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Welcome
to our idyllic lifestyle in subtropical, natural splendour.Our Nature's
Playground is infused with the presence of King Shaka, his dynasty
and the pioneering spirit of the early European and Indian settlers.
The Dolphin
Coast, an expanse of magnificent beaches and a panorama of waving
sugar cane stretch across the malaria-free North Coast of KwaZulu
Natal from Zimbali in the South to the mighty Tugela in the North.
The Dolphin Coast consists of the following towns: Zimbali, Ballito,
Thompson's Bay, Shakas Rock, Salt Rock, Sheffield Beach, Umhlali,
Tinley Manor, Shakaskraal, Blythedale Beach, Zinkwazi and Kwadaduza/Stanger.
Ballito
the heart of the Dolphin Coast lies nestled between rippling fields
of KwaZulu-Natal s famous Green Gold and is flanked to the east
by golden beaches and the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. Ballito
is the Pearl of the Dolphin Coast. The towns origins date back to
1953, when a group of entrepreneurs began investigating land to
develop a township in the Compensation beach area. Proclaimed a
township in 1954, Ballito whose name was gleaned from a magazine
advertisement meaning Little Ball became a town board in 1966. The
town, which reached borough status in 1986, is well known for its
superb, safe beaches. For the small price of a licence, which can
be purchased at the Natal Sharks Board, you can pick your own mussels
off the rocks, collect oysters or bring in fresh crayfish from the
Indian Ocean. Ballito s friendly, village atmosphere is a welcome
haven from the fast pace of big city life, yet it offers all modern
amenities and services to residents and holiday-makers alike.
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This is the
playground of the bottlenose dolphins, which frolic in the waters
close to shore and are visible all year round. The dolphins favour
this stretch of coastline because of it's relatively clear and shallow
waters, allowing dolphins to swim close to shore in order to feed.
Surveys of these waters suggest that they are frequented by a school
of about 200 dolphins, which break up into smaller groups. Whales
can also be spotted on their annual migration to Mozambique for
the summer.
The North
Coast offers a wide range of activities including golfing, microlight
flights, historic sites, crocodile farms, scuba diving, nature walks,
nature reserves, horse riding, dolphin and whale viewing, animal
farms, crafts, fishing, quad biking, putt putt and ten pin bowling.
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