KwaZulu-Natal is famed for its glorious beaches, which stretch both north (North Coast) and south (South Coast) of Durban. Its year-round favourable climate allows for beach-going 12 months a year. Both the North Coast and South Coast are dotted with holiday towns of varying sizes, while Durban itself offers excellent accommodation and beautiful beaches.

If you travel north to the Elephant Coast, which stretches along the coast from the iMfolozi River in the south to the Mozambique border in the north, you’ll find some of the country’s wildest and most beautiful beaches, ancestral nesting sites of giant turtles and abundant marine life.

The province is also home the Drakensberg mountains (the Zulus call them the ‘Barrier of Spears’) in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, a natural and cultural World Heritage Site owing to the mountains’ rock art and natural beauty, and a popular destination for local and international tourists alike. The mountains offer dramatic views and outdoor activities, and are an important cultural resource, containing many thousands of works of San rock art that date back to the late Stone Age.

KwaZulu-Natal is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: iSimangaliso Wetland Park and uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park