Elysium Places of Interest (original) (raw)
Attractions IN/AROUND Elysium
Airports / Landmarks
Margate Airport
Margate is a gorgeous coastal town just two hours from the centre of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, and is home to its own little airport. Margate Airport is a great option for travellers flying to the area from Johannesburg and an alternative to the bustling ...
Golf Courses
Selborne Park Golf Club
Selborne is perfectly positioned on the sub-tropical coast of KwaZulu Natal, and is surrounded by the beautiful, well established Selborne golf course. Selbourne was built in the grounds of an old colonial home and is now one of the top courses in South ...
Beaches
South Coast Beaches
Blue Flag certification started as an environmental and tourism campaign in Europe to assure visitors that certified beaches are clean, safe and environmentally sound. Blue Flag status is only awarded to those beaches that achieve excellence in water ...
Birdlife or Wildlife Sanctuaries
South Coast Birding Route
For the best forest birding in the country look no further than the South Coast Route, for both Afromontane and rich tropical forest extends into the south coast of Durban, overlapping to attract an unbelievable combination of birds ...
... and a little further afield
Beaches / Natural Wonders
Aliwal Shoal
Rated as one of the top 10 dive spots in the world, but regular divers say it is second only to the rocky ride over breakers to get there, the marine life of Aliwal Sshoal is said to be spectacular. Raggies or ragged tooth sharks are regularly spotted ...
Marine Protected Areas
Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area
Most people know that Aliwal Shoal is one of the country's major dive sites, and one of the best sites at which to spot raggies, or ragged-tooth sharks, particularly as they are in evidence in these waters for five months of the ...
Golf Courses
Amanzimtoti Golf Club
Set just south of Durban and on the white sandy shores of KwaZulu Natal lays the Amanzimtoti Golf Course and Country Club. Originally opened, in 1915, under the name Isipingo, the Golf Club has a wonderful history and charm to it. The decision to upgrade ...
Beaches
Clansthal Conservancy
Clansthal Conservancy is flanked by the Mhlongwa and Mhlongwana rivers, and extends from the Indian Ocean to the farmlands of e�Thekwini, covering a total area of around 2 200 hectares. Within these borders are countless plant and animal species. The ...
Entertainment
Crocworld Conservation Centre
Crocworld is an apt name considering that a few hundred breeding Nile crocodiles live there, in amongst a series of snakes, tortoises, waterbirds, flamingos, caracals, jackals, meerkats, a host of different types of birds in a walk-through aviary, and ...
Nature Reserves
Empisini Nature Reserve
Empisini, meaning 'the place of the hyena', is 120 hectares of nature reserve just inland of Umkomaas on the KwaZulu-Natal coast. At least 50 of these hectares remain untouched and in a pristine state, which makes them home to a prolific bird life and an ...
Nature Reserves
Ilanda Wilds Reserve
Ilanda Wilds Nature Reserve is a petite yet effervescent ground of nature that runs along the banks of the Amanzimtoti River. A recorded 300 species of bird life makes the reserve a popular bird watching destination, and continues to add to the vibrant ...
Golf Courses
Margate Country Club
Margate golf course game may appear to be easy at first, don�t be lulled into contentment; this is an extensively challenging course. The Margate country Club was upgraded in 1995 and has been transformed into one of the finest golf courses on the South ...
Nature Reserves
Mkambati Nature Reserve
Flanked on either side by the forested ravines of the Msikaba and Mtentu Rivers, Mkambati Nature Reserve is 8000 hectares of coastal reserve that consists mainly of grassland, close to the KwaZulu Natal border in north-east Pondoland. Despite being ...
Nature Reserves
Mpenjati Nature Reserve
Mpenjati Nature Reserve occupies 60 hectares (or 149 acres) of the KZN countryside. Thanks to its ideal locale, on the Mpenjati River and stretching to the coast, the reserve is able to boast a number of different ecological habitats and biomes. It ...
Elysium as a destination
Also in the neighbourhood
Amanzimtoti, Anerley, Bazley, Clansthal, Doonside, Glenmore Beach, Harding, Hibberdene, Illovo Beach, Ixopo, Kelso, Kingsburgh, Leisure Bay, Manaba Beach, Margate, Marina Beach, Melville Beach, Mtwalume, Munster, Oribi Flats, Oribi Gorge, Oslo Beach, Palm Beach, Pennington, Port Edward, Port Shepstone, Pumula, Ramsgate, San Lameer, Scottburgh, Sea Park, Selborne, Shelly Beach, Southbroom, Southport, St Michaels On Sea, Trafalgar, Umgababa, Umkomaas, Umtentweni, Umzumbe, Uvongo, Warner Beach, Widenham, Winklespruit
Staying Overnight
Guest House / Self Catering
The Laughing Forest
The Laughing Forest is a tranquil resort situated within close proximity to the sea. We offer accommodation in eight cabins which are placed amon...
Bed & Breakfast
Anchorage B&B
Anchorage offers accommodation in Elysium, with lovely sea views and quite often spot whales and dolphins in the water. Rooms are offered on a be...
Hotel
Sugar Beach Resort
Sugar Beach Resort offers magnificent accommodation and stunning sea views within walking distance of the beach in Elysium. Cabins situated in th...