Shelly Beach - KwaZulu Natal

Shelly Beach is the perfect holiday destination in that it not only offers a top notch ski boat harbor as a launching site to reach the Protea Banks, a world renowned diving site, but that it also offers something that tends to be rare at such a destination; 2 huge shopping centers.

Most seaside towns will be able to supply the average shopper with the basic necessities but Shelly Beach caters for the discernible shopper in that it homes a good selection of specialty shops along with the usual national chain stores. You will also be able to catch the latest movie at the local cinema.

If you find your joy in deep sea fishing, reef diving or just being on the open sea this is the place to be. Take a walk on the beach after high tide and you might be lucky enough to find an interesting selection of mini shells with a hidden beauty among them. The Protea Banks, a reef about 7 kilometers offshore is the origin of some of these beauties.

Shelly Beach, KwaZulu Natal’s fastest developing town, also has the ‘Saints Walk’ that is a very scenic series of paths along the shoreline leading all the way down to Southbroom. You can expect to walk, run or ride your bicycle along unspoiled beaches, tidal pools, rocky outcrops while enjoying breathtaking views. Don’t forget to watch out for dolphins or whales playing in the water.

There are several diving and snorkeling sites and the waves at ‘St Mikes,’ as the locals call St Micheal’s-on-Sea, is a surfers paradise. If golfing is your sport of choice you will be spoilt for choice among the great selection of challenging golf courses close by.