Explore the Kingdom of the Zulu: KwaZulu-Natal

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taken by benita enoch KwaZulu-Natal has received international acclaim for beingone of the best tourist destinations in South Africa. It comes as hardly asurprise, when one considers that the province offers lush scenery, miles ofgolden coastline, gentle towns, wildlife that eludes description and rich SouthAfrican history. Grace Taylor writes...

 

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 KwaZulu-Natal won the hearts of many a tourist who came to the province during the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
 So muchso that international journalist Stephen Goff who writes for the acclaimedWashington Post, hailed the Durban as a god send in his article World Cup VenueTour: Durban's Beach Scene.
 But the truth is there is more to the province thanDurban and her welcoming warm beaches. 

Golden_Mile_taken_by_Benita_Enoch KwaZulu-Natal is unique in that it caters for all types of traveller. Like the ones craving an oceanic retreat, KZN also caters to thosewanting to indulge in the scenic facets of countryside life. 
 KZN Provincial Government undertook to assist the province inplaying to her strengths and prior to the onset of the 2010 Fifa World Cup, made strides to reinforce her unique tourist attractions. 

 In Durban, an upgrade to the beachfront promenade was wellreceived. The golden mile has never looked better.
taken_by_Benita_Enoch Over in the Natal Midlands -- a land infamous for its quaint countryside manner -- the Sisonke Stimela Steam Train was launched to give tourists and locals a better way to explore the rolling hills and vales of thearea.

 If you think the breathtaking expanse of farmland and dams are something to write home about, then travelling in a restored steam locomotive will certainly get your heart racing.  
 The Drakensberg Mountain Range doesn't need much morepublicity other than being a 200 kilometer stretch of magnificent basalticplanes, but to be marked as benita enochthe second world heritage site takes effort.

 Again,Provincial Government has ensured that hiking paths, game ranging facilitiesand the protection of the area is maintained for all to enjoy. 

Onpolar opposites, the resort towns on the North and South coast also showedlarge volumes of tourist traffic during the world cup.
 In the North coast, thegame reserves didn’t fail to enthral visitors with a “safari” experience.

benita enoch Numerous visitors were witness to the kind of sights only shown on television-- elephants walking next to their young, lionesses preying to feed theirfamilies, warthogs scuttling over their short legs and giraffes peering outover the tops of high trees.
 In the North coast, thegame reserves didn't fail to enthral visitors with a "safari" experience.Numerous visitors were witness to the kind of sights only shown on television-- elephants walking next to their young, lionesses preying to feed their families, warthogs scuttling over their short legs and giraffes peering outover the tops of high trees. 

 Of course, Durban was a popular tourist destination and the DEDT, together with the Provincial Government of KZN and the eThekwini municipality worked hard to fine tune the city's operations during the month-long tournament.It's a privilege to be a local in a province that offersitself unreservedly to both residents and visitors. KZN has shone through the world cup, as indeed, the warmest place to be and it's never too late to rediscover why.

 For more information on all that KZN has to offer, check out this excellent website.

 

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