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The city of Richards Bay is located at the seaside of an ancient flood plain, almost midway between Durban and Kosi Bay and the gateway tourist entrance to Zululand and Maputaland.
Richards Bay started life as a port property, established by Sir Frederick Richards, after which it is named, during the War of 1879 Anglo-Boer For many years, the town was little more than a city sleepy fishing until a Hydrographic survey revealed that Richards Bay had even greater development potential Durban However, the transformation of Richards Bay in the largest port in the country and the largest coal terminal in the world are themselves products in 1976.
Despite this, Richards Bay has some of the most spectacular scenery of wetlands unspoilt beaches on the north coast of KwaZulu Natal Zululand Birding Route includes Richards Bay Harbor and the game reserve, also known as New mouth, on his way this part of the road covered sandbanks, mudflats, extensive mangroves, freshwater pans and forest areas and birdwatchers can spot a number of rarities, as the goose and pygmy falcon cuckoo New mouth has a number of water birds as well as hippos and crocodiles.
Richards Bay is also quite close to Gauteng and serves as the destination of the sea for those who want to escape city life It is a dynamic city that now actively marketing a new concept in tourism - Tourism Industry Groups in the city companies are able to visit industrial plants, mining and other activities, particularly relevant to Richards Bay as some R1 billion to be spent on increasing the port capacity to export 92 million tons of coal by 2008.
Richards Bay has excellent leisure facilities and visitors can enjoy art galleries, fishing, beachcombing, bird watching surfing swimming, canoeing, as well as some wonderful drives in and around Richards Bay Such example is within Gingindlovu in Eshowe, through the Nkwalini valley in Empangeni - a wonderful player.
For more information about Richards Bay see our articles on SA Travel News Blog Richards Bay for outdoor enthusiasts.
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