Visit the South African province with a huge heart, KwaZulu-Natal, and stay in gentle country accommodation or modern city hotels when you select our packages to this garden region. KwaZulu-Natal, place of the Zulu, has something of everything for visitors and our holiday packages include special rates on accommodation and tours here.
From the rich visual beauty of its mountains, game reserves and beaches, to its enormous life-giving rivers and fascinating history and culture, this small province is worth every hour and penny spent exploring its treasures. Find KZN in the southeast of South Africa, its beautiful soft shoreline on the warm Indian Ocean stretching from Mozambique in the north to the Eastern Cape Province in the south. This small region also shares borders with the Kingdom of Lesotho with Pietermaritzburg as its capital city and Durban as its largest centre.
Meet the Zulus whose heritage permeates KwaZulu-Natal, the Indians who arrived decades ago from India across the ocean on boats docking in Durban to work on the farms, and the descendants of the colonial settlers and the Boers. History seeps from the KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields where the Zulus, Boers and English clashed. Visit Isandlawana, Rorke’s Drift and Blood River. Toast those who perished. Go white water rafting on the charismatic Tugela River, the province’s largest river.
An amazing 92,100 km2 in area, KwaZulu-Natal is roughly the size of Portugal and comprises three different geographic areas – the lowland region along the Indian Ocean, the central Natal Midlands with its undulating hilly plateau, and the two mountainous areas, the western Drakensberg Mountains and the northern Lebombo Mountains forming a solid basalt wall rising over 3,000 m beside Lesotho.
Experience real Indian curry in Durban where hot bunny chows go down well with cold beer. Discover the magical UShaka Marine World, where diverse marine creatures in vast aquariums look back at you. Explore fun water slides and enjoy the picturesque harbour and shops. Surf Durban’s North and South beaches then pop into a funky pub for lunch. Chinese, Japanese, Afrikaans and Zulu food stalls and restaurants line the beachfront where walkers and joggers, cyclists and CrossFit trainers exercise at dawn.
The Zulu name for Durban is Thekwini, meaning “The Place Where the Earth and the Ocean Meet”. How appropriate! Visit this beautiful city for these things and make sure to explore the many eateries and pubs, meeting the laid-back residents as you go. Shopping malls, nightclubs and kids’ entertainment parks fill your days with pleasure and action.
Visit the gorgeous tropical towns on the Dolphin Coast in the north first – Umhlanga Rocks, Ballito, Salt Rock, Shaka Rocks, Richards Bay and then to the Elephant Coast with its conservation areas of Cape Vidal, and St Lucia, then Kosi Bay and beyond. Walk the long deserted beaches lined with coastal forests and impressive 25 000-year-old coastal dunes, rated among the highest in the world. Then spot some of the 526 bird species around here. Pack your wetsuit and mask alongside your bird book and hat and head to the best of KZN wildlife parks and beaches for a diving package deal holiday on us.
Then head south on the South Coast Meander past Amanzimtoti, Port Shepstone, Margate, Scottburgh, Port Edward and beyond. From the beaches to the famous game reserves of KZN, head inland to the famous Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve, a Big 5 National Park famed for being the oldest proclaimed reserve in Africa.
A wild bushveld area of 96 000 ha, it offers 4×4 game drives, overnight walking trails, a wealth of indigenous fauna and flora and plenty of varying accommodations to suit all budgets and styles. Hluhluwe-Imfolozi offers some of the best wildlife sightings in South Africa and is revered for its rhino conservation and educational programmes.
For something completely different, the Natal Midlands on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg resembles the gently rolling hills of the English countryside. Traverse the Midlands Meander where you can find gorgeous places to stay in river valleys, on green hills, in verdant forests and beside the vast blue waters of Midmar Dam. Stop at farm stalls, boutique shops, book stalls, bars, restaurants and cafes and spend days exploring the region on hikes, horse rides, quad bikes, mountain bikes and 4×4 drives. Trout fishing, wine tasting, craft beers and homemade chocolates abound, while cute country cottages offer warm beds, fireplaces and solid home cooking.
KwaZulu-Natal family holidays are immensely popular thanks to its easy accessibility from Johannesburg and Durban. There is so much to do in the stunning region including mountain hikes, beach holidays, sailing on huge dams, river sports, forest adventures, game reserve safaris and more. KwaZulu-Natal accommodation is varied and holidays can focus on urban fun at the local parks, aquariums and waterways, game viewing activities, fun in entertaining resorts and huge modern malls. Stay in rustic chalets with braai facilities or luxury lodges with fine dining in restaurants.
Voyage2Africa will advise you on where to stay and what to do in KZN Province. We recommend fab family accommodation with our favourite hand-picked selection of guest houses, boutique hotels, family-friendly hotels as well as luxury private villas.
KwaZulu-Natal is an easy 5-hour drive from Johannesburg, creating an excellent starting point for your holiday at the North and South Coasts and the new uShaka International Airport is near Umhlanga Rocks. From here, Voyage2Africa offers the best safaris inland to the rest of South Africa and beyond. See San Bushmen rock paintings in the Drakensberg caves, visit the battlefields where Zulus, Boers and English fought. We cater for families, honeymoon couples and friends, business travellers and large groups.
Talk to us, Africa is our home. We customise your dream KwaZulu-Natal holiday in a region that has it all. We have the best packages for your family holiday in Durban or your couple’s retreat to the Midlands. Chat with us today to secure your customised KZN tour package with special rates on all accommodation.
