Another responsible eGuide launched: Kwa Zulu Natal

The sardine run

New online guide to responsible tourism in KwaZulu Natal launched by Tourism KwaZulu-Natal and responsibletravel.com

Tourism KwaZulu-Natal and responsibletravel.com have created a brand-new insiders’ travel guide to showcase the diversity of the Zulu Kingdom.

Using tips and advice from local people, the guide is packed with authentic insights celebrating the  enormous diversity of the Provence.  Whether you’re interested in places to stay, culture and food, local activities and events, holiday ideas, or just advice on the best beaches to visit, the guide provides all the information with a local twist.

The multimedia guide includes   podcasts from local people telling their stories, including  Mark Mgobhozi, a township guide, and Rob Gerrard, a battlefield expert  – all offering their unique experiences of life in KwaZulu-Natal. 

Some lesser-known facts on KwaZulu-Natal:

• Durban’s Umlazi township, South Africa’s second largest after Soweto, has a population of more than 750,000 and is developing fast with investment in schools, infrastructure and housing. As well as guided tours, visitors can eat at top class restaurants and experience typical township cuisine.
• uKhahlamba-Drakensberg – A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Drakensberg Mountains – the ‘Berg’ as they are affectionately known – form the highest mountain range in southern Africa with peaks up to 3,482 metres (11,424 ft).
• Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Park – Once an exclusive hunting ground for the great King Shaka, the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Park is the oldest game park in Africa, officially established in 1895. The park was instrumental in saving the white rhino from extinction whose numbers had declined to a mere 20 individuals in 1900 and now numbers well over 10,000. All the ‘Big Five’ can be seen in the park, including both white and black rhinos and the park is also one of the world's top locations for viewing the exotic nyala, a spiral-horned antelope with distinctive vertical stripes on the side of its body.
• Whale watching and the Sardine Run – The north coast of KwaZulu-Natal is renowned for the Humpback and Southern Right whales which migrate north along the coast during June and July and back south again in September and October. Dolphin sightings are also a daily occurrence year-round. One of the world’s great marine migrations, the Sardine Run, also takes place each year in June and July when huge shoals up to 7 kms long made up of millions of silver sardines (pilchards) migrate along the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal creating a feeding frenzy of sharks, dolphins and sea-birds in their wake.

For more info: See http://www.responsibletravel.com/KwaZulu-Natal-Travel-Guide/

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