The Gateway at Umhlanga is the largest shopping complex in the Southern Hemisphere. There, you'll find 290 retail stores, 24 cafes and restaurants, an IMAX theater, a performing-arts theater (the Barnyard), a 10-lane bowling alley, an interactive science center for children and adults, a 78-ft/24-m indoor climbing rock and an 18-screen movie theater. The Wave House is another big draw at the Gateway. It features the biggest stationary wave in the world, as well as the biggest skate park in South Africa, designed by nine-time world skateboarding champ Tony Hawk. It's a safe place to hang out at night, too. Monday-Thursday 9 am-7 pm, Friday and Saturday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday and public holidays 9 am-6 pm. R20 for parking. No. 1 Palm Blvd. (Umhlanga Ridge New Towne Centre), Umhlanga Rocks. Phone 566-232. http://www.gatewayworld.co.za.
