At around 700 meters above sea level and Durban, the heat is now dry and this is the start of the mist zone. The soil is rich and dark and azaleas flourish here helping to make spring gardens stunning. It is a beautiful area full of mature trees.
There are various villages on this Saunter with Hillcrest, now a fast growing little town swelled by those moving out of Durban and down from Gauteng. In 30 years it has changed from a one robot (set of traffic lights) town to a nine robot town but there is somehow, still a village feel.
You are spoiled for choice of restaurants here and we recommend some special ones.
The choice of art and craft ranges from some known across the world: a sculptor, a glass blower and a ceramicist, to wonderful handmade crafts from the women nearby in the Valley of 1000 Hills. The Saunter gives you the opportunity to visit studios to watch the creative process and meet the artists and crafters themselves.
There is a now well-loved Saturday market filled with artisan food stalls and crafts.
Perhaps the most important thing: this is pony territory including pleasure riding, polo, and horse and jockey training. One of the things we will suggest… get an early start and have breakfast watching a thunder of training thoroughbreds appear out of the mist and gallop past.
There are many more options including some excellent antique and interior decor stores, fun activities for children, a couple of clothing designers and the base for a diving group where you can dive with sharks. You are spoiled for choice!
Fig Trees Farm Hillcrest, Inanda Road, Hillcrest, Durban, South Africa
Peaceful, well appointed stay for holiday makers and business people.
15 Mill Road, Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, 3610, South Africa
Outstanding floral designer with good range of fresh flowers plus artificial flowers.
25 Highland Road, Hillcrest, 3650, South Africa
Artist Studio - Murano glass on cutlery
7C Kloof View Road, Forest Hill, Kloof, South Africa
Visit us for a colour explosion of quilts and fabrics
19 Macfarlane Drive, Everton, Gillitts, South Africa
3b Sutton Pl, Hillcrest, 3650, South Africa
Fig Trees Farm Hillcrest, Inanda Road, Hillcrest, Hillcrest, South Africa
Gillitts Shopping Centre, 1 Clifton Road, Gillitts, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Ideal for a weekend getaway, holidays, base for tourists, businessmen, cyclists, mx & enduro enthusiasts.
CATO RIDGE, 2 Killarney Valley Road, Camperdown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
The Treat Café is all about decadence in its simplest forms, an unadulterated homage to deliciousness.
61 Old Main Road, Bothas Hill, Outer West Durban, South Africa
Designer clothes from re-purposed fabrics, including sari & Afro-centric cotton.
54 Rock Road, Waterfall, KwaZuluNatal, South Africa
Kloof, KZN, South Africa
20 Windsor Road, Kloof, KZN, South Africa
Picturesque reserve with woodland and wetland habitats
19 a Edward Drive, Chelmsfordville, Gillitts, South Africa
Unique handcrafted pens turned in exquisite African hardwoods
14 Coghill Avenue, Kloof, South Africa
Delcairn Centre, Village Road, Kloof, South Africa
Unit 9, The Mushroom Farm, 450 Kassier Rd, Shongweni.
Abstract & uniquely conventional pieces crafted from fallen trees.
14 Coghill Avenue, Kloof, South Africa
Mike Freese creates quality items for home use from various local woods.
14 Coghill Avenue, Kloof, South Africa
Game reserve with plentiful and varied wildlife without the malaria risk
Tala Private Game Reserve, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
A luxurious boutique Eco-Lodge, with an elegant and personal touch.
Duma Manzi Eco Lodge & Spa, Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Traditional Zulu shield making and scenic wildlife Safari Park
190 Old Main Road, Outer West Durban, South Africa
Handcrafted wooden puzzles, brain teasers, crafts, toys and games.
168 Old Main Road, Outer West Durban, South Africa
1 Hillbrow Road, Kloof, South Africa
Virginia Farm, eZimwini Road, Eston, KwaZulu Natal (at eZimwini turn off from the R603)
