Must-see attractions in KwaZulu-Natal

This small museum is stuffed with insightful exhibits on San rock art, Zulu history and the Anglo-Boer war, specifically the Spioenkop battle.

Opposite Settlers Dr is a wall with loopholes from the original fort, built as a refuge from Zulu attack and now part of the police station.

The windy location makes surfing less popular here than at other beaches on the Golden Mile. It has a very hairy shorebreak.

The words of the Vow that the Voortrekkers made with God at the Battle of Blood River are in the Modern Memorial Church.

A statue commemorating Dick King (Richard Philip King), who brought reinforcements during the 1842 siege of Durban.

The Church of the Vow was built in 1841 to fulfil the Voortrekkers’ promise to God at the Battle of Blood River.

The colonial-era City Hall is the largest load-bearing red-brick building in the southern hemisphere.

Outside the town hall are two guns, Castor and Pollux, used by the British in defence of Ladysmith.

Elephants are known to congregate and bathe at this borehole in the iMfolozi section of the park.

Architect Phillip Dudgeon modelled the Standard Bank on the Bank of Ireland in Belfast.

Marks the spot where Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon was killed on the battlefield.

Three Hindu Temples grace the northern end of Langalibalele St.

An exposed beach break that has good surf; can be crowded.

A strategic site coveted by both British and Boer forces.

Thiyeni hide makes for great birdwatching.

Pietermaritzburg's main mosque.

Good beach for body surfing.

The Didima San Art Centre, at Didima Camp 1km into Royal Natal National Park, offers an insight into San rock art, though sadly many of the exhibits,…

Opposite the large former Legislative Assembly building is the site of King Mpande’s iKhanda (palace), KwaNodwengu. Mpande won control from Dingaan after…