The Ocean Park Guesthouse is situated in the heart of Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and offers a peaceful atmosphere with friendly service just a short walk from the beautiful beaches, the shops, restaurants, diving, golf, fishing and many other wonderful activities. Here a sense of stylish luxury envelops you in the nine guest rooms, one with self catering options and a kitchenette, each room comes with wraparound veranda affording stunning sea views. Before heading out exploring enjoy a delicious breakfast on the balcony with continental spread or full English options, and each room comes with own alarm key, air con, satellite TV a mini bar, safe and tea and coffee facilities. Stay at Ocean Park Guesthouse relaxing and unwinding at the large swimming pool, playing on the 6 hole putting green, there's also a bar, lapa and braai or barbeque area, and swimming towels are available as wells as books and magazines.READ MORE

Crows Nest Restaurant in Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa offers excellent meals and drinks with spectacular views over the Indian Ocean. They have outdoor seating, offer take out, catering and waiter service and are great for groups, it's the perfect place to visit for a social with family and friends. Crows Nest Restaurant serves excellent starters with delectable choices, salads and tapas for a fun sharing dining experience, they have pasta and sandwiches and a wonderful variety of thin base pizza choices, pub meals and seafood, grills from the fire for great steaks, lamb chops, sitcky BBQ ribs, grilled BBQ or peri peri chicken, great sides, desserts and beverages. Crows Nest Restaurant offers friendly service and has a coffee bar for your daily fix of espresso, latte, cappucino, filter coffee, upside down coffee, Americano, chocochino and hot chocolate, come for a fabulous dining experience with views.READ MORE

Agulhas House and Diving in Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa offers Aliwal Shoal scuba diving and bed and breakfast accommodation. Here they cater for all diving and accommodation needs under one roof, and Sardine Run trips are available too, plus the house is set in lush tropical gardens with a swimming pool and there's an on-site diving center with professional scuba diving crew. Rooms are en-suite and perfectly blend with nature for a relaxing stay in luxurious comfort, they come with en-suites, TV, hairdryer, fridge, tea and coffee making facilities, and a full breakfast service is served al fresco under the thatched gazebo, they also have BBQ facilities. The dive center and boats are fully equipped to accommodate technical divers, re-breather and twins and open circuit divers, and they have a full range of hire gear and cylinders. You can also learn to scuba dive with them, and enjoy diving Aliwal Shoal, rated one of the top 10 dive spots in the world. Agulhas House and Diving welcomes you to a wonderful stay and play holiday in stunning surrounds, they even offer baited shark dives.READ MORE

Shark and Shoal Guest House in Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa is your home away from home on the South Coast with en-suite, spacious rooms featuring king, queen or single beds, air conditioners, flat screen TV's with satellite, WIFI, bar fridge, tea and coffee, and they come with own private patio and entrance. With amazing views over the Umkomazi River, the Shark and Shoal Guest House dates all the way back to the early 1900's with an interesting history having being used as a hospital, nunnery and private residence, there are even rumours of a resident ghost. Enjoy a fabulous stay near the beaches, and outdoor activities like golf, kayak fishing, game fishing, scuba diving, mountain biking, bird watching, river paddling and much more, let the adventures begin.READ MORE

Kayak Fishing South Africa in Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal, welcomes you to wonderful adventures, kayaking fishing courses and tours and paddling courses, and they sell a range of kayaks, fishing skis, stealth kayaks, wavemasters and DVD's. There's a beginners kayak fishing course ideal for people new to the sport who will learn to paddle in the local river or dam, practice capsizing and climbing back on, practice in broken waves, paddle the backline, inshore and practice trolling techniques and discuss different fish rigs and catching techniques. There's an intermediary course for people having difficulties launching or struggling to catch fish, and the Advanced Kayak fishing course is ideal for learning different fishing methods and types of fish, GPS and fish finder techniques. Kayak Fishing South Africa also do the Sardine Run for experienced paddlers with plenty of fish in June and July as well as many sharks, and the action is fast, extreme and exhilarating, if you fall off, you will be swimming with sharks, you might also experience close encounters with whales, dolphins and gannets diving all around you.READ MORE

