Attractions IN Pietermaritzburg
Entertainment / Landmarks / Miscellaneous
Alexandra Park
Alexandra Park is one of the green belts which contributes to Pietermaritzburg’s reputation as “The Garden City”. The park was established in 1863 and named after Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII. The 85 hectare park is bounded by the Msunduzi River, ...
Nature Reserves
Bisley Valley Nature Reserve
One of the lesser-known reserves around Pietermaritzburg, even to the locals, Bisley Valley Nature Reserve is a beautiful spot to which to retreat from the world for a picnic, or a morning of bird-spotting. The reserve is 350 hectares of thornveld and ...
Memorials / National Monuments
Burger Street Jail
The Burger Street Jail was closed in 1989 and sections of the jail are open today for tours. The building is now run by Project Gateway, a Christian self-help project, and features a craft shop and coffee shop. The original jail was built in 1862, ...
Landmarks
Church Street
Church Street in Pietermaritzburg has been converted into an attractive pedestrian shopping mall. The African Arts and Craft Centre in Fraser Lane specialises in traditional and contemporary work, including sculpture, hand-woven rugs and tapestries, ...
Memorials / Miscellaneous
Gandhi Statue
Opposite the old colonial buildings on Church Street in Pietermaritzburg stands the statue of Gandhi, whose notorious ejection from a train shaped his unique version of nonviolent resistance, known as ‘Satyagraha’ or passive ...
Entertainment
Golden Horse Casino
Scottsville is now home, not only to its well known race course, but to the largest horse statue in the world - a 14 metre Pegasus. The Pegasus proudly greets visitors to the Golden Horse casino, which is a four-star luxury hotel in Pietermaritzburg. The ...
Landmarks / Religious
Habibia Soofie Masjied
Up on the northern end of Langalibalele Street, in Pietermartizburg, are three Hindu temples and a Soofie mosque. Habibia Soofie Masjied, the mosque, was built by the Sufi saint Soofie Saheb on a piece of land that, when ...
Golf Courses
Maritzburg Golf Club
The Maritzburg Golf Club in Pietermaritzburg is one of the oldest golf clubs in South Africa, dating back to 1886. It has lush, smooth cynodon greens; pine trees line many of the fairways and water hazards feature on seven holes; numerous bunkers; very ...
Museums
Natal Museum
Situated just south of Pietermaritzburg’s City Hall in Jabu Ndlovu Street, the Natal Museum is one of South Africa’s five national museums, set in a particularly pretty building that dates back to 1905. The name, Natal Museum, which is in the process of ...
Landmarks / Memorials
Old Colonial Building
Part of Pietermaritzburg’s colonial history lies in the proud Old Colonial Building, which has stood on Church Street since 1899. The colonnaded front facade was completed in 1901 and was home to various government offices over the years. The design of ...
Landmarks / Miscellaneous
One O'Clock Gun
The One O'Clock Gun is a naval cannon that stands outside the City Hall of Pietermaritzburg. Its name hails back to the time when it was fired every day, bar Sundays, at one o'clock to announce the arrival of the post from Durban. The 5.5kg naval gun is ...
Airports / Landmarks
Pietermaritzburg Airport
Visitors that have a fun trip to the Natal Midlands planned can fly in from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport to the Pietermaritzburg Airport. Also known as Oribi Airport, this is a small, but efficient airport that serves the whole area ...
Botanical Gardens
Pietermaritzburg Botanical Gardens
One of ten national botanical gardens, Pietermaritzburg's Botanical Gardens occupy an ancient floodplain and hillside on the edge of a mist belt that creates an atmosphere, on days when the mists roll in, something like that of a Dickens novel. The city ...
Landmarks / Museums / National Monuments
Pietermaritzburg City Hall
Pietermaritzburg's City Hall, which claims to be the largest brick building in the southern hemisphere, lies in the middle of the Pietermaritzburg city centre. The building is a national monument and is a beautiful piece of Victorian architecture, with ...
Landmarks / Museums
Pietermaritzburg Railway Station
The attractive red brick Railway Station building in Railway Street in Pietermaritzburg dates from the Victorian era, and is notable for its contrasting stone facings and cast-iron lace work. Mahatma Ghandi was evicted from a train here in 1893, a famous ...
