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Well known areas in KwaZulu Natal!

Situated on the East Coast of South Africa, in KwaZulu Natal, just North of Durban, the Dolphin Coast offers tranquil living in picturesque surroundings.

Welcome to our idyllic lifestyle in subtropical, natural splendour on the North Coast of KwaZulu Natal. Our Nature's Playground is infused with the presence of King Shaka, his dynasty and the pioneering spirit of the early European and Indian settlers.

The Dolphin Coast, an expanse of magnificent beaches and a panorama of waving sugar cane, stretches across the malaria-free North Coast of KwaZulu Natal from Zimbali in the South to the mighty Tugela in the North.

The Dolphin Coast consists of the following towns: Zimbali, Ballito, Thompson's Bay, Shaka's Rock, Salt Rock, Sheffield Beach, Umhlali, Tinley Manor, Shakaskraal, Blythedale Beach, Zinkwazi and Kwadaduza/Stanger.

Ballito, the heart of the Dolphin Coast, lies nestled between rippling fields of KwaZulu Natal's famous Green Gold and is flanked to the east by golden beaches and the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. Ballito is the Pearl of the Dolphin Coast.

The town's origins date back to 1953, when a group of entrepreneurs began investigating land to develop a township in the Compensation beach area.

Proclaimed a township in 1954, Ballito, whose name was gleaned from a magazine advertisement meaning Little Ball, became a town board in 1966.

The town, which reached borough status in 1986, is well known for its superb, safe beaches.

For the small price of a licence, which can be purchased at the Natal Sharks Board, you can pick your own mussels off the rocks, collect oysters or bring in fresh crayfish from the Indian Ocean.

Ballito's friendly, village atmosphere is a welcome haven from the fast pace of big city life, yet it offers all modern amenities and services to residents and holiday-makers alike.

This is the playground of the bottlenose dolphins, which frolic in the waters close to shore and are visible all year round. The dolphins favour this stretch of coastline because of it's relatively clear and shallow waters, allowing the dolphins to swim close to shore in order to feed. Surveys of these waters suggest that they are frequented by a school of about 200 dolphins, which break up into smaller groups. Whales can also be spotted on their annual migration to Mozambique for the summer.