▁round - sh aped ▁r idge . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁means ▁" white ▁man ’ s ▁bl uff ", ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁habit ation ▁by ▁ship w reck ▁surv iv ors . ▁The ▁Bl uff ▁prom on ot ory ▁is ▁a ▁rem nant ▁of ▁an ▁extensive ▁coast al ▁d une ▁system ▁that ▁formed ▁along ▁the ▁sh or eline ▁of ▁K wa Z ulu - N atal ▁between ▁two ▁and ▁five ▁million ▁years ▁ago . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁The ▁Bl uff ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁hol iday ▁destination , ▁with ▁extensive ▁accommod ation ▁and ▁pl ent iful ▁se as ide ▁recre ation . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁abund ant ▁sea ▁life , ▁including ▁dol ph ins , ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁months , ▁wh ales . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁main ▁be aches : ▁Bright on ▁Beach ▁and ▁An st ey ' s , ▁while ▁smaller , ▁less er - known ▁be aches ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁are ▁Gar vie ' s , ▁Cross ways ▁and ▁R anch , ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁c ove , ▁and ▁P ig ' s ▁H ut ▁beneath ▁the ▁police ▁station . ▁Further ▁along ▁you ▁will ▁find ▁Tre asure ▁beach ▁and ▁C utt ings ▁beach . ▁There ▁is ▁golf ▁course ▁and ▁a ▁wet land ▁area ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁population ▁of ▁various ▁bird ▁species . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁south ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Bl uff ▁is ▁the ▁South ▁Dur ban ▁Bas in ▁( as ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁known ); ▁there ▁are ▁five ▁main ▁resident ial ▁sub