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Tiger Falls

Tiger Falls is a slender waterfall tucked within Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where it tumbles gracefully over a rockface near the first large stream and forest patch below Dooley.

It sits along the Thukela drainage and is accessible from both Thendele Camp and the hotel area via several converging paths. The falls are a popular mid-hike reward on a moderate loop of roughly 6–7 km that also takes in Lookout Rock and the Cascades.

From Thendele Camp the walk is an easy 30-minute stroll; from the hotel area it is approximately 3 km and 45 minutes.

Rather than a thunderous cascade, Tiger Falls is peaceful and slender in character, and in summer wildflowers often bloom along the surrounding trail.

The full loop, continuing through the Gudu Bush and back via the Mahai River, covers about 7 km and takes around 1 hour 45 minutes at a steady pace.


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