VISIT KZN SOUTH COAST

Known as the Paradise of the Zulu Kingdom, the KZN South Coast starts 30 minutes south of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

From Scottburgh, the 170km coastline runs to Port Edward, incorporating 58 beaches, and stretches inland to Harding.

The KZN South Coast is a favourite holiday destination for South Africans and international visitors alike who soak up its year-round sunny weather, while enjoying the warm Indian Ocean and lush hinterland.

DESTINATIONS

Your guide to all the places to see on the South Coast

Great Drives Out

Umzumbe

Umzumbe, which is near Port Shepstone, gives its name to one of the 4 local municipalities of the KZN South Coast, as well as its Blue Flag beach. Said to have been started by a band of cannibals and renegades…

Nyandezulu

Nyandezulu is a rural village only 9km inland from Shelly Beach, where you can see breathtaking scenery high above the sea, while enjoying the hospitality of the local community and discovering local arts and crafts. Stay in a guesthouse in…

KwaXolo

A range of caves at the site of KwaXolo showcases San paintings that are more than 100 000 years old, telling the story of a thriving community years before the San inhabited the desert. The KwaXolo area can be accessed…

KwaNzimakwe

The KwaNzimakwe “place of the Nzimakwe” rural village is easily accessible off the R69 Road between Mpenjati Nature Reserve and Ezinqoleni. Start exploring at the WowZulu Welcome Centre, where local arts and crafts are available and from where walks can…

EXPLORE

An adventure awaits for everyone on the KZN South Coast, whether you fancy something mild or wild. Agri tours, ocean safaris, whale and dolphin watching, game drives, mountain biking or hiking trails, scuba or shark cage diving, and so much more. Or just relax camping or caravanning, beachcombing or birdwatching. Discover not only the destination and its treasures, but your true self.

The Riverbend Art Gallery

Situated at Riverbend Crocodile Farm is the Riverbend Art Gallery, which exhibits many top South African artists’ work. Get paintings, pewter ware, ceramics and stone carvings. The gallery offers freighting services all over the world, appraisal certificates for all original…

Beaver Creek Coffee Estate

Beaver Creek Port Edward, understands that to love coffee is to live for coffee, which is why they have dedicated three decades to perfecting their speciality coffees. Grown on the world’s most Southern coffee estate in the sea side town…

Shelly Centre

Shelly Centre in Shelly Beach is a popular shopping mall, with the added attraction of a Ster-Kinekor cinema, when needing indoor entertainment. Well-known shops include the Woolworths, Clicks, CNA, Cape Union Mart, Edgars, Mugg & Bean, Panarottis, Pick ‘n Pay,…

Great Drives Out

Love adventure? The kind that few traditional tourists experience. That has an irresistible pull into the unknown, and untainted. Where you meet real people with generous smiles, eager to share their homes and culture with you. On the KZN South…

KwaXolo Caves

At KwaXolo, near KwaNzimakwe on the KZN South Coast, a registered guide takes visitors on a 5-minute hike to a newly discovered range of caves with San paintings that are more than 100 000 years old – a reminder of…

Harding Country Club

Situated 45km inland from Port Shepstone is Harding Country Club, a Causal Country getaway for golfers. Relax playing 18 holes on this 9-hole course, with 6 water hazards to contend with and super friendly local folk.