Page 263 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - South Africa

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Cape Vidal separates the Indian Ocean and Lake
St Lucia. It forms part of the iSimangaliso Wetland
Park (see pp300–301), which borders the unspoiled
Maputaland coast, the breeding ground of
leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles.

Ermelo

Piet Retief

Volksrust
Kroonstad Phongolo
Newcastle Vryheid

Bethlehem
Harrismith
DURBAN AND
ZULULAND
(See pp282–301) St Lucia
Ladysmith
Empangeni
Estcourt Tugela

Maseru
KwaDukuza
Pietermaritzburg
Caledon Durban
Church Street Mall in
Amanzimtoti Pietermaritzburg is
surrounded by a
Orange Kokstad buildings such as the
number of historic
Aliwal beautiful City Hall,
North THE WILD COAST, which was built in
DRAKENSBERG Port 1893 (see p281).
Shepstone
AND MIDLANDS
(See pp266–81)
Lusikisiki
Cala
Mthatha
Queenstown
Indian
Ocean

Durban’s Beachfront, a
King William’s 6-km (4-mile) long stretch
Town of hotels, restau rants and
entertainment venues
East London along the Indian Ocean
shoreline, is also known
as the Golden Mile
(see p286).

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