HOWICK FALLS HOTEL
Hotel Accommodation
in Howick, Midlands,
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Located in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands,
just 24kms from Pietermaritzburg, is the town of
Howick, named after the Secretary for State for the Colonies, Henry Grey, who had recently acquired the title of Lord Howick. Here you will find the Howick Falls Hotel, one of the oldest Hotels in South Africa. Built in 1872. the Howick Falls Hotel has a proud history spanning 134 years. Visitors to the Hotel have included the likes of Mark Twaine, Cecil
Rhodes and Paul Kruger. The Hotel is centrally situated and remarkably close to the Laager Wall, which was built after the 1879 defeat at Isandlwana.
In days gone by, the hotel was considered to be a major stop off point for Pioneers, Explorers and weary travelers. Today the hotel offers affordable accommodation to a variety of travelers such as tour groups, holidaying families, traveling salesmen, and sportsmen and women participating in events such as the
Comrades Marathon and
Midmar Mile swim.
There are many things to do in the area, a visit to the Howick Museum offers a glimpse into the old Howick and
Lions River Areas. The displays include an informal settlement dwelling, and settler's early history, military badges and medical display. For the more energetic, and within the town boundaries, there are several walks on which one can embark. These include the Umgeni River Trail, The Howick Falls/Gorge Trail to the base of the falls, the Stables Trail and the Howick Town Trail.
A hundred meters or so from the Hotel is the Howick Falls where the Umgeni River plunges 300ft over a waterfall. Below the Howick Falls is the Umgeni Valley Project, a 650ha reserve owned and managed by the Wildlife Society of Southern Africa. It contains giraffe, wildebeest, zebra, nana, impala, eland and other mammals.
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