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Real Name: Michael
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Umhlanga Rocks - The Place of the Reeds

by MikeAtSea - last update: Apr 3, 2005

The name Umhlanga originates from the Zulu name for the word reeds. The Umhlanga River that flows into the Indian Ocean on the Northern boundary of the city is bordered by many reeds and as so many names in KwaZulu Natal a historical or natural meaning from the Zulu name remained the name till today.
Umhlanga in the past was a small town that offered a number of hotels and timeshare resorts along is beautiful beach and cost line and has grown continuously over the last few years.
The changes in South Africa opened the country for a number of foreign investors who bought property here and made the property prices climb into the sky.
When beaches were opened to all races in the early 1990's a move of mainly white people to the northern beaches of Durban became evident.
Today Umhlanga is a bustling residential area with many new developments, plenty of hotels and guest houses and a new massive shopping complex "Gateway" which was built right into the sugar cane fields.
It is the pleasure seekers ground for anyone wanting to spend a few days on the year round sun baked beaches of KwaZulu Natal.

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Comments for MikeAtSea about Umhlanga Rocks
junecorlett Wed Sep 23, 2009 20:06 UTC
 Hi Mike -are you enjoying your new homeplace Durbs? Nice tips here, we dont visit Durban so much anymore, prefer the Eastern Cape beaches.
simbac2001 Thu Jan 25, 2007 15:50 UTC
 Hi Mike, ur travel pages r very awesome...thanx for sharing
paradisedreamer Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:42 UTC
 Oh the memories..... Many a great holiday spent here! Happy belated birthday.

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