tour 8
A pristine paradise
Trafalgar / Palm Beach / Munster / Glenmore / Leisure Bay
The Udder Side
Once you have enjoyed a creamy cappuccino and a delicious light meal at The Cow Shed, be sure to visit The “UDDER Side” of The Cow Shed! An interesting and unique “Aladdin’s cove” that showcases everything you can imagine. This small, cozy shop, has it all from beautiful cushions, mirrors, scented candles, room diffusers, sprays, vases, lamps and glassware to kitchen utensils and quirky gifts.
Coral Spa
The appropriately named Coral Spa is a well-established beauty salon that has five ocean themed therapy rooms, each with a personality of its own. With its unique colours and decor, as well as a double nail bar, Coral Spa offers a wide range of treatments. Enjoy a leisurely afternoon in their sauna or perhaps treat yourself to a manicure, pedicure, facial or maybe even a massage!
Glenmore Sands Beach Resort
Relax in the gardens, around the pool, or simply on your balcony while enjoying cocktails with a sea view. Situated on Glenmore Beach, this resort offers a wide range of facilities. These include a games room, jungle gym, braai area and so much more. Their sizable garden leads down to the beach where one can sunbathe, snorkel, stroll along the well maintained walkway or fish off the famous pulpit rock.
Dolphin Pub and Grill
The vibrant Dolphin Pub is a go to favorite for locals. With delicious food, amazing service, and spectacular sea views, this venue possesses an atmosphere like no other. To top it all, their menu is competitively priced, making the Dolphin an all-round great experience for visitors and locals alike.
Firefly Eco Lodge
Nestled in 21 acres of indigenous forest, boasting its own dam with resident wildlife, log cabin accommodation, yoga studio and vegan and vegetarian friendly café style restaurant, with a veterinarian approved pet menu. As a pet friendly destination, guests who travel with their furry family members have peace of mind while staying with us.
Firefly Eco Lodge
Nestled in 21 acres of indigenous forest, boasting its own dam with resident wildlife, log cabin accommodation, yoga studio and vegan and vegetarian friendly café style restaurant, with a veterinarian approved pet menu. As a pet friendly destination, guests who travel with their furry family members have peace of mind while staying with us.
The Udder Side
Once you have enjoyed a creamy cappuccino and a delicious light meal at The Cow Shed, be sure to visit The “UDDER Side” of The Cow Shed! An interesting and unique “Aladdin’s cove” that showcases everything you can imagine. This small, cozy shop, has it all from beautiful cushions, mirrors, scented candles, room diffusers, sprays, vases, lamps and glassware to kitchen utensils and quirky gifts.
Coral Spa
The appropriately named Coral Spa is a well-established beauty salon that has five ocean themed therapy rooms, each with a personality of its own. With its unique colours and decor, as well as a double nail bar, Coral Spa offers a wide range of treatments. Enjoy a leisurely afternoon in their sauna or perhaps treat yourself to a manicure, pedicure, facial or maybe even a massage!
explore tour 8
Travelling south from Marina Beach, the coast becomes a little Wilder’ with the holiday resorts of Trafalgar, Palm Beach, Glenmore and Leisure Bay attracting visitors with their beautiful beaches! A few minutes drive from Trafalgar, you Cross yet another river mouth and lagoon, the Mpenjati, part of a 66 ha nature reserve protecting the unspoilt beach and dune forests, stocked with bushbuck and blue and grey duiker. Well marked trails provide exciting hiking opportunities.
The Cow Shed
Established in 2002, The Cow Shed Coffee Shop is family owned business that strives to make everyone feel welcome! Their menu consists of a variety of beverages, light lunches, open sandwiches and delicious home-baked cakes. They have beautiful hand-painted pottery, paintings and home-made, locally produced goodies such as jams, pickles, and biscuits.
Baobab Galerie
A unique decor and gift shop offering carefully selected imported Madagascan crafts, baskets, wickerwork, handbags, jewellery, marquetry and so much more. Handmade from raffia, sisal, wild silk, palm leaves and other natural materials as well as further products that are handmade from upcycled and recycled materials. A feature of the shop is a two metre high metal baobab made from a recycled oil drum by a Madagascan craftsman.
