Umhlanga Rocks is a seaside resort town some 20km from Durban. A popular getaway for locals on the weekend because of the cheaper lifestyle and offering warmer water than Cape Town, it sports many modern hotels and touristy shops. A close by shopping mall consists of over 400 shops. The coastline of the KwaZulu Natal is renowned for sharks, therefore the local shark board uses strict shark nets that are checked daily and make for safe swimming year round. With excellent beaches and surf it is a bustling getaway for tourists and locals alike. With thick, green vegetation and tropical, humid weather, Umhlanga Rocks offers enough variety to please the most fickle tourist.
Property in Umhlanga Rocks comes in the shape of town houses, apartments, flats and free standing houses. Some offer spectacular sea views and lend itself ideally to rent out to the holiday crowd. Property investors might love the idea of having a place in paradise which they can visit every so often themselves whilst renting it out for most of the year.
