Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning

Kwagqokli Hill
The battle of kwaGqokli is celebrated at this site where King Shaka defeated thousands
of Ndwandwe warriors with a small force of just over 2 000 warriors. The site has been
identified by the Municipality as one of the important heritage sites to be developed.
Opathe Game Park
The Park is situated on the R66, some two kilometres south of the Town of Ulundi, just
across the Umfolozi River. The Park is completely underutilised at present; it has a
breeding facility for game and, in common with many other reserves of its nature, has to
deal with the scourge of the poaching of rhino. The facility has a game viewing area, a
bird hide, a lapa and some administration offices. One of the opportunities offered by
the Park is the development of a small conference facility.
Events related to King Shaka Heritage Month in September each Year
Umkhosi Womhlanga (Reed Dance)
Umkhosi Wokweshwama (Testing of the First Season Harvest)
King Shaka Day
Amafa AkwaZulu Cultural Museum Fun Run
Ongeni Gate to the Umfolosi Game Reserve
The road to this gate has been fully tarred. Game viewing at the Umfolosi Game
Reserve is among the best in South Africa with a high probability of seeing all of the Big
Five; for tourism purposes an Entrance Centre has been built.
Completion of the tarring of the road between Pongola and Nongoma has the potential of
having a major impact on tourism within the district including the service area of the
Ulundi Municipality. Currently tourist buses from the Kruger National Park make use of
the N2 only to take tourists down to Durban; with the tarring of this road they will have
an alternative route that exposes tourists to the cultural heritage of the Zulu Nation.
The completion of the tarring of this road is a priority on the tarring programme of the
KZN Department of Transport.
The following tourism support structures are in place and functioning effectively:
• Tourism Portfolio Committee of Council
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