Shaka's Rock is a town on the North Coast of

KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is loca ...

, South Africa. Shaka's Rock is a small residential village from

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. Its name comes from a

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over which the Zulu chief

Shaka Shaka kaSenzangakhona ( – 22 September 1828), also known as Shaka Zulu () and Sigidi kaSenzangakhona, was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828. One of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu, he ordered wide-reaching reforms that ...

is said to have thrown his enemies and to have tested his men by daring them to jump to their deaths. Shaka's Rock is a popular holiday destination, situated between Salt Rock and Ballito on the Dolphin Coast. Shaka's Rock Beach Tidal Pool is protected and well known for snorkelling, with a wide variety of fish, corals and other sealife.

Infrastructure

Roads

Shaka’s Rock has access to one main highway, the N2 ‘North Coast Toll Road’ which bypasses the seaside village to the west and links it to

KwaDukuza KwaDukuza is a municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In 2006, the municipal name was changed to KwaDukuza (which incorporates small towns such as Stanger, Balito, Shaka's Kraal, but the Zulu people in the area called it "Dukuza" well before ...

in the north and

in the south-west. Access to Shaka’s Rock from the N2 can be obtained through the Shaka’s Rock Road interchange (Exit 212) or alternatively the Ballito interchange (Exit 210). ‘Shaka’s Rock Road’ is a small secondary road which starts from the intersection with Ocean Drive and runs in a northwesterly direction towards Simbithi Eco Estate, the N2 interchange, Shaka’s Head and the R102 (to

oThongathi oThongathi (previously and popularly known as Tongaat) is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about north of Durban and south of KwaDukuza. It now forms part of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, or the Greater Durban area. The area is ho ...

and KwaDukuza) ‘Ocean Drive’ is the main road through Shaka’s Rock and runs along the coast from

Ballito Ballito is an affluent town located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Ballito is about north of Durban. It forms part of the KwaDukuza Local Municipality, and iLembe District Municipality. Dolphins are common on this stretch of the North Coast ...

in the south to

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in the north.

References

Populated places in the KwaDukuza Local Municipality {{KwaZuluNatal-geo-stub