Guidebook for Port Shepstone
Food Scene
Piet Se Hut is a small pizza takeaway with surprisingly good pizzas! Just next to The Fisherman’s Belly fish ‘n chips takeaway at 158 Palm Road Sea Park. Worth exploring!
The Cellar
32 Abelia CresVery highly rated restaurant, one of the best on the South Coast.
Trattoria Casa Mia
222 Casuarina RdHighly rated Italian restaurant, especially good pizza's
Highly rated, simple but very cheap and delicious Indian take away (mostly non vegetarian) - open day time only.
Sea Park Indian Delights
Palm RoadHighly rated, simple but very cheap and delicious Indian take away (mostly non vegetarian) - open day time only.
Kwagga Foods
7 E Ridge RdCheap, simple but tasty meals - breakfasts and lunch & good coffee.
Delicious fish and chips style restaurant, pizzaria and bar, loved by the locals, econimical with lovely setting overlooking the Mzimkhulu river estuary.
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Fish On The River
Sugar Mill RoadDelicious fish and chips style restaurant, pizzaria and bar, loved by the locals, econimical with lovely setting overlooking the Mzimkhulu river estuary.
Best waffles in the country, very popular with great breakfasts and coffees as well.
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The Waffle House
Lot 839 Marine DrBest waffles in the country, very popular with great breakfasts and coffees as well.
Really good pizzas, steaks and ribs style restaurant, popular with locals.
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Jaxx Restaurant
Old Saint Faiths RoadReally good pizzas, steaks and ribs style restaurant, popular with locals.
Spectacular views with good food and wildlife around - visit the actual Leopard's Rock close by for a small entry fee - very worth while!
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Leopard Rock Coffee Shop and Lookout Chalets
Spectacular views with good food and wildlife around - visit the actual Leopard's Rock close by for a small entry fee - very worth while!
One of the best restaurants on the South Coast - very highly rated. Socially responsible with youth training center for previously disadvantaged local youths.
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The Packshed by Sweetdale
One of the best restaurants on the South Coast - very highly rated. Socially responsible with youth training center for previously disadvantaged local youths.
This restaurant and bar serves simple but tasty and reasonably priced food and drink with good facilities to watch sport and live music occasionally. There's also an outdoor deck area overlooking a garden where the kids can play safely. Popular with locals.
Razzel's Family Restaurant & Pub
15 Old Saint Faiths RoadThis restaurant and bar serves simple but tasty and reasonably priced food and drink with good facilities to watch sport and live music occasionally. There's also an outdoor deck area overlooking a garden where the kids can play safely. Popular with locals.
Great place for fish and chips and with daily specials, you get some really good deals. They even have a green packaging option for peace of mind.
Fishermans Belly, South Coast Fish & Chip
158 Palm RdGreat place for fish and chips and with daily specials, you get some really good deals. They even have a green packaging option for peace of mind.
Port Edward : The world’s southernmost coffee plantation. Coffee tasting and an on-site restaurant near Port Edward. Cost: R60 per adult. Contact: 039 311 2315 or info@beavercreek.co.za
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Kava imanje Beaver Creek
Izingolweni RoadPort Edward : The world’s southernmost coffee plantation. Coffee tasting and an on-site restaurant near Port Edward. Cost: R60 per adult. Contact: 039 311 2315 or info@beavercreek.co.za
Drinks & Nightlife
Live music - mostly rock and folk, with a restaurant and bar, popular with locals.
Rock Bottom - The Music Bistro
Live music - mostly rock and folk, with a restaurant and bar, popular with locals.
Local drinking hole and sports bar with live music on occasion
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Village Tavern, Margate KZN
Local drinking hole and sports bar with live music on occasion
Parks & Nature
One of KwaZulu-Natal’s most spectacular natural settings, the scenic Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve lies some 21 km inland from Port Shepstone. The Reserve lies snugly at the head of a magnificent river gorge lined with dense coastal bush and forests.
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Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve
One of KwaZulu-Natal’s most spectacular natural settings, the scenic Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve lies some 21 km inland from Port Shepstone. The Reserve lies snugly at the head of a magnificent river gorge lined with dense coastal bush and forests.