Secret Sithela
Secret Sithela is situated in a lovely tranquil environment and is only a 10 minute walk to Glenmore Beach. Explore their magical, indigenous forest or relax in the rowing boat on our picturesque dam. It’s a bird watcher’s paradise!
They are committed to preserving our local natural and cultural heritage and their forest and gardens contain over 70 species of birds, 50 indigenous medicinal and charm plants, 60 listed indigenous trees and a variety of small animals.
Munster Motor Museum
A first of its kind for the province, this lower KZN South Coast museum boasts an impressive collection of motoring history dating back to 1923. The museum was established by local car enthusiast, Rod Kinsey, with other like-minded collectors, as a way to reflect the local passion for all things motorised.
The Estuary
One of the finest resorts on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, the Estuary Hotel & Spa comprises of 44 luxurious and comfortable rooms, all with private balconies and spacious en-suite bathrooms interleading to exquisite family rooms. They offer lagoon, waterfront, and sea facing rooms, that are well equipped with, Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, an electronic safe, hairdryer, mini-bar fridge, tea/coffee making facilities and satellite TV.
East Coast Classics
Oliver Broome was well and truly bitten by the classic car bug when at sixteen his father bought him a 1968 Ford Escort Mark 1 race car. One car led to another (and another) and 25 years later Oliver’s collection has grown to over 50 classics cars now housed at Oliver’s East Coast Classics Museum.
The Bumper Cafe
Situated at the well known East Coast Classics car museum the Chrome Bumper Café offers scrumptious home baked food and delicacies, weekly specialities and light lunches. Enjoy breakfast or afternoon tea and cake in a relaxing atmosphere surrounded by classics cars or in a child friendly tea garden. You can also order take away home baked cakes and other delicacies for that special occasion.
Seldson Park
Experience the thrill of galloping through the shallow waters of our magnificent coastline while the sun sets behind you. This makes for a great holiday adventure activity and with Selsdon Park you and your family can now take part in a guided horse riding beach tour. Boasting a wide selection of mounts, from ponies to draft horses they have got you covered for an adventure of a lifetime that offers a thrilling way to enjoy the majestic beauty of our Indian Ocean.
the deep beauty of relaxation
Making your way to Port Edward you will pass through a string of secluded seaside hamlets. Each with beaches that seem more beautiful than the last..
explore tour 8
Travelling south from Marina Beach, the coast becomes a little Wilder’ with the holiday resorts of Trafalgar, Palm Beach, Glenmore and Leisure Bay attracting visitors with their beautiful beaches! A few minutes drive from Trafalgar, you Cross yet another river mouth and lagoon, the Mpenjati, part of a 66 ha nature reserve protecting the unspoilt beach and dune forests, stocked with bushbuck and blue and grey duiker. Well marked trails provide exciting hiking opportunities.
The Cow Shed
Established in 2002, The Cow Shed Coffee Shop is family owned business that strives to make everyone feel welcome! Their menu consists of a variety of beverages, light lunches, open sandwiches and delicious home-baked cakes. They have beautiful hand-painted pottery, paintings and home-made, locally produced goodies such as jams, pickles, and biscuits.
Baobab Galerie
A unique decor and gift shop offering carefully selected imported Madagascan crafts, baskets, wickerwork, handbags, jewellery, marquetry and so much more. Handmade from raffia, sisal, wild silk, palm leaves and other natural materials as well as further products that are handmade from upcycled and recycled materials. A feature of the shop is a two metre high metal baobab made from a recycled oil drum by a Madagascan craftsman.
Secret Sithela
Secret Sithela is situated in a lovely tranquil environment and is only a 10 minute walk to Glenmore Beach. Explore their magical, indigenous forest or relax in the rowing boat on our picturesque dam. It’s a bird watcher’s paradise!
They are committed to preserving our local natural and cultural heritage and their forest and gardens contain over 70 species of birds, 50 indigenous medicinal and charm plants, 60 listed indigenous trees and a variety of small animals.
