Crossing the Umzimkulu river you catch your first glimpse of the famous Port Shepstone lighthouse. It was manufactured in Britain, and the cast iron components were shipped to Natal in the 1890s. It was first used at Green Point to Port Shepstone where it replaced an ordinary ship's of Aliwal Shoal and later moved to Port Shepstone where it replaced an ordinary ship's masthead lantern.

Port Shepstone is the biggest town on the South Coast with a busy shopping district and a growing light industrial sector. It is investor friendly and visitor -friendly with some excellent hotels and conference centers and 18 kilometers off beaches stretching both north and south. It incorporates the seaside suburbs of Sunwich Port, Annerley, Seapark, Umtentweni and Oslo Beach, and the inland suburbs of Albertsville, Marburg and Merlwood. Ski-boats launch from the calm water of the Umzimkulu, which is perfect for wind surfing, skiing and canoeing, or taking a trip upstream on the river barge.