Kwazulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a verdant and green province, which forms the east coast of South Africa from Port Edward northwards to the Mozambique boundary, and is aptly called South Africa’s garden province.
It is a province with a subtropical coastline, sweeping savannah in the east and the magnificent Drakensberg mountain range in the west. The warm Indian Ocean washing its beaches makes it one of the country’s most popular holiday destinations.
KwaZulu-Natal is the only province with a monarchy specifically provided for in the Constitution. Ulundi is the traditional capital of the Zulu monarchy.
The subtropical coastline of KwaZulu-Natal has some of South Africa’s best-protected indigenous coastal forests, for example, at Dukuduku and Kosi Bay. It is also along this coast that the magnificent St Lucia Estuary and Kosi Bay lakes are located. Separating KwaZulu- Natal from the mountain Kingdom of Lesotho, the Drakensberg runs 200 km along the western boundary of the province. The northern part of the province, south of the Swaziland border, is typical African savannah providing a natural backdrop for its rich wildlife.