Kosi
in uMkhanyakude District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Inhaca Airport (60 mi) - Maputo Airport (68 mi)
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Mkuze Airport (73 mi) - Zulu Inyala Airport (76 mi)
- Hluhluwe Airport (87 mi)
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Matsapha Airport (99 mi) - Mubatuba Airport (110 mi)
- Komatipoort Airport (114 mi)
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -26.867 and 32.867 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -26° 52' 0" and E 32° 52' 0"
- 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: 02:26 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:49 am and 6:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 19.897 and -155.126 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hakalau - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Kosi
Kosi in uMkhanyakude District Municipality (KwaZulu-Natal) is located in South Africa about 300 mi (or 483 km) east of Pretoria, the country's capital town.
Current time in Kosi is now 02:26 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Kosi. The closest is airport we know is Inhaca Airport in Mozambique in a distance of 60 mi (or 97 km). The closest airport in South Africa is Mkuze Airport in a distance of 73 mi (or 97 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's iSimangaliso Wetland Park in a distance of 53 mi (or 85 km), North. 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: Maputo, Jozini, Matola, Siteki and Mkuze. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 77 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 24°C / 74 °F |
| Night Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 53% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 66% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
30°C (86 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
31°C (87 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Gala-Gala Eco Resort
Chinderera Eco Lodge
Vista Alta Lodge
Videos from this area
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Info on Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique. Travel guide.
Where the sun rises over the Indian Ocean, only 5 km from Kosi Bay on the Southern tip of Mozambique, you will find Ponta do Ouro, "Point of Gold". Self Drive Do it Yourself Mozambique. http://www...
Tours-TV.com: Ponta do Ouro
Mozambique. See on map http://tours-tv.com/en/Ponta-do-Ouro .
Whale Shark - Scuba Adventures Ponta do Ouro
The last 2 weeks have provided some of the best Winter Diving Ponta has experienced in many years. As can be seen from these GoPro footage clips, there have been some really exciting encounters...
Fireworks - 31st December 2013 at Mozambique Ponta do Ouro
Video filmed In Ponta do Ouro, you will be sure to find beauty in a lot of ways on the festive season here, the beach, fireworks, vibe, dense dune forests, amazing diving and an ever-stretching...
Dolphin Diaries 240912 Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique
Dolphin Diaries. Social bouts of conscious interaction and natural behavior of wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) and other marine life filmed in Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique. Dolphin...
The Roads of Ponta do Ouro
Typical road conditions - Ponta do Ouro and vicinity.
PONTA ROAD TRIP 2011-12
New Years Ponta D'Ouro 2011-12.
Scuba Diving in Ponta do Ouro Mozambique
Doodles Reef. Ponta d'Ouro, Mozambique 2014
Some footage from my first dive in Mozambique. We dived Doodles, which is about 15-18 meters deep and it was a breathtaking experience. I have never seen so many fish in one place and I got...
Diving with Devocean in Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique - October 2014
Short underwater video of our stay in Ponta Do Ouro. We dived with Devocean, a fantastic dive center, that is run by Léa de Felice (Instructor), Arne Troost (Skipper) and the unforgettable...
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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.
Ponta d'Ouro
Ponta d'Ouro (more accurately, Ponta do Ouro) is a town in the extreme south of Mozambique, lying on the Mozambique Channel south of Maputo and just north of the border with South Africa. It is known for its beach, for its dolphins and for its offshore diving and deep-sea fishing. From other points in Mozambique, Ponta d'Ouro can only be reached by a 4x4 vehicle as there are no tarred roads. The currency is the Metical, but the South African Rand and the US Dollar are also accepted.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kosi.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kosi Store, Kosi
