
Umhlanga Rocks
Surf town · South Africa
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Beds: 137 places
137 places to stay within 2 km.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£45 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£55 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£70 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 137 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 24 surf spots
Surf · this week
Vetchies Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in Durban
48 out of 100Blue Lagoon · about 20 min by car · stays in Durban
45 out of 100River Mouth · about 20 min by car · stays in Durban
45 out of 100Battery Beach · about 25 min by car · stays in Durban
41 out of 100Bay of Plenty · about 25 min by car · stays in Durban
41 out of 100Oasis · about 20 min by car · stays in Durban
41 out of 100Snake park · about 25 min by car · stays in Durban
41 out of 100Sunkist · about 25 min by car · stays in Durban
41 out of 100
All 24 surf spots
Tekweni Beach · about 20 min by car · stays in Durban
41 out of 100Bronze Beach · about 5 min by car · stays in Umhlanga
40 out of 100Geteway Wavehouse · about 5 min by car
40 out of 100Umhlanga Main Beach · about 5 min by car · stays in Umhlanga
40 out of 100Umhlanga Rocks · about 5 min by car
40 out of 100Breakers · about 5 min by car · stays in Umhlanga
38 out of 100Tongaat - Westbrook · about 35 min by car · stays in Ballito
38 out of 100Umdloti · about 15 min by car · stays in Umdloti
38 out of 100umdloti tidal pool · about 15 min by car · stays in Umdloti
38 out of 100Dairy Beach · about 25 min by car · stays in Durban
37 out of 100La Mercy · about 20 min by car · stays in Umdloti
37 out of 100North Beach Durban · about 25 min by car · stays in Durban
37 out of 100Peace Cottage · about 10 min by car · stays in Umhlanga
37 out of 100Wedge · about 25 min by car · stays in Durban
37 out of 100South Beach · about 30 min by car · stays in Durban
36 out of 100New Pier · about 30 min by car · stays in Durban
35 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Umhlanga Rocks.
Places to eat
6 near Umhlanga Rocks
Places to eat near Umhlanga Rocks
- RocoMamasBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
- Little HavanaSteakhouse · 0.3 km from the centre
- 14 on ChartwellAmerican · 0.4 km from the centre
- Bird & CoChicken · 0.4 km from the centre
- Hi BrewBreakfast and brunch · 0.4 km from the centre
- Lupa Osteria UmhlangaItalian · 0.4 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
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About Umhlanga Rocks
where it is, what is near
Umhlanga Rocks is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
From Umhlanga Rocks you can reach 24 surf spots.
The nearest is Umhlanga Rocks, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre.
Overture lists 137 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), 67 km away.
In KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa
- 137 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), 67 km, Margate Airport (MGH), 144 km, Richards Bay Airport (RCB), 147 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).