Midmar Public Nature Reserve

In the Inhluanza Hills, to the west of Howick, is the Midmar Public Nature Reserve (area 2,844ha/7,025ac), within which is the Midmar Dam, a favorite haunt of water sports enthusiasts and anglers. Visitors can observe - from a boat or a cross-country vehicle - white rhinos, zebras, wildebeests, antelopes and water birds. There is good walking and riding in the reserve, which also has tennis, boccia and squash courts, a swimming pool, a children's playground, camping sites and a restaurant. Accommodation for visitors is available in chalets and huts.

Near the reserve is Midmar Historical Village, with an exhibition of mementos of pioneering days. There is also a smithy, a typical Zulu village, old steam locomotives and agricultural implements.