Naude's Nek is one of the premier wild flower viewing sites in the Southern Drakensberg. The dirt road between Maclear and Rhodes in the Eastern Cape crests the high mountain range at an altitude of 2500m. The name of this pass is based on the route taken by the Naude brothers in the 1890s. It is the highest road pass in the Republic of South Africa, giving access to the extremely rich alpine flora that occurs on this range. The western slope is drier with scrubbier vegetation than the eastern slope. Naude's Nek is also a very good birding spot. Photos on the Naude's Nek pages were mostly taken January 18-19, 2010, when a number of friends botanized along the road and on the summit.
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