Pietermarizburg is one of Africa's most historic capitals - a thriving, friendly city in the heart of the Settler hinterland of KwaZulu Natal, the 'heritage city' of South Africa.

Pietermaritzburg, set amidst forested hills and the rolling countryside of the Natal-Midlands, is one of the best-preserved Victorian cities in the world.

Pietermaritzburg is the administrative capital of the province and is centrally situated between Durban, the Drakensberg and KwaZulu-Natal's game reserves on the main N3 highway between Johannesburg and Durban; Pietermaritzburg is approximately 80km north of Durban by road.