I ♥ Zinkwazi because ...

Hi, I’m Helen, a Marketing and Tourism Manager from Cape Town. I lived near Zinkwazi (North Coast, KwaZulu Natal) when I was grow­ing up and still visit reg­u­larly so thought I’d share some of my favourites ...

ZINKWAZI IS BEST KNOWN FOR its beau­ti­ful, mostly quiet, beaches and its pic­tur­esque lagoon.  The beaches provide safe bathing with life-savers on duty dur­ing the busy sea­sons (Easter and Christmas) and the lagoon is per­fect for canoe­ing and kayak­ing.  I love this tiny vil­lage because you can just get away from it all — apart from Prouds Pizza on the beach or the tiny res­taur­ant at Darnall Country Club 10kms away there are no res­taur­ants or cof­fee shops.  In fact the closest res­taur­ants are in Ballito, 30kms away.

If you are hol­i­day­ing at Zinkwazi expect to walk around bare­foot for the entire time you are there and return to your home feel­ing com­pletely re-energised ...

WHEN THE WEATHER'S GOOD, I LIKE TO walk along the beach.
WHEN THE WEATHER'S BAD, I LIKE TO watch DVDs at home!
I THINK THE BEST TIME OF YEAR TO VISIT IS any time other than mid sum­mer because the humid­ity has gone but the sea is still warm and beau­ti­fully clean and clear.
FOR LUNCH, I SUGGEST Prouds Pizza at the Main Beach park­ing lot – you cant miss him!
IF YOU WANT TO MEET LOCALS, GO TO Mahogany Reef at the ski boat club!

 

MY FAVOURITE THING TO DO WITH FRIENDS IS have sun­down­ers on the beach.
MY FAVOURITE dolphin-watching SPOT IS from the patio at my house!

ZINKWAZI'S BEST KEPT SECRET IS the beau­ti­ful beach and lagoon.

TO RELAX AND RESTORE MY SOUL, I LIKE TO sit on the deck and watch the sea.
IF YOU'RE FEELING ADVENTUROUS, TRY cray fish­ing from the rocks — but remem­ber to have a valid license.
FOR SOME CULTURE you can walk all the way along the beach to the mouth of the Tugela River – but it’s a whole days walk so take plenty of water and sun­screen with you.

TRAVELLING WITH CHILDREN? A FUN THING TO DO IS look for fish in Granny’s Pool!

BEST CHEAP AND CHEERFUL OUTING IS a boat trip up the lagoon – if you have your own boat!

WHEN I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY I pur­chase grass bas­kets or beaded neck­laces from the tal­en­ted ladies at the entrance to the main beach parking.

I ♥ ZINKWAZI BECAUSE I’ve been going there for 27 years and not much has changed.  It’s where you go to get away from it all and the com­plete lack of res­taur­ants and nightclubs means that it’s stayed small and rel­at­ively unknown … the way the loc­als like it!

PS: Please note that while Zinkwazi has a small shop for bread and milk, if you need to do a big shop then Ballito would be your best closest option (Woolworths, Spar and Everfresh) so please do come prepared!!

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