What a waste of your hard earned holiday anyway. So, now you have a few weeks of absolute leisure – what to do?
Just to get you into slow down mode – take a leisurely drive to the Empangeni and Richards Bay area. A day or two enjoying the beach – and they still have beaches, unlike some areas on the coast still recovering from the ferocious storms last year – then some time on the water. There are two Yacht Clubs, Kayaking, a Ski Boat Club, the Sea Scouts, an Underwater Club and Dolphin Watching.
Food To Suit All Tastes
Then head off for an exciting evening at the Umfolozi Casino with more than 300 slots and 10 gaming tables and while you’re there dinner at Shaka’s Grill and Supper Club with a menu to suit all tastes from a Footlong and Steak Rolls through to Mussels, Seafood Platters, Grills and an array of Curries.
An easy drive from Empangeni and a trip into history, down towards Eshowe to the Site of Shaka’s Palace and Coward’s Bush Monument. A touch grisly, this is where Shaka had defeated soldiers executed and where suspected cowards had their courage and resolve tested. Take in a visit to the Medical Museum and then to nature – apart from the ostrich and crocodile sanctuary and the numerous game reserves in the area – all accessable for a day trip – there is the magnificent Dlinza Forest with the Aerial Boardwalk from 10m spiralling to 20m above the forest floor – looking over the tops of the Giant Umzimbeet and Fluted Milkwood trees.
Ntingwe Tea is Highly Rated
A tour and tea at the Ntingwe Tea Estate is another special experience – their tea is rated as one of the five best in the world.
Making your way back to the coast to Gingindlovu or as the British troops called it in the 1800’s ‘Gin Gin I love you’ – touring the Martyr’s Cross, Fort Nongqayi Museum Village and the battle sites of Nyezane and Gingindhlovu of 1879 and finally the grave of John Dunn. Few personalities in the history of Natal and Zululand have aroused as much controversy as the legendary "chief" John Dunn. He is mostly remembered for his taking of nearly 50 Zulu wives and the siring of more than 100 children.
Aliwal Shoal Scuba Dive Site
Following the coastline between stops to don the bikini and enjoy the wonderful sea – Zinkwazi, Blythedale, Tinley Manor – there are more than 40 swimming beaches en route to the south and a plethora of things to do – The Amatula and Harold Johnson and Croc Valley Nature Reserves, the Aliwal Shoal Dive Site, surfing, quad biking, hiking, ship wrecks, ligthouses, bush trails – something for everyone.
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