KwaZulu-Natal

Basking alongside the warm waters of the Indian Ocean on South Africa's Eastern Seaboard, lies the province of KwaZulu-Natal. 

It's home to two World Heritage Sites: iSimangaliso (Greater St Lucia) Wetland Park and the uKhahlamba-('Barrier of Spears') Drakensberg Mountain Park.  It has the two most popular South African dive sites: Sodwana Bay and Aliwal Shoal.  It's where two mighty kingdoms met and battled: the Zulu and the British.

With it's fabulous, sub-tropical climate, great outdoors life and friendly people, it's the most popular province and the leader of domestic tourism and fast becoming the place to visit for more and more international travellers.

It's got it all: endless golden beaches, towering mountains, wetlands, rolling hills, historical battlefields, cultural kingdoms, and some of the greenest, prettiest game reserves.

Durban's "Golden Mile" (R)

Best time to visit is anytime - but do book ahead at Easter and Christmas holidays - as many South Africans make their way to KZN then (the unofficial 'sardine' run!)

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Top 15 Attractions:

• Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park
• Mighty Drakensberg Mountains
• Zulu Cultural Kingdom
• Big 5 Nature reserves
• South Coast's annual Sardine Run (June/July)
• Sodwana Bay Dive Site                                                                    Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Mountains  
• Aliwal Shoal Dive site
• Historical Battlefields: Zulu/Boer/British
• Valley of 1000 Hills
• Quaint Midlands
• Oribi Gorge
• Annual Dusi Canoe Race (January)
• Annual Comrades Marathon (June)
• uShaka Marine World, Durban
• Indian culture, cuisine & community

For more info, please visit The Zulu Kingdom 

Photos courtesy of  Zulu Kingdom Tourism