Aerial Beauty: Discover Umhlanga Beach and Its Iconic Skyline
Video taken with the DJI Mavic Pro drone at the Umhlanga beachfront in Durban, South Africa.
Umhlanga is an affluent residential, commercial and resort town north of Durban on the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, created in 2000, which includes the greater Durban area. (the correct pronunciation of "hl" in Umhlanga is similar to the Welsh "ll"), the name means "place of reeds" in isiZulu. It is bordered by Durban North to the south and the suburb of Mt Edgecombe further inland.
It is well known for the Gateway Theatre of Shopping which is the largest shopping mall in the southern hemisphere It also has the tallest skyscraper in KwaZulu-Natal named Pearl Sky which is under construction (as of 2016 and featured in this video). There are two beaches - Bronze Beach and Main Beach both of which are patrolled by lifeguards throughout the day. Umhlanga is one of the fastest-growing cities in South Africa.