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1. O’CONNOR PROMENADE:
Take a
snapshot at the walkway’s south end,
where the 68-foot-high (21 meters)
Umhlanga Lighthouse stands as a
beacon for ships navigating the Umhlanga
Rocks area’s rough coastal waters.
2. UMHLANGA LAGOON NATURE RESERVE:
Hike a trail
through dune-forest canopy to the mouth of the Ohlange
River. Look for herons, warblers, and hundreds of other
bird species.
3. KWAZULU-NATAL SHARKS BOARD:
From Umhlanga, head out to sea as you observe boat crews clear
out and rotate shark nets used to protect local swimming beaches.
4. ESSENWOOD MARKET:
In Berea, snack on a savory steak pie, and bargain for handmade crafts such as
wildlife paintings and wood-carved masks and sculptures.
5. KRUGER NATIONAL PARK:
Brave the bush in a four-wheel-drive vehicle, and have your camera ready
when a zebra or one or more of the Big Five (cape buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, and rhinoceros) make
their presence known.
6. LOWVELD NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN:
In Nelspruit, relax amid rain forest flora, see magnificent
waterfalls from the Cascades viewpoint, and enjoy scones and jam at the Red Leaf Fig Tea Garden.
7. SHANGANA CULTURAL VILLAGE:
Just outside of Kruger National Park in Hazyview, you can enter the
chief’s
kraal
(enclosure with huts) and feast on a lunch of chicken stew and
mieliepap
(polenta), while
villagers entertain with traditional song and dance.
8. SAN ROCK ART:
Follow Kruger’s Bushman Trail to see live animals as well as the wilderness depictions
painted onto boulders by Stone Age hunters.
9. SUDWALA CAVES:
Get a pedicure at the Fish Spa, look at Stone Age tools, and explore the stalagmites
that rise from the floor of the giant chambers.
10. SIBAYA CASINO:
In Umhlanga Rocks, play the slots — there are more than 1,200 — and sway to the
beat of traditional African drumming under the stars at Sibaya’s fire-lit
boma
.
At Mr. Funtubbles Fabulous Family Fun Fair in Durban,
the classic amusement park model goes indoors. While
token-operated kids’ rides with prizes entertain, the
highlight is a five-minute film in the XD Theater. Put on
the polarized glasses and hold on to your motion-
equipped seat.
hy Go?
For its interactive wildlife experiences. To say eastern South Africa has a high level of biodiversity is an under-
statement. In the northeast, past the game reserves and cultural villages of Swaziland, Mpumalanga province’s
world-famous Kruger National Park is the place to eye elephants and lions, and enjoy a
braai
around a
boma
(bush bar-
becue around a traditional fire-lit, open-air enclosure). But not all is spectator sport. Just a 20-minute drive north of
Durban, the bustling seaside resort town of Umhlanga Rocks plays host to an array of less-rustic adventures such as
body boarding, golfing, and shopping.
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South Africa, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, and Midlands
“We were 20 minutes or less from Kruger National Park. On our own we visited an elephant sanctuary and did a day drive
through Kruger, and then another day we drove to Swaziland.”
— Heinoti
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