This great getaway is also suited to team building sessions and corporate breaks. Guests can enjoy a Shongweni safari as well as birding, fishing, canoeing, sail-boating, trailing, rock climbing and horse riding in pristine natural surroundings just 30 minutes from Durban. Advanced booking is essential for Shongweni activities.
Visitors will be truly amazed at this wonderful resource right on Durban’s doorstep. Prolific birdlife and abundant African wildlife including 2 of the Big Five can be seen within close proximity of the city.
There are 3 excellent picnic sites in Shongweni Dam and Game Reserve near Durban. Day visitors are welcome. Fishing enthusiasts will find a well stocked dam where Bass and Carp are the most commonly caught but anglers can also reel in Tilapia, Barbel (catfish) and Scalies.
Shongweni Water Sports
Canoeing, yachting and wind surfing are permitted at Shongweni Dam. Canoe hire is available on site. Although no motorised craft are permitted, electric motors are acceptable
Game Viewing
On a Shongweni safari guests could enjoy a 'meal in the bush', such as ‘Champagne Breakfast Safari’ or the ‘Snacks at Sunset Drive’ as well as a ‘Boerewors Night Adventure’.
The traditional game drives with experienced guides take about 3.5 hours and include refreshments. Guests can also take a game ranger with them in their own 4x4 vehicle as an alternative to scheduled drives.
Game drives reveal all sorts of creatures of the wild - big and small. Due to many habitats, this Kwazulu-Natal game reserve near Durban supports a wide variety of wildlife including: Rhino, Buffalo, Giraffe, Zebra, Eland, Impala, Waterbuck, Kudu, Wildebeest, Caracal, Black backed Jackal, Dassie, Warthog, Ostrich, 3 Duiker species, Mongoose and the smaller mammals.
Nature Trail
Guided walks are available or guests can set off on their own. The Ntini Trail at Shongweni Dam and Game Reserve offers fine examples of different habitat types. In the diverse vegetation visitors may see a variety of wildlife. This nature trail is not strenuous provided visitors walk slowly and observe smaller details along the way.
Rock Climbing
A world-renowned rock-climbing venue can be found at Shongweni. This excellent site offers good quality KwaZulu-Natal Group Sandstone with some of the finest overhangs imaginable. The 2 overhangs, ‘The Wave Cave’ and ‘The Rasta Cave’, are rated in the 30's(SA); 5.13 (USA); 8 (France).
Birding
Shongweni Dam and Game Reserve is the home of over 220 species of birds due to the variations in habitat and natural environment. Visitors on game drives or trails may encounter the elusive Narina Trogon. White-backed Night Heron can be viewed from canoes and rock climbers can encounter Martial, Crowned and Black Eagle and even nesting Black Strols.
