A waterfall, a working farm and the Mandela Capture Site.
Want Pietermaritzburg & Midlands your way?
Build your own trip — pick your nights, your travel party and what you actually want to do. We will come back with the best fit and a firm price.