Louwsburg is a little Village on the main road to Pongola, about 70 kilometres East of Vryheid and roughly 400 kilometres North of Durban. Louwsburg is named after the pioneer, David Louw. Proclaimed a Town in 1920, it is set magnificently in an Area of breathtaking beauty with rolling Hills and lush vegetation. Louwsburg is bordering the Ithala Game Reserve and only 40 km from the Ntendeka Wilderness. Within the vicinity of Louwsburg is the Mkuze Falls Private Game Reserve, which is home to Africa's Big 5. The Zulu name of the Town is; 'Ngotshe', which means cave.