Amanzimtoti Attractions

Amanzimtoti, situated on the Umbogintwini River to the south of Durban, is the first of the many holiday resorts which lie along the 160km/100mi of coast between Durban and Port Edward. The town owes its name to the story that when the great Zulu king Shaka drank the water of the Umbogintwini for the first time in 1828 he exclaimed "Kanti amanza mtoti!" ("The water is fresh!").

The town has grown considerably in recent years and is now almost a suburb of Durban. It attracts some 300,000 visitors a year.

The most popular part of the 7km/4.5mi long sandy beach, interrupted here and there by rocky promontories, is the Nvoni Rocks area, which among other facilities has a seawater swimming pool.