The Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a World Heritage Site. It was created on June 11, 2001, by combining the Sehlabathebe National Park in Lesotho and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The highest point is Thaba Ntlenyana, which reaches 3,482 meters.

Possible additions 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.

The park is located in the Drakensberg Mountains, which are the highest areas in the region. These mountains support unique mountain and high-altitude ecosystems. These ecosystems are important for plant and animal life found only there, with many species living in areas that are rare or unique. The park also contains the largest collection of rock art in the world, with hundreds of sites and thousands of images painted by the Bushmen (San people).

The Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation and Development Area was designed as a peace park. It covers about 8,113 square kilometers, with 5,170 square kilometers (64%) in Lesotho and 2,943 square kilometers (36%) in KwaZulu-Natal.