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The Capital Zimbali
Ballito, South Africa · The Capital Hotels & Apartments · Accessible Luxury
The Capital Zimbali sits inside a 700-hectare coastal forest estate on KwaZulu-Natal's Dolphin Coast, 32 km north of Durban: Zulu for valley of flowers, a 70-hectare no-build conservation belt, and more than 220 bird species including crowned eagles. Tom Weiskopf's first African golf course, finished in 1998, tightens through the forest toward the Indian Ocean. The lodge left Fairmont in 2021 for Marc Wachsberger's Capital Hotels & Apartments.
- 76 rooms
- Opened 2001
About The Capital Zimbali
- The golf course at Zimbali Country Club was Tom Weiskopf's first design on the African continent (1998); the clubhouse wraps a centuries-old fig tree above farmhouse ruins.
- A 70-hectare coastal forest belt was permanently set aside as a no-build zone when the conservation-led estate launched in 1996.
- The estate shelters more than 220 bird species, including crowned eagles, plus blue duiker and bushbuck.
History
Zimbali Coastal Resort opened on KwaZulu-Natal's Dolphin Coast in the 1990s as a conservation-led estate around indigenous coastal forest. Fairmont operated the lodge until 2021, when The Capital Hotels & Apartments refurbished and renamed it The Capital Zimbali. The house still sits beside Tom Weiskopf's first African golf course and a 70-hectare no-build forest belt.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
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