Howick Falls
A waterfall about 95 metres high, dropping on the Umgeni River beside the town of Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. The Zulu name KwaNogqaza means Place of the Tall One, and a viewing point looks across the gorge.
- Where
- Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -29.4867, 30.2897
Get the Howick Falls stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Howick Falls. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your KwaZulu-Natal volume with your photos and a note.
Near Howick Falls
Sibudu Cave 77 km
A rock shelter in a sandstone cliff above the Tongati River in KwaZulu-Natal, where layers of occupation stretch back about 77,000 years. Excavations found grass bedding, bone tools and early arrowheads, and the shelter is also a bat roost.
Giant's Castle 80 km
A mountain in the central Drakensberg of KwaZulu-Natal, with a grassy plateau set among deep valleys. The shape of its peaks and escarpment resembles a sleeping giant, and the reserve around it holds many San rock paintings.
Durban Botanic Gardens 80 km
A 15 hectare garden in subtropical Durban, and the city's oldest public institution. It is the oldest surviving botanical garden in Africa, and is known for its collection of cycads and an orchid house.
uShaka Marine World 84 km
A 16 hectare marine theme park on Durban's beachfront, opened on 30 April 2004. It combines an aquarium built around a shipwreck set, water slides and a beach, and holds thousands of fish and sea animals.
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park 87 km
A World Heritage mountain park along the border with Lesotho, with basalt cliffs, deep valleys and high peaks. Its caves and rock shelters hold some of the largest collections of San rock paintings in Africa, painted over thousands of years.
Mafadi 96 km
The highest point in South Africa at 3,450 metres, a rounded peak on the border with Lesotho in the Drakensberg. It has no marked tourist path, and reaching it takes a multi day hike through the wilderness area of the Giant's Castle region.
Sani Pass 97 km
A steep gravel road that climbs from KwaZulu-Natal into Lesotho over the Drakensberg, rising about 1,000 metres in 8 kilometres to nearly 2,900 metres. Only four wheel drive vehicles can use it, and at the top is a pub that claims to be the highest in Africa.
Isandlwana 130 km
A sphinx shaped hill and battlefield in KwaZulu-Natal, where a Zulu army destroyed a British column on 22 January 1879 in the first major battle of the Anglo Zulu War. White cairns on the slope mark where soldiers fell, and a small museum stands nearby.
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Questions
Where is Howick Falls?
Howick Falls is in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sibudu Cave (77 km), Giant's Castle (80 km), Durban Botanic Gardens (80 km).
How do I get the Howick Falls stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Howick Falls and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your KwaZulu-Natal volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Howick Falls before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your KwaZulu-Natal volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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