Landmarks / Entertainment
Scottsville Racecourse
Scottsville Racecourse is popular for a number of good reasons, not least of all its excellent facilities and its being the setting for the movie Racing Stripes, a 2005 children’s movie about a racing zebra. It is situated in Pietermaritzburg, which is ...
Golf Courses
Victoria Country Club
Less than five minutes from the CBD of Pietermaritzburg, the Victoria Country Club is superbly located in the scenic parklands adjoining the Queen Elizabeth Nature Reserve, and above all, boasts one of South Africa’s most picturesque golfing venues. The ...
Landmarks
World's View
A local heritage site, World's View, lies at the edge of the world along a road also called World's View. From up here there are excellent views over Pietermaritzburg, Table Mountain (not the one in Cape Town), ...
Attractions AROUND Pietermaritzburg
Popular Tourist Routes
Albert Falls Amble
The Amble, also sometimes referred to as the Albert Falls Amble, is a complementary route to the Midlands Meander and Boston Beat. The route markets itself as 'the road less travelled'. But where the Midlands Meander is an arts and crafts route that ...
Nature Reserves
Albert Falls Dam Nature Reserve
The source of the uMngeni River lies in the uMngeni Vlei area, an ancient wetland bounded by hills. From here it meanders eastward through undulating pastoral countryside until just before Midmar Dam, where it is joined by the Lions River. Below Midmar ...
Nature Reserves
Doreen Clark Nature Reserve
For those that love South African nature and the outdoors, the Doreen Clark Nature Reserve offers all of this and more. Situated just outside Pietermaritzburg, this nature reserve spans seven hectares and boasts a magnificent forest that is bordered by ...
Popular Tourist Routes
Midlands Meander
The enchantment of the Midlands has long inspired many a visitor and resident to creativity and as a result, local artists, potters and weavers combined to create an arts and crafts route in 1985, which was to become the highly successful and popular ...
Birdlife or Wildlife Sanctuaries
Natal Zoological Gardens
The Natal Zoological Gardens are a collection of both local and unusual animals - 44 different animal species to be precise. Aside from the fossas, there are leopards, various primates, a series of birds that include the black swan, crowned crane, ...
Nature Reserves
Queen Elizabeth Nature Reserve
The Queen Elizabeth Nature Reserve serves as the headquarters of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, KwaZulu-Natal’s nature conservation service. Situated in Hilton, the nature reserve is home to many beautiful species, including impala, blesbok, zebra, bushbuck, ...
Entertainment / Miscellaneous / Popular Tourist Routes
The Saunter
The Saunter is more than a stretch of road between the East Coast of KwaZulu-Natal and Hilton. It is an experience, an adventure of many different faces, and one of the best ways to experience this part of South Africa ...
Nature Reserves
Umvoti Flower Reserve
The relatively unknown Umvoti Flower Reserve, also known as Lake Merthley Wildflower Reserve, lies on the shores of Lake Merthley just outside of Greytown in the Midlands. Except that the fences of the reserve have been stolen. Which means that although ...
... and a little further afield
Popular Tourist Routes
Battlefields Route
The KwaZulu Natal hinterland has witnessed some of the most brutal and significant battles to be fought in South Africa. These historical sites form part of the Battlefields Route, a trip through 14 historical towns whose surrounding areas boast the ...
Golf Courses
Bosch Hoek Golf Club
Bosch Hoek Golf Course in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands must qualify as one of the most picturesque layouts in the country. The estate is conveniently positioned at Balgowan near Howick, just a four hour drive from Johannesburg or a leisurely one and a half ...
Nature Reserves
Craigie Burn Nature Reserve
Just on the other side of Route 622, which links Mooi River with Greytown, from the Karkloof Nature Reserve you will find Craigie Burn Nature Reserve and Dam. The dam is touted as a beautiful fishing spot in the midst of dairy and stock farming country ...
Nature Reserves
Dargle Conservancy
The Dargle Conservancy is about protecting and conserving the wonderful array of plants and animals that can be found in the region, showcasing them to local and international visitors, and promoting their care to and for the younger generations. As ...