Aliwal Shoal Scuba in Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa also known as Umkomaas Lodge is the first PADI Gold Palm Scuba Diving resort in South Africa and is a fully rigged dive shop and charter. They offer Discover Scuba, Open Water courses, Advanced courses including Adventure Diver and Master Scuba diver certification as well as refresher, diver safety courses, specialty courses, professional courses and skipper training courses. Come shark cage diving with them, reef and wreck diving, shark diving or enjoy a Sardine Run Africa tour in June or July. Aliwal Shoal Scuba also offers accommodations for divers and non divers and amenities include a jacuzzi, tide pool, satellite TV and tea and coffee in all rooms as well as some of the best diving in the world at your doorstep. They have an on-site restaurant and bar with deck called Waves, featuring spectacular sea views and a beach location, excellent service and a stunning menu. Come for the perfect stay and an unforgettable experience, the team awaits you.READ MORE

Trailblazer Adventures offer whitewater rafting on the Umkomaas River and trips are available for half, full or multi day fun for thrill seekers. The half day trip includes a short white water experience with two of the largest rapids on the river, and an optional 7 metre rock jump and 9 metre high zipline into the river. The full day adventure offers a full-on white water and wilderness experience navigating the largest rapids on the river with experienced guides and all equipment, an optional rock jump and zipline into the river and picnic lunch on route. Multi day trips include overnighters and can be customized and tailor made to your budget and expectations. With Trailblazer Adventures no previous rafting is necessary as a full briefing is provided on the river banks, and navigating a few smaller rapids to gain basic skills and confidence, you must be moderately fit and able to swim, come for a fantastic adventure and extreme outdoor activity. They also offer corporate team building, Drakensberg trips, paintball and hiking.READ MORE

The Umkomaas Golf Club dates all the way back to 1913 with nine holes, and later boasting championship holes designed to capitilise on the stunning views overlooking the Indian Ocean from most of the tee offs. Holes are challenging, with well grassed wide fairways, typical South coast undergrowth or the rough, and a number of greens elevated above fairway level and protected by bunkers in many instances. Golf carts are available for hire, and the clubhouse with veranda situated at the first tee is ideal for a drink or snack before or after the game, the pub with TV sets showing sporting events is comfortable and caters to most tastes, and the restaurant offers light meals, snacks and drinks which can be served on the veranda or in the pub. The Umkomaas Golf Club has locker rooms for ladies and gentlemen with shower facilities, and there's a Halfway House out on the course serving drinks and snacks with toilet facilities, they also have practice facilities adjacent the clubhouse with putting green and chipping area, as well as practice bunker, it's all here for a wonderful game, and there's a golf shop stocking most of the essentials.READ MORE

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Blue Ocean Dive Resort in Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa is a PADI 5 star IDC resort and they welcome you to come dive and stay with them for an unforgettable holiday experience. They are a PADI 5 Star Dive Centre, hotel and fully licensed restaurant and bar all on the same property and the only one in South Africa, plus their resident reef the Aliwal Shoal is rated as one of the top 10 dive sites in the world, it's spectacular with an amazing bio diversity. PADI courses include Bubble Makers, Discover Scuba, Open and Advanced Open water courses, Enriched air courses, rescue diver and PADI dive master. Come dive wrecks, reefs and caves, enjoy a baited shark dive, choose from standard packages, unlimited diving and shark adventures, they do the sardine run and much more. The Blue Ocean Dive Resort Hotel offers a wonderful stay in this grand old building with colonial architecture built in 1934, now offering 20 spacious, newly renovated rooms, a buffet breakfast served on the deck with ocean views, a fully licensed restaurant and bar with wood fired pizza oven, pool facilities and they are pet friendly with free WIFI, come stay at your home away from home diving paradise.READ MORE