| | | The garden province of South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal straddles the rolling hills stretching from the mighty Drakensberg Mountains to the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. Durban is South Africa's major port and a holiday makers mecca with wide sandy beaches, the warm waters of the Indian Ocean and a wide variety of accommodation encompassing sophisticated five star international hotels and warm and inviting bed and breakfast establishments. Both the north and south coasts stretching away from Durban offer an enormous variety of fun-filled beach recreational activities, fabulous golf courses and a variety of very good accommodation. | | |
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| | Kosi Bay on the northern coastline | | | | The ramparts of the Drakensberg Mountains form KwaZulu-Natal's western boundary with the tiny landlocked African kingdom of Lesotho. A wide variety of recreational activities including, golf, hiking, climbing, horse riding, fly fishing, birding and relaxing are available in a variety of resorts situated in the mountains and the Midlands area. The midlands and Zululand were the scene of many bloody battles between the Zulu people and the Dutch and British settlers. A number of lodges are situated in the battlefields and are ideal for experiencing the ambience of these fascinating historic and cultural sites | | | Mkuze Falls in northern KwaZulu-Natal | | | | Northern KwaZulu-Natal is the traditional home of the Zulu people and is also big game country. Coastal conservation areas such as the St. Lucia estuary, Cape Vidal and Sodwana encompass both wildlife areas and the most southerly coastal coral reefs in the world. Hluhluwe, Umfolozi, Mkuzi and Ndumo and the surrounding private reserves encompass an astonishing array of wildlife and bird life. | | | A dhow bobbing gently on the waters of Lake Sibaya on the northern KwaZulu-Natal Coast | | | |
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