Golf Courses
Gowrie Farm Golf Course
Gowrie Farm Golf Course, one of KwaZulu Natal’s finest golf courses, was built in the traditional way with push up greens and rugged bunkers. The fairways and tees are Kikuyu with bent grass greens and surrounds. Only people over the age of 65 or those ...
Mountain Passes
Hela Hela Pass
Hela Hela Pass, sometimes written Helehele or Hella Hella, is a gravel road that links Richmond with Creighton in KwaZulu-Natal. Its name is thought to come from the Zulu iHela iHela, which translates as 'single file only' referring to the path local ...
Game Reserves / Nature Reserves
Highover Wildlife Sanctuary
Surrounded by steep rocky hills, Highover is set on 3 000 hectares of some of the most incredibly scenic land, in the area known as Hella Hella. The sanctuary includes a number of habitats – savannah, mist-belt forests, mist-belt grasslands and valley ...
Lakes / Dams / Landmarks / Natural Wonders
Howick Falls
Howick Falls' other name is KwaNogqaza, the 'place of the tall one', for obvious reasons – the waterfall is a 95 metre cascade into a broiling, restless pool, regarded by the local Zulus with grave superstition, and said to be the place of the spirits of ...
Landmarks / Miscellaneous
Howick Falls Gorge Walk
The Gorge Walk at Howick Falls is probably one of the best ways to see some pretty spectacular views of the falls and the gorge, through which the uMngeni River flows, some 20 kilometres north of Pietermaritzburg, to the east of the N3. It is easy to ...
Nature Reserves
Impendle Nature Reserve
The Impendle Nature Reserve lies just south of the little town of Impendle, roughly 62 km west of Himeville, in the foothills of the Drakensberg. The nature reserve is made up of former farmland used mostly to graze cattle, but also to grow mielies and ...
Pietermaritzburg as a destination
Also in the neighbourhood
Balgowan, Boston, Currys Post, Dargle, Estcourt, Eston, Fort Nottingham, Greytown, Hidcote, Hilton, Hlutankungu, Howick, Ixopo, Karkloof, Lidgetton, Lions River, Merrivale, Mid Illovo, Mooi River, Nottingham Road, Richmond, Rosetta
Staying Overnight
Alexandra Bed & Breakfast
Boasting a tranquil setting, Alexandra Bed & Breakfast in Pietermaritzburg is conveniently located close to the airport, schools, Harry Gwala Sta...
Hidden Inn
The Hidden Inn is your home away from home. Accommodation is comprised of three semi units with en-suite bathrooms, a lounge area and a kitchenet...
Taunton House
Taunton House is a Natal Midlands Bed and Breakfast located in Wembley, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The surroundings are very tranquil, with ...
Greenlands B&B
Greenlands B&B is graded as Highly Recommended by the AA. Each of the five air-conditioned, comfortable, well equipped, tastefully furnished, air...
Ascot Bush Lodge
Ascot Bush Lodge offers accommodation in 11 en-suite rondavels with Queen sized beds, four family lodges equipped with one queen and two single b...
Regal Inn Pietermaritzburg
Regal Inn Pietermaritzburg is situated in the academic urban sprawl of Scottsville, just minutes away from the city centre with easy access to th...
All Saints On Roberts
All Saints On Roberts offers accommodation for guests in an up-market two bedroom apartment situated in the leafy suburb of Clarendon, which is l...
New England Guest House
New England Guest House can be found in the Scottsville area in Pietermaritzburg. Each double room has a king size bed that can be split into two...
Matts Rest B&B
Matts Rest B&B is set in a tranquil garden setting and offers self- catering as well as bed and breakfast accommodation in the quiet surburb of H...
El Sali Guest House
El Sali Guest House offers tastefully decorated comfortable units with own entrances set in a lovely garden with a swimming pool and secure under...
Wooden Manor Guest House
Wooden Manor Guest House is located in Clarendon, Pietermaritzburg, just below World's View. Choose from a Bed & Breakfast room or the Self Cater...
ANEW Hotel Hilton
Originally established in 1936, the elegant and upmarket hotel consisting of 97 rooms now boasts all the modern amenities expected from tourists ...
