Area Profiles

Umhlanga Umhlanga is a residential, commercial and resort town north of Durban on the coast of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Umhlanga is named after the Ohlanga River, which reaches the Indian Ocean three kilometres north of the town. Visitors from around the world flock to the holiday resort village of Umhlanga to relax and have fun on one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. The warm placid waters of the Indian Ocean make swimming a pleasure, and snorkelers will be delighted with the proliferation of coral reefs deeper in the waters. Umhlanga Ridge is a new retail, office and residential node situated on a hill overlooking the Indian Ocean....

  Utrecht Utrecht is a town in the foothills of the Balele Mountains, in the northwestern corner of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Newcastle, Kwazulu-Natal's third-largest urban center, is 50 km from Utrecht. Utrecht is uniquely situated within a game park - animals roam into town at night! Established in 1854, the town is steeped in a history reflected in historical buildings like the Old Parsonage Museum, the Dutch Reformed sandstone church, the old military cemetery, colonial houses and other buildings. The Utrecht district is the tribal domain of five Amakosi (Zulu chiefs), who today play an active role in the development of the area. The...

Westville Westville is a satelite town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that is situated 8km inland from the Durban city centre. It now forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, which also includes Durban. The town was laid out on the farm Westville (named in honour of Martin West, the British lieutenant-governor of Natal) which was formed in 1847. Westville is a fast growing decentralised hub of Durban. Westville is well known as a green surbub and has well regarded schools such as, Westville Senior Primary, WestvilleBoys' High School and Westville Girls' High School. A 2 square kilometre campus of University of KwaZulu-Natal (former...

Brits Brits was originally a railway station among a cluster of granite hills on the farm Roodekopje (Dutch for Red Hillock). It became a town in 1944, and an industrial centre in 1968. Brits today it is a modern, developing town surrounded by fragrant citrus groves. Brits is situated in a fertile, citrus, vegetable and grain-producing area that is irrigated by the waters of the Hartbeespoort Dam in North West Province of South Africa. It is close to the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, which includes Pretoria and it has the same dialling code as Pretoria. Brits also plays an important role in the South African mining industry: 94%...

Hartbeespoort Hartbeespoort also known as Harties is a small resort town in the North West Province of South Africa, situated on slopes of the Magaliesberg mountain and the banks of the Hartbeespoort Dam. It was previously known as Schoemansville, named after General Hendrik Schoeman, a Boer General in the Anglo-Boer War, who owned the farm that the Hartbeespoort Dam was built on. The village of Hartbeespoort is situated along the shores of the dam, among undulating hills and panoramic views on the dam and the majestic Magaliesberg Mountains. Enjoy the tranquility of the hills and valleys, the scenic drives, challenging hikes and gentle rambles on...

Rustenburg being one of the oldest towns in the province is well established with many fine holiday resorts. The temperature is a good four or five degrees warmer than Gauteng. Tranquil, Jacaranda-lined streets makes it difficult to realize that this is one of the most heavily mined areas in the world. Rustenburg acts as a service centre for the many industries here. These include the agricultural communities surrounding the town, the platinum mining industry and the local manufacturing and product distribution industries. Sun City and Lost City, located beyond the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, are resorts where visitors can lose themselves in the luxury of an imagined...

Barrydale Barrydale is a village located on the border of the Overberg and Klein Karoo regions of the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Named after James Barry, it is situated at the northern end of the Tradouw's pass which winds its way through the mountains to Swellendam. Barrydale offers an abundant supply of holiday accommodation; self catering, farm cottages, working farm stays, village cottages, apartments, bed and breakfast, retreats, backpackers and bikers stops. Barrydale is culturally diverse for a small village with English- and Afrikaans-speaking inhabitants as well as a substantial European expatriate community including French,...

Blaauwberg The Blaauwberg region stretches from Milnerton in the south to Mamre in the north and offers vast stretches of sandy white beaches on the northern side of the Atlantic Coast. The Blaauwberg Coast is best known for its spectacular views of Table Mountain across Table Bay. The Blaauwberg region, one of the fastest growing areas in the Western Cape, lies to the north of Cape Town city centre and is the gateway to the Cape West Coast. Having a property in Blaauwberg allows you to enjoys all the benefits of seaside living i.e. swimming, lazing on the beaches, surfing, fishing etc. The Blaauwberg reagion includes the folowing suburbs: Table View, Big...

Darling Darling is a small town in a farming area on the west coast region of the Western Cape, about 75 km from Cape Town. By the beginning of the 18th century about 29 farmers lived in an area called Groenkloof and on one of these farms, Langfontein, Darling was founded in 1853. It was named after Sir Charles Henry Darling who came in 1851 to the Cape as Lieutenant Governor. The Darling Museum shows the history of the town and the Darling creamery which was established in 1899 by two Swedish settlers, Nils Georg Moller and G. Threnstrom, and was closed in 1950. Darling is famous for its wildflowers and since 1917 the annual Darling Wildflower show is held by...

OVERSTRAND - From Rooi Els to Pearly Beach Rooi Els, Pringle Bay, Bettys Bay, Kleinmond, Fisherhaven, Hawston, Greater Hermanus ( including Vermont, Onrus, Sandbaai, Westcliff, Northcliff, Eastcliff, Voelklip), Stanford, De Kelders, Gansbaai (including Kleinbaai, Franskraal Uilsktaalmond) Pearly Beach Gansbaai: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1536157213131070 Kleinmond: Welcome to Kleinmond Unlike its sleepy neighbours, Kleinmond is a vibrant town with an abundance of activities and things to do. Yet despite all of this somehow Kleinmond has remained under the radar. This is a great surprise considering everything that this destination, which...