Umzumbe Surf House
Rated 5.0 in 2 Reviews
Umzumbe, Hibberdene, KwaZulu-NatalR 550
Avg per night for 2 guests
The Umzumbe Surf House is located on the South Coast of South Africa in the small beach town of Umzumbe. It is situated approximately one hour south of Durban's airport. The Surf House is a destination for surfers and beach lovers, offering a casual and relaxed environment. It provides accommodation options for overnight stays, weekend trips, and week-long vacations.
The property features one main house with five bedrooms, two showers (one of which is outdoors), three toilets, a kitchen, cleaning services, laundry facilities, and 650 square meters of land suitable for camping, various activities, and beach-front access to Umzumbe Beach. It is exclusively located in a tropical bush setting with direct access to Umzumbe's stunning blue-flagged beach and famous right-hand point break, making it a surfer's and beach lover's paradise.
The Surf House offers surf lessons, surf rentals, and guided surf trips on a daily basis. The staff and owners are known for providing friendly customer service and hospitality. The large beachfront property is surrounded by natural coastal forest teeming with life, granting direct access to Umzumbe's pristine beach.
Guests can wake up to the sound of crashing waves on their doorstep. If the surf is mellow, there are quiet, shady hammocks scattered around the yard where visitors can relax. The property is shared with friendly animals, including the elusive small blue duiker, flamboyant purple lourie, and mischievous vervet monkeys.
Umzumbe is renowned for its beautiful subtropical beach and excellent point break. Guests can stay at the Surf House and surf the point right out front or at Richards secret left. Guides are available to take visitors to other local surf spots in the area, although spots are limited to avoid overcrowding. For those who forget their surfboards, the Surf House has a selection of rental boards suitable for surfers of all levels.
The Beach Front Bungalow is a luxury surf shack that includes a kitchen, toilet, outside shower, an upstairs bedroom that sleeps two, and a downstairs sleeper couch that accommodates two additional guests.