Serviced apartment Driftsands Holiday Flats (Uvongo, South Africa)

About Driftsands Holiday Flats

Driftsands Sea View Flats. Situated in Uvongo, the bustling holiday town,1.5 hours South of Durban, that has much to offer the visitor. Driftsands is the ideal base from which to explore the KwaZulu-Natal Lower South Coast, with its sub-tropical forests, blue lagoons, golden beaches, rocky coves, and the warm Indian Ocean. The sunny weather makes KwaZulu-Natal's South Coast a popular year-round holiday resort for both local and international visitors. The Uvongo swimming beach, 150 m from the sea side gate, is beautiful and the waterfall is a truly wonderful sight. There are also canoes and paddle boats on the lagoon. The waves crashing into the tidal pool 50 m from Driftsands are a constant reminder that you are on the coast where you can swim in the surf or just laze on the beach working on your suntan. Every winter, there is the phenomenon of the sardine run - millions of sardines migrate up the coast, accompanied by dolphins and other large fish and thousands of sea birds which feed on them. People come from far and wide to scoop up buckets of this natural harvest. For those looking for an active holiday, • 10 golf courses within an hour drive, ranging from the immaculate Wild Coast to the challenging 9 hole Port Edward Golf Course, all at affordable prices. • St Michael’s beach is a surfer’s paradise. • The Douglas Mitchell Sports Ground offers tennis, squash, cricket, rugby and model-car racing. • Shelly Beach is the home of the ski boat, fishing and scuba diving fraternity. • Lawn bowling rinks are situated in Uvongo, Margate and Ramsgate. A more relaxed holiday is catered for by: • The region's largest air-conditioned shopping mall, the Shelly Centre, is located in Shelly Beach and has everything for the shopping-conscious visitor, with 76 shops under one roof. • The Southcoast Mall is strategically positioned at the Shelly Beach and Izotsha Rd off ramp from the N2 highway.This vibrant shopping centre is designed to meet the retail, leisure and social interaction needs of a growing and increasingly sophisticated market • There are German, Austrian, Portuguese, Chinese, Italian, Mediterranean, Steak and seafood restaurants, pizza take-aways, and numerous pubs in the 20km coastal stretch. • The Skyline Nature Reserve in Uvongo and the Uvongo River Reserve (starts at the tennis courts in Uvongo.) are hidden gems on the coast. • Oribi Gorge is spectacular and is the region's most famous scenic drive and is a haven for adrenalin junkies with abseiling, the gorge swing, white water rafting and the longest zip-line in South Africa heading the list of activities. • The Umtumvuna River Gorge at Port Edward, which offers magnificent views over the river gorge and includes many very rare species of plants. The MTB track and walking trails are unsurpassed for walking in nature. • The Vernon Crookes Game Reserve is inland from Scottburgh and is set high upon a plateau overlooking the beautiful rondavel-dotted hillsides of the nearby Zulu villages.