The Dolphin Coast offers the best of both worlds and a change of
scenery is not out of the question.
Heading South towards Durban Tugela River and Heading North
Heading South towards Durban
You can enjoy the peace and quiet of the Dolphin Coast, but when you
need to, a short journey south of less than 30 minutes on a good freeway, takes you
into Durban - the city that never sleeps, and
offers you many interesting places to visit.
Natal Sharks Board
The Sharks Board is situated in Umhlanga, 20 minute south of Ballito. Watch an audio visual and shark dissection and see the internal machinery of one of the oceans most awesome predators. Visit the display hall and browse the Curio Shop.
Open Monday - Friday 8am to 4pm, and the first Sunday of every month. Closed on public holidays.
Contact 031 5611001.
Ushaka
Marine World
Includes Seaworld and a Wet and Wild park.Open 7 days a week from 9am.
Contact (031) 3288000.
Funworld
Durban's only amusement park, situated on Marine Parade. It is filled with exciting rides, bumper cars, children's carousal and kiddies rides.
For more information contact (031) 376336.
Umgeni River Bird Park
Visit one of the world’s finest bird parks with a spectacular collection of over 3000 exotic and indigenous birds.
Contact (031) 5794600.
Victoria Street Market
Open 7 days a week. Offers variety of Indian herbs and spices, ebony and ivory ornaments, wooden carvings, brass or copper ornaments, African curios and traditional art.
Contact (031) 3064021.
Tugela River and Heading North
A drive north takes you to the beautiful game reserves in
Zululand.
Harold Johnson Nature Reserve is situated on the banks of the Tugela River.
It is about to introduce a traditional Zulu village, offering holiday makers a chance to
see first hand how a Zulu village lives and works. The reserve offers
trails, a small variety of game and a large variety of bird life. Day-trippers are
welcome and the reserve also has a camp site for overnight visitors.
Fort Pearson and the Ultimatum Tree,
both of which are national monuments, lie within
the reserve. The fort was built in 1878 on a bluff overlooking the Pont-crossing
on the Tugela river.
Shakaland
Shakaland is approximately an hours drive north of Ballito. Here you can take a step a back in time and enter a world of Shaka, King of the Zulus. The Nandi Experience is a three hour day-time adventure named in honour of Shaka's mother, Nandi, and is not to be missed.
Thrill to the spectacle of assagai-wielding impis welcoming you to their traditional home
Listen to the tales of ancient lore and legend
Discover the secrets of sangomas
Watch traditional customs such as tribal dancing and the beer ceremony
Enjoy a full traditional zulu lunch
Contact 035 460 0912.
Hluhluwe and Umfolozi Game Reserves are only two-and-a-half hours away. These are Natal Parks Board parks offer visitors
overnight
accommodation in well-equipped, self-catering bungalows. Nearby is Mkuzi Game
Park and, with over 200
different species of birds, is a bird watcher's paradise.