Bendigo Nature Reserve
Hazel RoadSmall nature reserve with local fauna and flora. Phone 039 695 1137
Truly gorgeous scenes and stunning suspension bridges as well. Decent amounts of herbivorous game roaming about and nice flora
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Lake Eland Game Reserve
Truly gorgeous scenes and stunning suspension bridges as well. Decent amounts of herbivorous game roaming about and nice flora
Guided hiking and birding trails. Extreme adventures at extra cost. Cost: R25 per adult, R20 for children aged 6 to 12 years. Contact: 082 566 7424 or info@wild5adventures.co.za
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Wild 5 Adventures
Guided hiking and birding trails. Extreme adventures at extra cost. Cost: R25 per adult, R20 for children aged 6 to 12 years. Contact: 082 566 7424 or info@wild5adventures.co.za
Near Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve.Observe Cape vultures in their natural habitat from the Barry Porter Memorial Vulture Viewing Hide. Cost: R100 per adult, free for children under 14 years. Contact: 072 893 3794
Oribi Vulture Viewing Hide
Near Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve.Observe Cape vultures in their natural habitat from the Barry Porter Memorial Vulture Viewing Hide. Cost: R100 per adult, free for children under 14 years. Contact: 072 893 3794
Coastal forest on the south bank of the Mapambanyoni River. TC Robertson Nature Reserve: There are many great trails and picnic spots, just a 10 minutes’ walk from the beach. Cost: R30 per vehicle with 5 passengers, R10 more for an added passenger. Contact: 082 406 9891 or info@tourismsouthcoast.co.za
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T.C. Robertson
R102Coastal forest on the south bank of the Mapambanyoni River. TC Robertson Nature Reserve: There are many great trails and picnic spots, just a 10 minutes’ walk from the beach. Cost: R30 per vehicle with 5 passengers, R10 more for an added passenger. Contact: 082 406 9891 or info@tourismsouthcoast.co.za
Shelly Beach: Wide variety of reptile species bred at the farm. Also a petting zoo with farm animals and exotic birds. Cost: R120 per adult, R90 per child aged 4 to 12 years. Contact: 082 492 8256 or info@purevenom.com
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Pure Venom Reptile Park
Izotsha RoadShelly Beach: Wide variety of reptile species bred at the farm. Also a petting zoo with farm animals and exotic birds. Cost: R120 per adult, R90 per child aged 4 to 12 years. Contact: 082 492 8256 or info@purevenom.com
Manaba: Walking trails through a variety of ecosystems, home to abundant birdlife, antelope and small mammals. Picnic facilities. Cost: R25 for people over 2 years Contact: 083 263 5537
River Valley Nature Reserve
1 Portal AveManaba: Walking trails through a variety of ecosystems, home to abundant birdlife, antelope and small mammals. Picnic facilities. Cost: R25 for people over 2 years Contact: 083 263 5537
Ramsgate: Specialises in indigenous butterflies with on-site breeding to view this life cycle. Cost: R75 per adult, R30 for children 3 to 13 years. Contact: 073 422 5357 or 072 235 3688 or butterflyvalley@ymail.com
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Butterfly Valley farma leptira
Fascadale RoadRamsgate: Specialises in indigenous butterflies with on-site breeding to view this life cycle. Cost: R75 per adult, R30 for children 3 to 13 years. Contact: 073 422 5357 or 072 235 3688 or butterflyvalley@ymail.com
Southbroom: About 200 resident Nile crocodiles, see daily feeds. On-site café also has crocodile on the menu. Cost: R80 per adult, R40 per child over 3 years. Contact: 039 316 6204 or info@crocodilecrazy.co.za
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Farma krokodila Riverbend
Old National RoadSouthbroom: About 200 resident Nile crocodiles, see daily feeds. On-site café also has crocodile on the menu. Cost: R80 per adult, R40 per child over 3 years. Contact: 039 316 6204 or info@crocodilecrazy.co.za
Southbroom: Home to historical San rock paintings dating back centuries. Harnessed guided hiking route along the mountainside, with views of the valley and waterfall. Picnic sites near the caves. Cost: R150 per adult, R120 per child 8 to 16 years. Contact: 076 185 3447 or 074 887 3742 or the KwaXolo Caves Adventures Facebook page
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KwaXolo Caves Adventures
