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Zulu Crafts
While shopping for curios, you might purchase these from the Zulu women who crafted the goods. She will always pass the artefact to you using her right hand only. The palm of the left hand will be under the right forearm. This custom is significant, and serves to assure you that there are no hidden weapons and you have nothing to fear from her.
A popular souvenir for visitors is Zulu beadwork. One of the most fascinating manifestations of this traditional craft is its unique language. Every colour has a different meaning and a Zulu women can weave a message of love, grief, jealousy, poverty or uncertainty into her patterned creation. Young Zulu girls, in particular, use the vocabulary of the beads to send sweet (or bitter) thoughts to their loved ones. We recommend if you are in the Hluhluwe area that you spend time and visit Ilala Weavers as here traditional craft work can be bought for a fraction of the cost of craft shops in Durban or Cape Town.
Speaking Zulu
Zulu people are naturally very polite and its considered rude not to greet someone and ask them how they are. These little phrases will help you immensely.
Good morning/afternoon/evening - Sawubona (Singular) Sanibonani (Plural)
Goodbye - Uhambe kahle/Usale kahle
Yes/No - Yebo/Cha
Excuse me - Uxolo
Thank you - Ngiyabonga
Thank you very much - Ngibonga kakhulu
How are you? - Kunjani?
I'm fine, thanks - Ngiyaphila
Weather and When to Visit
The best time to tour KwaZulu Natal is definitely early autumn through winter and into spring. Summer can be very hot and humid. Game viewing is better is better in late June, July and August when the grass is shorter, many trees have lost their leaves, and the animals tend to congregate around waterholes.
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Durban skyline 
Umhlanga lighthouse 
Amazing scenery 
Surf with the dolphins 
Great resorts |