Munster Motor Museum
A first of its kind for the province, this lower KZN South Coast museum boasts an impressive collection of motoring history dating back to 1923. The museum was established by local car enthusiast, Rod Kinsey, with other like-minded collectors, as a way to reflect the local passion for all things motorised.
the deep beauty of relaxation
Making your way to Port Edward you will pass through a string of secluded seaside hamlets. Each with beaches that seem more beautiful than the last..
The Estuary
One of the finest resorts on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, the Estuary Hotel & Spa comprises of 44 luxurious and comfortable rooms, all with private balconies and spacious en-suite bathrooms interleading to exquisite family rooms. They offer lagoon, waterfront, and sea facing rooms, that are well equipped with, Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, an electronic safe, hairdryer, mini-bar fridge, tea/coffee making facilities and satellite TV.
East Coast Classics
Oliver Broome was well and truly bitten by the classic car bug when at sixteen his father bought him a 1968 Ford Escort Mark 1 race car. One car led to another (and another) and 25 years later Oliver’s collection has grown to over 50 classics cars now housed at Oliver’s East Coast Classics Museum.
The Bumper Cafe
Situated at the well known East Coast Classics car museum the Chrome Bumper Café offers scrumptious home baked food and delicacies, weekly specialities and light lunches. Enjoy breakfast or afternoon tea and cake in a relaxing atmosphere surrounded by classics cars or in a child friendly tea garden. You can also order take away home baked cakes and other delicacies for that special occasion.
Seldson Park
Experience the thrill of galloping through the shallow waters of our magnificent coastline while the sun sets behind you. This makes for a great holiday adventure activity and with Selsdon Park you and your family can now take part in a guided horse riding beach tour. Boasting a wide selection of mounts, from ponies to draft horses they have got you covered for an adventure of a lifetime that offers a thrilling way to enjoy the majestic beauty of our Indian Ocean.
Zen Spa
Zen Spa delivers a unique & tailor made spa experience that allows you to find your inner peace and Zen by detaching from busy urban life, letting go of unnecessary stress and setting aside some well-deserved time for rejuvenation. As goes the old Japanese proverb, no matter the circumstances, remember that you can always afford to treat yourself!
Mac Banana
Mac Banana, may have started off as a farm stall on a 16 hectare working banana farm back in 2005, but it is so much more today. From humble beginnings it has been transformed into a unique shopping, entertainment and adventure sport destination with four restaurants on the premise.
Dolphin Bay Beach House
Stroll across the lawn, pass through the gate, and you’re on the sand. This beach house is almost at the edge of the ocean, overlooking an exquisite bay, lagoon and secluded beach. This house consists of 5 spacious bedrooms and can sleep up to 12 guests. With tastefully decorated rooms, and glorious sea views, you can enjoy a glass of wine on your patio while watching the dolphins at play.
Mpenjati Coffee
Mpenjati Coffee offers a coffee experience like no other! From tours of our 55 hectare coffee farm to an introduction to coffee processing, barista training and more, we are so much more than just a coffee shop. Enjoy a traditional eggs benedict or gourmet wrap and finish it off with a slice of homemade cake when you try the freshest cup of coffee South Africa has to offer.
AFRICARVE HAND CARVED DOORS & SIGNS
Master craftsman and owner’s of this second generation business, Africarve, create hand carved bespoke heavy wooden doors & signs by passionate on site artisans.
Bushwood Pond
The undercover dining area is homely, spacious and informal, observing a generous distance between tables while providing diners with a sense of floating on a pond.
Kingfisher Lakeside Retreat
A slice of paradise on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast in South Africa, Kingfisher Lakeside Retreat is situated in the village of Trafalgar on the edge of the recently rehabilitated Black Lake.
Ramsey Gardens
The little cafe with a huge heart. Lovingly serving family secret recipes passionately prepared. Enjoy pasta, mini meals, breakfasts, open sandwiches, burgers, curries, salads, desserts as well as mouth-watering garden shakes.