Attractions IN Empangeni
Golf Courses
Empangeni Golf Club
The Empangeni Country Club was formed in the early 1900's and photographs of the first Club president and honours board indicate that record keeping was initiated in 1921. The original 18 hole Golf Course was laid out and maintained by predominately ...
Game Reserves
Thula Thula Game Reserve
Thula Thula is a private game reserve, said to be the oldest such reserve in KwaZulu Natal and set in a malaria free zone on the Elephant Coast roughly two hours' from Durban. As such it is family operated and lies in the heart of Zululand with a history ...
Attractions AROUND Empangeni
Nature Reserves
Enseleni Nature Reserve
The Enseleni Nature Reserve is a small reserve of 293 hectares lying just inland from the town of Richards Bay, almost midway between Empangeni and Richards Bay. Obviously it is a popular day's outing for visitors to the area, and the coastal grasslands ...
Museums
Fort Nongqayi Museum Village
This beautiful old fort was originally created in the middle of the Dlinza Forest in eShowe in 1883. Around 90 barefoot Zulu police (known as the Nongqayi or 'restrainers') moved into the building to maintain law and order in Zululand in what today ...
Game Reserves
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park
The Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park is the only park under formal conservation in KwaZulu Natal where the Big Five occur. Established in 1895, this is the oldest game park in South Africa along with nearby St Lucia Reserve. Set in the heart of Zululand this is ...
Forests / Nature Reserves
Ongoye Forest Nature Reserve
Ngoye Forest Reserve, better known as the Ongoye Forest Reserve, lies in the north of KwaZulu-Natal between Mtunzini, Eshowe and Emangeni, some 150 kilometres north of Durban. Ongoye is regarded as one of the 'gems' along the Zululand Birding Route for ...
Airports
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport
The Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport is also often known as the Ulundi Airport, and is situated in the beautiful South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. This part of the world is popular for its stunning beaches and pleasant year-round weather ...
Popular Tourist Routes / Heritage Routes
Route 66 Zululand Heritage Route
Whilst the name of the route brings the battlefields of Ladysmith, Colenso, Dundee and Volksrust to mind, Route 66 is of a slightly different nature. Rather than heading up and around the N3, Route 66 takes one along a parallel route, slightly further ...
Nature Reserves
Umlalazi Nature Reserve
Umlalazi Nature Reserve is a strip of green on KwaZulu-Natal's north coast at the town of Mtunzini, roughly half an hour's drive from Richards Bay. The reserve is probably most famous for its protected group of Palmnut vultures, and the raphia palm ...
Birdlife or Wildlife Sanctuaries
Zululand Birding Route
KwaZulu-Natal is a world-famous birding venue, its forests, grasslands, mountains, wetlands, bushveld and estuarine, coastline and open ocean habitats a feast of diverse birding. The coastal province is divided into two main birding ...
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Nature Reserves
Amatikulu Nature Reserve
Roughly an hour's drive from Durban, the Amatikulu Nature Reserve is one of those rare natural spaces where, not only will you be one of few people (particularly during the week), but you can see wildlife feeding on forested dunes overlooking the sea – ...
Game Reserves
AmaZulu Game Reserve
Situated in Northern KwaZulu Natal, on the banks of the Mkuze River, the Amazulu Private Game Reserve is the home of the Amakhosi and Mkuze Falls Lodges. Boasting 10 000 hectares, this private game reserve is made up of a varied ecosystem. The diversity ...
Popular Tourist Routes
Battlefields Route
The KwaZulu Natal hinterland has witnessed some of the most brutal and significant battles to be fought in South Africa. These historical sites form part of the Battlefields Route, a trip through 14 historical towns whose surrounding areas boast the ...
Nature Reserves
Dlinza Forest Nature Reserve
Found just outside the little town of Eshowe, the Dlinza Forest is one of two indigenous forests that lie close to one another in this southern part of Zululand; the other is Entumeni. Dlinza, 250-hectares of incredibly beautiful forest bisected by ...
Landmarks / Memorials / Nature Reserves
eMakhosini Ophathe Heritage Park
Set in the valley also known as the Valley of Kings, eMakhosini Opathe Heritage Park lies less than 10 kilometres south of the town of Ulundi on the banks of the White Mfolozi River and incorporates the Ophathe Game Reserve and the eMakhosini Valley ...
Forests / Nature Reserves
Entumeni Nature Reserve
Just outside the historical Zululand town of Eshowe, in the heart of the balmy KwaZulu-Natal Province, lies the beautiful forest reserve of Entumeni. This is a small nature reserve, occupying only about 750 hectares, but is rich in plant- and animal ...
Game Reserves / Game Farms / Game Parks
Falaza Wildlife Park
Falaza is aptly named after a war veteran of King Cetshwaya's Zulu Impi (1873-1883), who, over a century ago fought against the British forces at the famous battle of Isandlwana. His village, built on the fertile banks of the Mzinene river, was known by ...
Nature Reserves
iGwala Gwala Nature Reserve
iGwala Gwala Nature Reserve lies just outside of Ithala Game Reserve and is a registered Heritage Site. As such the reserve has a rich biodiversity with tracts of riverine and other forest in the lower parts of the reserve that attract a particularly ...
Game Reserves
Ithala Game Reserve
This magnificent Ithala Game reserve, tumbling from the heights of the Ngotshe Mountains a thousand meters down into a deep valley, carved over the aeons by the Phongolo River revealing the world's oldest rock formations, is a game viewers paradise ...
Game Reserves / Nature Reserves
Kuleni Game Park
Kuleni Game Park is the product of many years or careful thought and planning. It's a warm and friendly place, created in the wild to give a feeling of safety and togetherness with the wildlife and the beautiful environment. Peace, freedom and a sense of ...
Empangeni as a destination
Also in the neighbourhood
AmaZulu Game Reserve, Babanango, Eshowe, Hluhluwe, Isandlwana, Jozini, Kuleni Game Park, Kwambonambi, Magudu, Meerensee, Monzi, Mtunzini, Paulpietersburg, Pongola, Pongola Nature Reserve, Pongolapoort, Richards Bay, Rorkes Drift, Ulundi, Vryheid
Staying Overnight
Thula Thula Private Game Reserve
The 4500 ha private game reserve Thula Thula is situated only 45 minutes from Richards Bay harbour and airport, and less than 2 hours drive from ...
Canefields Country House
Canefields Country House is a traditional sugar cane mansion converted into a homely country hotel. The property provides accommodation in tranqu...
The Wood House
The Wood House is a charming, family-operated guesthouse nestled in the heart of Zululand, seamlessly blending tradition with modern comforts. Th...
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