| Whs: | Maloti-Drakensberg Park |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | -29.7653°N 29.1231°W |
| Area: | 249313ha |
| Buffer Zone: | 46630ha |
| Criteria: | (i)(iii)(vii)(x) |
| Id: | 985bis-001 |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Extension: | 2013 |
The Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a World Heritage Site, established on 11 June 2001 by linking the Sehlabathebe National Park in the Kingdom of Lesotho and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[1] The highest peak is Thaba Ntlenyana rising to 3,482 metres.
Proposed extensions to the main park include the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve (Free State) and Royal Natal National Park (KwaZulu-Natal) in South Africa; and the Bokong Nature Reserve and Ts'ehlanyane National Park in Lesotho.[2]
The park is situated in the Drakensberg Mountains which form the highest areas in the sub-region, and supports unique montane and sub-alpine ecosystems. These ecosystems hold a globally significant plant and animal biodiversity, with unique habitats and high levels of endemism. The park is also home to the greatest gallery of rock art in the world with hundreds of sites and many thousands of images painted by the Bushmen (San people).
The Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation and Development Area was conceived as a Peace park, covering about 8 113 km2, made up of 5 170 km2 (64%) in Lesotho and 2 943 km2 (36%) in KwaZulu-Natal.[3]