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

Aliwal Dive Centre and Lodge in Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal, welcomes you to join them for a spectacular South African diving adventure and some of the most exciting scuba diving in the world right here on Aliwal Shoal. Dive with Ragged Tooth Sharks, Tiger Sharks and Manta Rays, Dolphins and Whale Sharks, visit the two nearby wrecks, and stock up at their dive charter shop. They have regularly maintained dive gear for hire, hot showers, a kit storage room, staff load the equipment, offer air fill, nitrox up to 40 percent, eight metre rib boats and much more, and there's a heated pool for non divers. Aliwal Dive Centre and Lodge are a dive school with PADI learning from introduction to diving in the PADI Open water course right up to professional diving. There's also accommodation at their dive lodge right above the dive shop and training school with fully licensed bar, backpacker style en-suite rooms with sea facing balconies, WIFI and laundry facilities, and a full cooked breakfast starts your day, before heading out. Come dive with them, learn to dive or enjoy shark cage diving, the fun never ends and the adventures await.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

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

Umkomaas Guest House offers an award winning stay from their beautiful home located on the third hole of the Umkomaas Golf Course overlooking the beautiful Indian Ocean. Suites are sea facing and come with air conditioning and en-suite or private bathrooms, a safe, tea and coffee facilities, and the Shark Suite is ideal for honeymoon couples, plus they have a family suite. Umkomaas Guest House is your ideal base for diving the Aliwal Shoal or diving with tiger sharks, there's spectacular game fishing opportunities for King Mackerel, Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Kingfish, Garrick and more which can be caught from Ski boats, Fishing skis, Kayaks and Jetskis or year round on the offshore reefs. There are also quite a few golf courses in the area, and the Umkomaas Golf Club offers 18 challenging holes, a club house, caddies, golf carts and reasonable green fees, come for a wonderful stay in beautiful surrounds.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

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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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