Howick

Municipality

Municipality: uMngeni Local Municipality
District Municipality: Umgungundlovu District Municipality

Howick Tourism Bureau

Howick Falls
Howick

Phone number: 033-330-5305
Fax number: 033-330-8154
Email: Email inquiry

Howick is name after the home in Northumberland of the Earl of Grey, British Colonial Sectretary

Attractions

Howick Falls, also known as Kwanogqaza, is a 93m falls in the Umgeni River at Howick in Goddard Park. There is a Waterfall Restaurant overlooking the falls. On the road northward towards the Karkloof Nature Reserve are the Cascade Falls (25m) which fall into a pool good for swimming, and the Shelter Fall (37m), and the Karkloof Falls just off the road. There are several other waterfalls in the area. Mangothobane Zulu Village can be visited.

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History

In 1849 three farms in this area were granted to the Reverend James Archbell, a Wesleyan missionary. The first stands were sold in 1850. Howick became a stopover for travelers. At the top end of the waterfall a ferry was operated in the 1800s by a man with the name Lodge, but floods often caused havoc. In 1851 the Lodge son was swept away by the river. A wooden bridge was built in 1872, which was also taken away by floods. In 1903 a more permanent structure was built as a bridge.

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