Lions River
in uMgungundlovu District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-29.472 and 30.158 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -29° 28' 20" and E 30° 9' 28"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rand - ZAR
Spoken languages:
Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 04:55 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:08 am and 5:59 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
20.856 and -156.145 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ke'anae
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for South Africa in Southern Africa

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-03-29 07:25:35

Delve into Lions River

Lions River in uMgungundlovu District Municipality (KwaZulu-Natal) is located in South Africa about 284 mi (or 458 km) south-east of Pretoria, the country's capital town.

Current time in Lions River is now 04:55 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Lions River, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in South Africa is Pietermaritzburg Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 30 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Maloti-Drakensberg Park in Lesotho at a distance of 106 mi (or 171 km). If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Howick, Pietermaritzburg, Impendle, Richmond and Wartburg. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F

Morning Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Evening Temperature 17°C / 62 °F
Night Temperature 16°C / 60 °F
Chance of rainfall 4%
Air Humidity 74%
Air Pressure 1019 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 86% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

17°C (62 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

27°C (80 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

29°C (85 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

St Ives Lodge

Address
1,8 mi
R103 - Midlands
3260 Lidgetton West
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Granny Mouse Country House & Spa

Address
5,1 mi
R103, Old Main Road
3275 Balgowan
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Pleasant Places Country Guest House

Address
5,2 mi
30 Lidgetton Valley Road
3270 Lidgetton West
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Sunbird Guest House

Address
5,7 mi
30 Anderson Road Merrivale HOWICK KZN
3291 Howick
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Lastingham Guest Lodge

Address
3,6 mi
58 Caversham Road
Lidgetton West
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 12:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Biggy Best Cottages

Address
3,9 mi
22 Fraser Street
3290 Howick
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Nutmeg Guest House

Address
4,3 mi
5 Dicks Street
3290 Howick
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Howick Falls Hotel

Address
4,7 mi
2 Main Street
3290 Howick
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Howick Falls Monster

Published: August 14, 2011
Length: 06:52 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: AnimalXTV

For thousands of years Howick Falls, in the South African province of Kwa-Zulu Natal has been the source of legends. The Zulu's believe a giant snake, known as Inkanyamba inhabits the pool...


Howick Midnight Madness 2014

Published: November 14, 2014
Length: 02:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jleswright

Midnight Madness in Howick, Auckland, New Zealand. Dancing from some talented young ladies and bagpipes from some more mature gentlemen.


3 sec Water Fall JUMP Insane!

Published: April 18, 2014
Length: 23:39 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Darryl Taylor

Karkloof Falls, Howick South Africa, these guys take a jump of a lifetime awtch to sse what happens.


Stefan's lateral locomotive high tech personal transportation device test run

Published: November 02, 2014
Length: 33:10 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Damian Caister

not realy, stef on a filthy slider.


Hope Testimonies - Craig Smith

Published: May 08, 2014
Length: 34:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Oasis Church Media

A down to earth testimony by Craig who tells about his life before and after he met Jesus, who changed his life forever.


Fifa 11 Demo coverage- Xabi Alonso Great Goal, scored by AI

Published: October 01, 2010
Length: 27:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Max Maw

Playing some Fifa 11 demo, here's the AI scoring against me, shows how good they are. Playing on World Class difficulty. Fifa 11 out today. Can't Wait!


MIDLANDS MEANDER CANOPY TOURS

Published: July 02, 2010
Length: 24:44 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MidlandsMeander

Experience the thrill of flying through the canopy of the Karkloof Forest in the KZN Midlands with the fun-loving and affable Corrie Campbell. A Tekweni TV Production: www.satvchannel.com.


Southern African Birds: Bronze Mannikin at a feeder

Published: October 11, 2013
Length: 11:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: DougNorrisFam


Michaelhouse vs George Campbell 2008

Published: November 09, 2010
Length: 25:35 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: lazee123

Final Score: Michaelhouse 68 - George Campbell 0 Executive Producer: Steven De Bruyn Director of Photography: Kobus Combrink Editor: Jason Zeeman Producer: Lance Zeeman Game Date: 19 July ...


Ol Pejeta May 2012

Published: June 07, 2012
Length: 34:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Michael Lund Markussen

Video from Ol Pejeta and Sweetwaters in Kenya.


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Midmar Dam

Midmar Dam is a combined gravity & earth-fill type dam and recreation area located near Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Boating, swimming, waterskiing, picnicing, and fishing are popular pastimes at Midmar Dam. Each year, the Midmar Mile swimming race is held there, which organizers call "the world's largest open water swimming event". Over 20,000 entries were received for the 2009 event. Midmar Dam is located in the Midlands of Kwa-Zulu Natal.

Located at -29.5, 30.1833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in KwaZulu-Natal, Dams in South Africa, Visitor attractions in KwaZulu-Natal, Dams completed in 1965

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Lions River.