Uvongo Beach is a wonderful, popular, sheltered and exciting beach for the whole family, friends, holiday destination, you name it! It has beautiful rock formations, an amazing waterfall and lagoon, popular for cave-diving, delicious ice cream and an Italian restaurant for the perfect date night, or an amazing meal for yourself, friends and family. This beach is well known for the one of a kind rock formations that has been formed over many years, all along the beach is a stunning, naturally made stone shelf wall that has been weathering away slowly for hundreds of years creating large stone shelves, it’s unique look will leave anyone speechless in it’s beauty and is perfect for a day outing.
The shelves of stone lead to a lovely man made trail that you can follow to visit the Uvongo Waterfall. The waterfall is always gushing and the trail you follow to get to it is beaming with wildlife and breathtaking views. When all the exploring starts making you feel peckish, be sure to grab a bite from the beach front takeaway shop, where you receive great service and can not only purchase yummy food but buy a remarkable souvenir to remember your visit. The ice cream shop is famous by locals and visitors for its lip licking treats, it is a must on your vacation.
Eagles point is a high point where you can see the whole beach, it’s the ideal destination for a picnic and pictures. Once you’ve spent the whole day exploring all the wonders of Uvongo beach you can have a delicious Italian meal at the Pavilion Restaurant. Famous for their pizzas and pastas, Pavilion is the perfect destination for a date, you can enjoy a glass of wine while watching and listening to the ocean.
Additionally, did you know that every first and second Friday evening of the month from 18:00-20:00 the Fire Performers SA practice their skills and techniques on the beach, fill your Friday Evening with supreme pyrotechnics performances and take a late night stroll along the shoreline. Public restrooms and showers are available here and are well taken care of, they are kept clean and well maintained.
As for the ocean this beach is without a doubt perfect for swimming, the lifeguard tower is metres away from the ocean and there are always lifeguards on duty, the currents on average are not very strong and it often has beautiful swimming waves. The Uvongo pier is a great spot for the fishermen and is great for catching shad, bronze bream and many other species of fish. Uvongo beach has countless amazing features and fascinations for all ages and families and friends.
If you are searching for an adventure, then kayaking and paddle boating might be an interesting adventure for you or you could also catch the local pedal boat vendors providing you with a ride and entertainment close to the waterfall, for a small fee and timeframe to use it. Additionally, exploring the rock formations and watching the wildlife is also a popular choice amongst locals, keeping you entertained throughout your visit or even for a local, looking for something new to do!
