SALT ROCK Attractions

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Salt Rock, Dolphin Coast

The delightful little village of Salt Rock is tucked away on the KwaZulu Natal northern coast just 30 minutes’ drive from Durban and offers a timeless family holiday atmosphere, wonderful beaches and large tidal pools.

Once the home of Shaka, King of the Zulus, whose maidens used to come here to collect salt to trade with and to use in the king’s household, Salt Rock is, figuratively speaking, just up the road from Ballito. When surfers aren’t riding the waves there, they’re chasing the waves on the typical Zululand sandbank / reef, just near the main beach, which offers a glassy left and right peak that breaks on rock and sand and is best early in the day. Life guards are present on the beach every day, and aside from the beautiful beach, shell collecting, rock pools and perfect views for sighting bottle-nose dolphins, there are also restaurants, shops and several golf courses in the Ballito area and at Maidstone to entertain the avid golfer.

Flag Farm Animal Farm, in Salt Rock, is a real farmyard experience, offering children a chance to ride in carts driven by Fresians, Welsh ponies and cart horses. If that doesn’t grab their fancy, then a tractor ride or feeding chickens, milking a cow or communing with bunnies, pigs, goats and sheep will. For the parents, there’s the welcome tea garden.

Featured Attractions in (or near) Salt Rock

Ballito Lifestyle Centre

Ballito Lifestyle Centre, with its innovative layout and design, opened up a whole new retail experience to residents and visitors when it opened its doors in September 2003. We are proud to boast major retailers amongst our tenant mix including an award winning Superstar, Woolworths, Truworths ... more information

Dolphin Coast Beaches

Dolphin Coast offers visitors a combination of modern facilities at it's sun drenched seaside resorts in a lush, subtropical environment. The Dolphin Coast shoreline is an exciting blend of golden beaches and rock pools for safe bathing, surfing and scuba diving, rock and skiboat fishing, or just relaxing on the ... more information

Harold Johnson Nature Reserve

The Harold Johnson Nature Reserve is situated north of Ballito on the banks of the Tugela River and north of Zinkwazi. Fort Pearson and the Ultimatum Tree, both of which are national monuments, lie within the reserve. The Fort was built in 1878 on a bluff overlooking the Pont-crossing on the Tugela River. Both of ... more information

Umhlali Golf Course

Neighbouring on Ballito Bay, only 15 minutes North of Umhlanga Rocks, Umhlali, just 20 minutes drive north of Durban is a scenic undulating course in a tropical garden setting. Although not a very long course, the holes at Umhlali Golf Course are cleverly designed and varied, providing a fair golfing test ... more information

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Things To Do in Salt Rock

Take the kids to Flag Farm Animal Farm

Where: Ballito / Salt Rock
How much (per person): On Request

Take the Kids to Flag Farm Animal Farm where they can enjoy learning how to milk a cow and feed or cuddle other tame farm animals. All activ ... more information

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