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TOURISM KWAZULU-NATAL
www.zulu.org.za
tourism development and industry transformation,
DEVELOP, PROMOTE AND MARKET
and to nurture strategic leadership.
The KwaZulu-Natal Tourism Authority is an entity
of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Although there are 11 municipal districts in KZN, for
travel purposes it is more comfortably divided into
Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs. eight regions, namely Durban, the South Coast, the
The purpose of the KwaZulu-Natal Tourism Authority,
which trades as TKZN, is to develop, promote and North Coast, Pietermaritzburg and the Midlands, the
market tourism into and within the Province of Drakensberg, the Battlefields, the, Zululand and the
Maputaland or Elephant Coast. Each of these areas
KwaZulu-Natal.
has its own unique characteristics and attractions and
TKZN achieves this by striving to increase local visitors are spoilt for choice.
and foreign arrivals, reduce foreign seasonality, Beaches and Adventure Activities
increase tourist spend and length of stay within the
province, improve the geographic spread of tourist KwaZulu-Natal is a traveller’s dream, with a seemingly
visits across the province, improve the destination’s perpetual summer, offered by our subtropical climate.
overall image, promote responsible, demand-driven We are famous for our outdoor activities, beaches,
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