Southbroom: Home to historical San rock paintings dating back centuries. Harnessed guided hiking route along the mountainside, with views of the valley and waterfall. Picnic sites near the caves. Cost: R150 per adult, R120 per child 8 to 16 years. Contact: 076 185 3447 or 074 887 3742 or the KwaXolo Caves Adventures Facebook page
Southbroom: Two hiking trails on the coastal reserve; the Ipithi Trail on the south bank of the river is 1.2km, and the Yengele Trail, through the dune forests, is 1.8km. Cost: R15 per adult , R5 per child under 12 years Contact: 078 475 6792
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Mpenjati Nature Reserve
Southbroom: Two hiking trails on the coastal reserve; the Ipithi Trail on the south bank of the river is 1.2km, and the Yengele Trail, through the dune forests, is 1.8km. Cost: R15 per adult , R5 per child under 12 years Contact: 078 475 6792
Port Edward : Extensive mountain biking trails, through macadamia nut and banana plantations, small forested areas, open grasslands, dams and streams. Cost: R20 per adult. Contact: 083 549 6710 or info@clearwatertrail.co.za
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Clearwater Trails
Port Edward : Extensive mountain biking trails, through macadamia nut and banana plantations, small forested areas, open grasslands, dams and streams. Cost: R20 per adult. Contact: 083 549 6710 or info@clearwatertrail.co.za
Port Edward : Smallest desert in the world at only 200m in diameter near Port Edward. Cost: R30 per adult. Contact: 083 631 9331
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The Red Desert
Maurice RoadPort Edward : Smallest desert in the world at only 200m in diameter near Port Edward. Cost: R30 per adult. Contact: 083 631 9331
Port Edward : Coastal reserve, near Port Edward, with marked trails for wild- and birdlife viewing. Large colony of endangered Cape vultures visible in their nesting sites. Cost: R20 per person. Contact: 039 311 2383
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Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
Port Edward : Coastal reserve, near Port Edward, with marked trails for wild- and birdlife viewing. Large colony of endangered Cape vultures visible in their nesting sites. Cost: R20 per person. Contact: 039 311 2383
Scottburgh : Coastal forest with many hiking trails and a range of bird- and wildlife. Great for a family day out and picnic. Cost: R30 per adult, R15 for children U12. Contact: 039 974 2222 or 073 911 8200 or email zeph.dindikazi@kznwildlife.com
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Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve
Scottburgh : Coastal forest with many hiking trails and a range of bird- and wildlife. Great for a family day out and picnic. Cost: R30 per adult, R15 for children U12. Contact: 039 974 2222 or 073 911 8200 or email zeph.dindikazi@kznwildlife.com
Shopping
Convenient shopping centre for all your basics as well as a host of fast food restaurants.
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Oribi Plaza
24 Aiken StConvenient shopping centre for all your basics as well as a host of fast food restaurants.
Southcoast Mall
Izotsha RoadConvenient shopping mall with coffee shops etc.
Convenient shopping mall with lots of smaller interesting shops selling all manner of different merchandise.
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Shelly Centre
Marine DriveConvenient shopping mall with lots of smaller interesting shops selling all manner of different merchandise.
Convenient shopping for all your essentials. Has a liquor store, pharmacy and some restaurants. Also a cheap bottled water place where you can even get refills.
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Spar - Abingdon
Abingdon RoadConvenient shopping for all your essentials. Has a liquor store, pharmacy and some restaurants. Also a cheap bottled water place where you can even get refills.
Sightseeing
A site honouring liberation stalwarts who were arrested here in 1906. The heritage centre showcases local African history, indigenous knowledge and creative arts. Cost: R140 per person for a minimum of five people a group. Contact: 060 473 3712 or info@tourismsouthcoast.co.za
Ntelezi Msani Heritage Site
A site honouring liberation stalwarts who were arrested here in 1906. The heritage centre showcases local African history, indigenous knowledge and creative arts. Cost: R140 per person for a minimum of five people a group. Contact: 060 473 3712 or info@tourismsouthcoast.co.za