Mtunzini, a Place in the Shade in the Zulu language, possesses a unique and lasting magic, befitting its description as the precious pearl in the crown of Zululand.
Individuals seeking a high-quality residential environment have only recently discovered this coastal town, with its fewer than 2000 permanent residents, boasting all the necessities of life.
It is fully located within a declared Conservancy, which guarantees the retention of its pristine nature, and enjoys a typical sub-tropical, but malaria free climate.
The town hovers, still shyly, on the threshold of its full potential as the ideal residential area for professionals and high profile achievers who are deeply committed to the quality of life and security of their families. Mtunzini is a paradise to those who love outdoor living.
Mtunzini, pronounced Um-tin-zeeni, borders the unique Siyayi Coastal Reserve with dune-forest and kilometers of unspoilt beaches.
The lagoon offers waterskiing, fishing and canoeing while the 30 km long beach is a favourite of surfers and surf anglers.
As a popular bird-watching destination it is part of the Zululand Birding Route and the town also has its own excellent 9-hole golf course.
If you are looking for that truly unique living experience in an environment which has to be seen and experienced to be believed, you can do no better than discover Mtunzini, beckoning you to share a tranquil but diverse outdoors life-style with an ambience which many believed had passed forever.
Zululand and the Natal North Coast
Zululand nestles between the impressive crags of the Drakensburg and the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. Its attractions are among the world’s best-kept secrets.
All developments in the region have gone hand-in-hand with respect for its unique ecosystem, which offers the rich biodiversity expected from a warm ocean, estuaries, dune forests, wetlands, high plateaus and extensive commercial forest.
The City of uMthlathuze, with its two main suburbs of Richards Bay and Empangeni are strategically located and offer the multitude of facilities associated with life in any other port city.
South Africa’s first World Heritage Site, the Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park and its oldest Game Reserves, Hluhluwe and Umfolozi Parks offer breathtaking scenery and an abundance of wild life, including the Big Five.
The golf courses in the region are among the top twenty in the country and one of the world’s biggest deep-sea game fishing contests takes place annually off the coral reefs of Cape Vidal and the surf at St. Lucia.
The airports at Durban and Richards Bay are convenient gateways of this region of the world, as are their harbours, being the biggest and busiest in Africa.
The N2 highway linking Cape Town to the far south, to Mozambique in the north, passes right through the region, making giant shopping malls like Gateway in Umhlanga Rocks and burgeoning new developments in Ballito, near Durban, Africa’s tourist playground, but an hour away.
Facilities and professional services, covering every imaginable need, from education to medical, are universally of First World quality.
Zululand awaits you.