KwaZulu Natal

The Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve is a leader in rhino conservation. It has one of the largest rhino populations in South Africa. It is also a recognized Big 5 Reserve featuring black and white rhino, elephants, buffalo, lions and leopards. Other plentiful wildlife animals that can be seen in their natural habitat are giraffes, zebras and a large range of buck.

This is surely an experience that should be on everyone’s bucket list. This Hot Air Balloon Experience will give you a new perspective on life. The Tala Valley in KZN offers this amazing life changing early morning affordable experience, only 45 minutes from Durban.

Hot Air Balloon Experience

Up early. Have a quick cup of coffee and a rusk. Dress appropriately and a warmish jacket might be required for the slightly chilled, early winter breeze.

A 45 minute drive to Tala where the “Once in a Lifetime” experience awaits you. There is just nothing that is more exciting than just floating across the skies, with the warm sun appearing over the horizon.

• PRICE: R 3 600.00 per person (Shared)
• CHILDREN: 5 – 11: 50%

The Valley of a Thousand Hills is certainly a paradise that not many people know of, but it is exactly what the name says. It is made up of continuous folding green hills that stretch as far as the eye can see from the top of Bothas Hill.

It is a picturesque place between Durban and the provincial capital Pietermaritzburg. It is a dense foliage and it is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world.

There are still many cultural villages where the traditional Zulu people still live today. Many locals still maintain a traditional lifestyle, giving the area a strong history and identity. With stunning views of the valley, you can browse through a good selection of craft stalls or experience Zulu dances in Zulu villages.

The Drakensberg mountain range is one of the most spectacular mountain ranges in South Africa and offers breathtaking views of the highest peaks in Southern Africa. This stunning mountain range stretches for 1,000 km from the Eastern Cape in the south to the north of Mpumalanga, and features a series of peaks. It is one of the most spectacular mountain ranges in the world.

It includes a number of grasses - overgrown plateaus, grassy plains and high mountain peaks that have earned the mountain the nickname "The Great Mountain of Africa" or "The Most Beautiful Mountain in South Africa. The Champagne summit is located in the central Drakenberg and is one of the highest peaks of this mountain range with an altitude of about 3 500 meters above sea level.