The Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve includes other waterfalls, such as the Cascades and Shelter Falls. The gorge at Shelter Falls displays columnar jointing typical of dol-eritesills. The entrance to the Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve is just outside Howick, on the road to Karkloof. The Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve and Environmental Education Centre caters for picnics and braais, and the Reserve includes a number of smaller waterfalls, as well as sandstone cliffs suitable for rock-climbing, hiking trails, chalets, cottages, bush camps and fly-fishing spots. The reserve is managed by WESSA, the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa. www.wildlifesociety.org.za Tel.: 033 330 3931 fax: 033 330 4576.

Umngeni Valley Nature Reserve