Places to Go
Some places of interest nearby ...

Dining and Breweries:

• Captain's Anchor Pub & Restaurant, approximately 450m away

 

• Yoshino Chinese Food & Sushi Takeaway, approximately 600m away

 

• Down The Rabbit Hole Coffee Shop - coffee and light meals, just down from the local pub

 

• C-Bali Restaurant:
• Located in Shelly Beach, offering a relaxed beach-side family restaurant with delicious seafood, speciality sushi, gourmet burgers, and a gin bar

• Basset Breweries:
• Located in n Pennington Kwazulu Natal, specialize in premium craft beers. Visit us at Yellowwood Farm to discover real beer – the way it was meant to be! Book a brewery tour, where you will learn the exciting process of making beer, watching each step of the process, from the raw malted barley and hops to the finished product foaming away in your glass.

• Beaver Creek Coffee Estate
• Crop to Cup Tour

Nature and Conservation

• Butterfly Valley
• Reading Centre / Butterfly Farm / Flight Dome / Gift Shop / Tea Garden

• Lake Eland Game Reserve
• Birding / Caves / Fishing / Hiking / Self Game Drive / Suspension Bridge / Zip-line (4.5 km's)

• Mac Banana
• Animal Farm / Butterfly Dome / Food Emporium / MacVenture Golf / Paintball / Quad Biking / Wine Cellar

• Mpenjati-Mbizana Walking Trail
• Birdlife (400 Species) / Sand Dunes Housing Delicate Fauna & Flora / Walking Trails

• Mpenjati Nature Reserve
• Birding / Dune Forest / Fishing / Grass & Wetlands / Hiking / Picnic Sites / Swimming

• Oribi Gorge
• Abseiling / Ballistic Paintball / Hiking & MTB Trails / The Wild Slide (Zip-line) / The Wild Swing / White Water Rafting

• Pure Venom Reptile Farm
• Fully Licensed Bar & Restaurant / Curio Shop / Reptile Sales & Accessories

• Red Desert Nature Conservation
• Archaeological Artefacts / extra-Terrestrial Landings / Grasslands, Forests & Wetlands
• Hiking / Mountain Biking / Rare Endemic Plants / Smallest Desert in the World (200 m in width)

• Riverbend Crocodile Farm
• Art Gallery / Crocodile Feeding & Hatching / Restaurant / Snake House

• Snelsdon Park Estates
• Beach Horse Riding

• Skyline Nature Reserve Trails
• Demarcated One-Hour Self-Guided Trails / Game / Picnicking / Walks
• 400 Exotic Tree Species & 76 Indigenous Tree Species / 300 Other Indigenous Trees
• No Ablution or BBQ/Braai Facilities

• Wild Coast Sun
• Casino / Cinema / Health Spa / Restaurants / Squash / Tennis / Ten Pin Bowling / Wild Waves Water Park

SCUBA, Open Water Diving and Other Activities
There are multiple SCUBA diving opportunities within driving distance of Dolphin Place. World renown diving spots such as Protea Banks and Aliwal Shoal, offer you access to a unique diving experience, including shark diving opertunities.

• African Watersports:
• Is the first well-established dive charter concerned with the exploration and preservation of Aliwal Shoal South Africa.

• ScubaXcursion:
• Scuba diving centre based in Scottburgh, Kwa-Zulu Natal

• Aqua Planet Dive Centre And Charter:
• Family owned & operated dive charter located in Shelly Beach.

• African Dive Adventures:
• African Dive Adventures has been shark diving on Protea Banks, a world renowned shark-diving reef of the East Coast of South Africa (Kwazulu Natal)

 

• Deep Sea Fishing - Various places

• Shark Cage Diving - Various places

• Kart Freaks
• Outdoor Go-karting / Pool Table / Rodeo Bull

• Helicopter Tours - Various places

Golf Courses and Country Clubs
There are a number of country clubs and golf courses that are close to Dolphin Place and allow Visitors to play, including:

• Port Shepstone Golf Club:
• The course is set alongside the stunning Umzimkhulu River and the Indian Ocean. Port Shepstone’s golf course is one of the most popular along the South Coast and welcome overseas visitors. The course has recently undergone major changes, including adding water to the 11th and 15th holes where an island has been developed to promote the bird population.

• Umkomaas Golf Club:
• Living up to our reputation as the Friendliest Club, Umkomaas offers a warm welcome to visitors both on and off the course. Competitions are held weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays and visitors are always welcome.

• Southbroom Golf Club:
• Southbroom Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course and takes pleasure in welcoming visitors. Visitor tee-times are available Monday to Sunday.

• Others:
• Margate Country Club
• San Lameer Country Club
• Wild Coast Country Club