"Port Edward" Port Edward by mvtouring

Our Lower South Coast tour brought us today to Port Edward. Port Edward is a small resort town situated on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, near the Eastern Cape Province border.

The coastline between Port Edward and Port Shepstone to the north is popularly known as the Hibiscus Coast because of its lush sub-tropical gardens.

Ruth told us that there are approximately 2000 permanent residents here, but during tourist seasons, this number dramatically increases. There are more than one tourist seasons that influence Port Edward but the most significant is the Christmas / New Year period spanning from mid-December to mid-January. Port Edward's Silver Beach hosts an annual New Year's Eve party frequented by white people whilst on New Year's Day itself, black people populate the beach for continued celebrations. Another main season coincides with the Sardine run natural phenomenon in May to July.