The small village of Luneburg is situated on the Mpumalanga/KwaZulu-Natal border and is just a few kilometres to the North of the town of Paulpietersburg. In the 1860s German immigrants were released from their obligations to local missionary societies and forced to eke out a living for themselves. This they did by establishing a timber industry. The village was named Luneburg after a town in their home country. This whole area is jam-packed with stories from the Zulu and the Boer Wars, with plenty of tales of bravery

Luneburg is essentially a farming community and its centre offers little by way of attraction other than the two incredibly beautiful churches, which form the nucleus of the community, the town's butcher and the farm cash store. Today Luneburg is the site of the oldest German school in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The village is surrounded by rolling hills, starlit skies, rivers that wind their way through the valley, and by the cry of the fish eagle. Mountain biking, hiking, horse trails and birding are the main attractions, but there is little pressure to do anything in this laid-back community.