Umzimvubu Retreat

Umzimvubu Retreat is located on First Beach, overlooking the great Umzimvubu River Mouth Experience genuine South African hospitality unmatched in excellence, accompanied with stunning vistas of the Wild Coast only at Umzimvubu Retreat. Perfect for the business or leisure traveler, we provide great service to make you consider us your second home.

Our excellent amenities at Umzimvubu Retreat Guest House include fully serviced rooms with all the modern conveniences. Most of these rooms have excellent views of the ocean. All rooms are also equipped with ceiling fans, tea and coffee making facilities, safes, en-suite bathrooms/showers, TV and their own entrances. We also offer laundry services, secure parking and self-catering options upon request.

Our A la Carte dining room offers sumptuous French, Thai-inspired, or exquisite Eurasian fare for that truly international flavor. Guests can enjoy our cash bar where we serve cocktails and sundowners which you can take with you at the veranda with a lovely view of the subtropical garden. A golf course clubhouse located nearby is equipped for conferences for a limited number of people. Delegates will enjoy the close proximity of Umzimvubu Retreat to a number of great nature retreats.

In the middle of Mt. Thesiger and Mt. Sullivan streams the lovely Mzimvubu River. At the point where it meets the mighty sea, among magnificent cliffs blanketed with lush greenery, is the charming place of Port St. Johns. This idyllic town provides one with an unforgettable holiday with attractions like stunning beaches, rocky headlands, walkways across the forest, and fantastic boat rides on the river.

Umzimvubu Retreat is the perfect starting point to see great myriad places. Port St. Johns is set between East London and Durban on the Wild Coast. See lagoons, cliffs, palm trees, and arum lilies while bays and rivers full of sand snake through lovely hills finally meeting the sea in valleys of varying deepness. All while taking your breath away in gentle huffs of inspiration.