Family & Activities

ABOUT MTUNZINI BEACH Enjoy paradise at Mtunzini Beach, surrounded by sand dunes, and relax in this peaceful, beautiful and romantic setting. A truly exquisite area with breathtaking scenery boasting forests, rivers and lakes, this nature re...

Salt Rock is a small town just north of Ballito and Shaka’s Rock on the Dolphin Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is a favorite holiday destination for many local South Africans. It is about 40 minutes north of Durban.

Margate is a seaside resort town on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, about 20 kilometres southwest of Port Shepstone. The river which flows into the sea at Margate is called “Nkhongweni” (place of entreaty) because the original in...

Lucien Beach is a superb Blue Flag beach in the popular holiday town of Margate, KwaZulu-Natal. Set on the opposite end of Margate’s main beach, Lucien Beach offers fantastic swimming opportunities and a less crowded family beach to relax o...

Hibberdene is a small coastal town on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast in South Africa. It was named after C. Maxwell-Hibberd, the former postmaster-general of Natal. Hibberdene is considered the gateway to the Hibiscus Coast, and is a seaside...

  Port Shepstone is a town situated on the mouth of the Mzimkhulu River, the largest river on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of South Africa. The Mzimkulu River means ‘large place’ in isiXhosa and isiZulu. It is located halfway b...

Amanzimtoti is a coastal town just south of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The town is well known for its warm climate and numerous beaches, and is a popular tourist destination, particularly with surfers, and the annual sardine run a...

Scottburgh is a bay situated on the South Bank of the Mpambanyoni River, a short river that culminates in a lagoon. It is one of the best geographic examples of a bay on the South African coast. Mpambanyoni mouth has fluctuated in surface a...

Paradise Valley Nature Reserve is situated along the Umbilo River, and covers an area of 100ha. The reserve offers a number of graded trails, and picnic and braai sites on the banks of the river. The reserve sees thousands upon thousands of...

Pennington is a small coastal town on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Apart from a large sugarcane and dairy farming industry, it also hosts scores of holiday makers who flock to the seaside during the December holidays.   I...

Jesmond Dene Craft & Farmers Market offer a wide variety of fresh produce, food stalls, clothing, baked goods, craft and entertainment. Jesmond Dene is a well known landmark in Pietermaritzburg. Formerly a nursery, now its become far mo...

Pigeon Valley is a Natural Heritage Park and formally declared municipal nature reserve in Durban, South Africa. It is an unusual example of an urban reserve with very high levels of biodiversity. It was established to provide protection fo...

ABOUT WILSON’S WHARF Nip away to a rustic harbour meal amongst working slipways and playing ‘cast-away’. Wilson’s Wharf offers a yacht’s spectacular view of the working Durban Harbour. Tamed Marina water ripple...

The Elementyls is a three-book series written by MJ Holland for young readers. MJ Holland is a South African author. The Elementyls is  a story spanning thousands of our years as well as the realms beyond with immortal beings, creatures out......