Kranskop is a small town that is situated on the edge of the Thukela River valley in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Kranskop was chosen and is named after two cliff faces that rise 1,175 metres above the Thukela Valley near the town.

The Kranskop rock formation has major significance in local Zulu legend and folklore, for whom it is called "Ntunjambili".

The Zulu have ancient stories about a forbidden cave and a hill opening that provides protection from cannibals, but then it closes on those who have entered.

[2] Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg, a private school, is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Kranskop.