Life is a beach in KwaZulu Natal This is Southbroom on the Wild Coast

I wanted to see the Oribi area of the South Coast in KZN and when I arrived at my accomodation late afternoon there was just an hour of day light left (17.15 pm was sundown)perfect to saunter along the beach with my camera hoping for a nice sunset


It was an average sunset compared to what I am used to see in Cape Town but it was nice nevertheless and the beach was glorious

Note the full moon...

Zimbali in KwaZulu Natal is pure bliss !

Once you walk through the foyer this is the view which greets you A friend recommended this piece of paradise, tucked away in the lush green sugar cane fields of the KwaZulu Natal North Coast,the plan was to go sightseeing but in the end I only left the estate once to go shopping in Durban its the perfect place to chill out
The view from the room couldn't have been better
The estate is so huge they ferry you around in golf cars but there are also walking trails, I walked from the room along the lake to the beach it took me hours since I had my camera with me and I just couldn't get enough of photographing the scenery and birds

Walking the trail was like being in a tropical jungle

unfortunately there are deadly snakes in the bushes, otherwise I would have gone off the path to sneak closer to the birds

This tree was constantly festooned with an array of birds it was so funny I saw a mother bird showing the baby how to fly , flapping her wings time after time, screaming and squeeking :) I watched for quite a while but the kid refused to move,I could't blame him, it was a very very high tree !

Zimbali is a 370 hectare (925 acre) tropical coastal residential and resort estate located on the North Coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa

Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve in the heart of Zulu land

Hill Top Camp restaurant while I had lunch and a cold glass of wine on the terrace we spotted a huge herd of elephants down in the valley this was only part of the group when I had finished lunch we drove around seeing loads of animals then when it was time to leave we drove slowly in the direction of the gates when suddenly a whole family of elephants appeared from the bush and wanted to cross the road As soon as the bull noticed the car he immediately let us know he wasn't pleased to see us his ears went up and he gave us a vocal warning then proceeded in our direction !

So we hastily beat a retreat till we were at a safe distance to watch them cross

After Durban I stayed in St Lucia for 4 nights and 1 of those days went to the oldest game park of South Africa Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve

to see the big 5, lion, rhino (back & white), elephant, buffalo and leopardClick on photos to see them jump at you ;)

A view of the Durban Light house and Umnlanga Pier

View from my hotel room

The only 2 photos I got from my stay in Durban apart from the stadium

Umnlanga Pier

Umhlanga is a residential, commercial and resort town on the north coast of Durban. The Umhlanga lighthouse, together with the pier, are landmarks of the Umhlanga Rocks area.

Many luxury hotels and apartments can be found right on the beach