Things to Do with Kids in KwaZulu Natal

Pony Rides

Is it school hol­i­days again?  Battling to keep the kids enter­tained?  Look no fur­ther than this blog for fun filled ideas to make the hol­i­days fly by!  KwaZulu Natal may have sticky, humid sum­mers, but it also has the most won­der­ful, tem­per­ate win­ters - per­fect for spend­ing the day outdoors.

If you live in the Ballito area what about a few hours at the Flag Farm Animal Farm?  The farm is loc­ated on the N2 North and is open daily from 9am to 4.30pm.  Children will have the oppor­tun­ity to learn how to milk a cow, feed the chick­ens or have a pony ride.  There is a tea garden for light meals or pic­nic sites should Dad want to meet you after he fin­ishes work.  The farm is also pram and wheel­chair friendly.

Wave House

Does your little boy want to ‘grow up’ to be be a train driver?  Surprise him with a trip on the Umgeni Steam Train.  The train runs from either Kloof Railway Station to Inchanga Station or vice versa.  Trains leave Kloof at 8.30am and 12.30, and leave from Inchanga at 10h30 and 15h00.  Trains oper­ate on the last Sunday of each month.  Moms can do a bit of shop­ping at the Inchanga Craft Market.

How about a trip to Mini Town?  For par­ents born and raised in Durban they might have come full circle, them­selves hav­ing vis­ited Mini Town as chil­dren!  As the name sug­gests Mini Town shows off scaled down, mini­ature ver­sions of Durban’s land­marks; includ­ing the har­bour and air­port.  Located on the beach­front (Snell Parade), it would be pos­sible to visit Mini Town and then walk along the prom­en­ade all the way to uSh­aka Marine World (this is a bit of trek though so make sure you are ready for a slow amble with plenty of refresh­ment breaks!). 

Watch the Dolphins

uSh­aka Marine World makes for a won­der­ful day out and with Sea World, Snorkel Lagoon and Wet ‘n Wild Waterworld Park (to name a few) you will never be bored!  The aquar­ium is one of the largest in the world and the dol­phin­arium is the largest in Africa so pre­pare to be impressed.

If the weather is inclement, you can enter­tain the fam­ily at the Gateway Theatre of Shopping.  Not only do they have an IMAX Theatre, but they also have a Fantasy Forest.  The Forest is open 7 days a week from 9am and offers everything from Bumper Cars, Mini Golf, Ten Pin Bowling and an amuse­ment arcade.  You might not want to leave!  The Fantasy Forest is loc­ated on the 2^nd floor, next to Ster Kinekor.

Candle Dipping

If you are up in the beau­ti­ful Natal Midlands why not visit The Junction at Nottingham Road and join in the fun at the Candle Dipping Shop.  Children can dip candles in the shapes of anim­als or make mom a new set of din­ing table candles in bright hues! 

So, if you set your mind to it hol­i­days can be a fun filled time, and the kids might be so exhausted with all the activ­it­ies that they look for­ward to going back to school!

SA-Venues.com has a long list of fam­ily friendly things to do in KwaZulu Natal (See KwaZulu Natal Family Entertainment). If you think of any­thing that’s miss­ing from our selec­tion please drop us a line at info@sa-venues.com. We wel­come all sug­ges­tions and con­tri­bu­tions for our Things to Do Section. Help us build a GREAT selec­tion of Things to Do, to give tour­ists to South Africa an insight into some of the things only loc­als know about!

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