Fountains Self Catering B&B
Fountains, which has a highly recommended rating, is a self catering B&B, that makes use of solar power, destination for the discerning traveller...
Bancroft B&B
Located in the forested, evergreen hills of Hilton, above Pietermaritzburg, is Bancroft B&B. We offer three stylish and extremely comfortable, we...
Arlington Guest Lodge
Located in Wembley, Pietermaritzburg, Arlington Guest Lodge offers easy access to all that Pietermaritzburg has to offer. The Lodge provides nine...
The Hilton Bush Lodge
The Hilton Bush Lodge is situated 200 metres below Hilton, thus enjoying the best of Hilton weather together with bushveld warmth. We offer our v...
The Shepherds Loft
The Shepherds Loft offers Hilton accommodation in a lovely garden where you can hear the birds sing in the morning and the frogs call at night in...
Acacia Bush Lodge
Acacia Bush Lodge is a self-catering bush camp about 10 minutes from central Pietermaritzburg. Comfortable accommodation is offered in fully equi...
The Musafer Travel Lodge
The Musafer Travel Lodge offers a Muslim owned and managed establishment with Islamic ethos and Halaal meals. All rooms are offered on a bed and ...
Dunranch House
Dunranch House is an upmarket Guest House offering Bed & Breakfast accommodation and a self-catering cottage on two acres on the northern side of...
Redlands Hotel
Redlands Hotel is situated in the sought after northern suburb of Wembley in the heart of the beautiful Redlands Estate. Ideally situated 5 minut...
The Knoll Historical Guest Farm
The Knoll Historical Guest Farm is situated at the gateway of the Midlands Meander close to Pietermaritzburg. The Knoll Historical Guest Farm off...
@ 21 Guest House
Ideally located 6km from the centre of Pietermaritzburg, @ 21 Guest House offers lovely rooms which can accommodate two adults in air-conditioned...
Greenwood Lea Cottage
Greenwood Lea Cottage is a luxury, romantic cottage which offers self-catering accommodation in Hilton with a garden. The cottage has an open pla...
Africa's Eden
Africa's Eden is a 2 acre estate situated along a small green belt, wedged between 2 streams - hardly what you would expect to find a mere 2.5 km...
Town View Unit Two
Town View Unit Two in a secure complex in Clarendon, Pietermaritzburg and accommodates four guests in two bedrooms. The open plan interior is ta...
Hilton Castle
Hilton Castle is located in Hilton, between Pietermaritzburg and Howick. It offers three individually decorated units, each furnished with comfor...
Heroes BnB Lodge
Each room has TV with full Premium DStv package, free Wi-Fi access, air-conditioning, a bar fridge, a microwave, a safe to store valuables, tea- ...
Mino Guest House
Mino Guest House offers bed and breakfast and room-only accommodation in Pietermaritzburg, in the area of Scottsville. The guest house is the ide...
Gateside Guesthouse
Situated in peaceful Hilton village, Gateside Guesthouse is 10 km's from Pietermaritzburg's city centre and set in a quiet cul-de-sac with magnif...
Town View Unit One
Situated in a secure complex in the leafy northern suburb of Clarendon and just 3kms from the centre of town, Town View Unit 1 offers accommodati...
Thorn Tree Lodge
Thorn Tree Lodge is located in Hayfields, Pietermaritzburg. The lodge offers accommodation in twenty one rooms and is set in an indigenous garden...
79 On Ridge Bed And Breakfast
79 On Ridge Bed & Breakfast is an elegant choice for visitors to Pietermaritzburg. 79 On Ridge has personal service, attention to detail, and pro...
A Garden Suite
Situated in the lush suburb of Athlone in Pietermaritzburg, A Garden Suite is ideally located close to a number of private schools, shopping mall...
7 on Oakleigh
7 On Oakleigh Self-catering Garden flats are situated in the leafy, upmarket suburb of Wembley, on the north side of Pietermaritzburg. The units ...
Tancredi Bed & Breakfast
Tancredi is a beautifully restored Victorian home offering accommodation in four en-suite bedrooms. At Tancredi Bed & Breakfast, room facilities...
Wensleydale Guest Lodge
Beautifully appointed with an African safari lodge flavour, Wensleydale Guest Lodge is situated in Pietermaritzburg and offers a combination of s...
Hamilton Guesthouse
Situated in Pietermaritzburg, Hamilton Guesthouse offers comfortable accommodation for up to eight guests. Here you are near to a variety of attr...
Lake Sands Manor
Lake Sands Manor offers accommodation in Hayfields, Pietermaritzburg and is ideally positioned close to many popular attractions. We can be found...
Duvet & Crumpets
Duvet & Crumpets is very conveniently situated in the lovely city of Pietermaritzburg - being only two km from the start of Comrades, the Amashov...
MS Self Catering
Located in a quiet residential area of Pietermaritzburg, MS Self Catering provides comfortable accommodation for 14 guests in five bedrooms and a...
Madlula's Guesthouse
Madlula's Guesthouse is neatly tucked next to the university of KwaZulu Natal, between Hayfields and Scottsville malls in Pitermaritzburg. We off...
The Studio at The Aloes Farm
The Studio at The Aloes Farm is a private cottage offering Midlands self catering on an active 10 ha small-holding, bordering the Hilton College ...
Rockabilly Ranch
Rockabilly Ranch offers comfy self-catering accommodation near Pietermaritzburg. Our surrounds are tranquil and full of bird life. We have a rive...
Brevisbrook Bed & Breakfast
Enjoy the warmest hospitality in Pietermaritzburg as Patrick welcomes you to Brevisbrook. Guests feel most relaxed in this peaceful country style...
Wylde Rose Cottage
Escape to the tranquil Wylde Rose Cottage in Wembley. This intimate retreat offers cosy accommodation in Pietermaritzburg for two, complete with ...
Ridgeway Close
Ridgeway Close is situated in the heart of the suburb of Scottsville, one of the major accommodation areas of Pietermaritzburg. We offer a variet...
Crofters Loft
Crofters Loft offers Hilton accommodation nestled in our flowery gardens. Hear the birds sing in the morning and the frogs call at night in our e...
Thembelihle Guest House
Thembelihle Guest House offers comfortable accommodation in Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg. We offer five suites, each with a double bed, an en-su...
Villa Santuario Guest House
Villa Santuario offers superior, well appointed self-catering accommodation. "the Studio" is a spacious two bed-roomed unit with a queen size dou...
The Farriers
The Farriers is a freestanding cottage offering accommodation in Hilton. Here you can enjoy the sound of the birds singing in the morning and the...
Hilton View B&B
Hilton View B&B is a palatial home offering luxury bed & breakfast accommodation in Hilton with a view towards the Drakensberg and Karkloof mount...
Kings Hill Guest House
Kings Hill offers comfortable accommodation in Hilton. While here you are welcome to make use of the swimming pool and the braai facilities. A la...
Athlone Lodge
Set in lush green and tranquil garden-like surroundings the Athlone Lodge is set in an elevated position in Athlone and offers comfortable accomm...
Orchards Bed & Breakfast
Orchards Bed & Breakfast is located in Camperdown and offers accommodation which is ideal for a tranquil breakaway which is close to the centre o...
Smithgrove Guesthouse
SmithGrove has accommodation with a beautiful mix of the old and the new, with its classical Victorian design housing a contrast of modern furnis...
Desiderata Chalets
Desiderata Chalets each sleep two guests. Each unit has a kitchenette that is fully equipped including an oven, fridge, microwave, toaster and te...
The Hayloft
The Hayloft offers accommodation in Hilton where you can hear the birds sing in the morning and the frogs call at night in our eco-friendly, up-c...
Valley Vista Lodge
Valley Vista Lodge is an up market guesthouse situated in a leafy suburb close to the Pietermaritzburg CBD and with stunning views over the city ...
Blue Sands Guest House
Blue Sands Guest House offers comfortable accommodation in Pietermaritzburg in the residential suburb of Scottsville. Conveniently situated close...
Lincoln Cottages
Lincoln Cottages is nestled amongst indigenous Acacia trees in the tranquil suburb of Lincoln Meade, and offers an ideal base from which both the...
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