You are here: Home › Destinations › Africa › South Africa › Durban
Durban
About Durban
Durban is the provincial capital of the KwaZulu-Natal and is situated on South Africa's east coast. It is one of South Africa's most popular destinations due to the city's warm climate, great beaches on the warm Indian Ocean and lush sub-tropical greenery. This cosmopolitan city is sometimes referred to as the ultimate beachfront playground with its great waves, luxury resorts and vibrant nightlife.
Local highlights
Explore the city
- Enjoy Durban beach front with year round swimming, surfing and skating. Along the Golden Mile, one of the main tourist attractions in Durban, you will find many restaurants, hangouts, picnic locations, fishing spots, market vendors with Zulu art and attractions like the Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World, the Snake Park and the uShaka Marine World-one of the largest Aquariums in the world
- Visit the Victoria Street Market
- Visit the Shark Institute where sharks are brought that were snared in the nets protecting popular bathing beaches in Kwazulu-Natal
- Umgeni Bird Park
- Berea-overlooking the harbor, city centre and beaches
- Essenwood Craft Market with homemade crafts
Explore its museums and historical sights, such as
- The African Art Centre
- The Maritime Museum
- See the City Hall (1910)
- The Ghandi settlement
Highlights in the vicinity
- See the Drakensberg Mountains
- The Dolphin (or North) Coast for the watersport enthusiast's. See the Humpbacked whales on their way to the breeding grounds of Mozambique
- Umhlanga Rocks
- Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park
- Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park
- Discover Zululand
- The South Coast with its golden beaches, whales and dolphins, the Oribi Gorge, and hibiscus flowers
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 3.35 Million (2004)
- Timezone: UTC +2
- Weather: Great!
- The emergency police tel. nr.: 10111
Local transport
- Taxis
- Buses
- Rental car
Inbound transport
- Nearest airport: Durban International Airport-15km south of the city center, with mostly domestic destinations
- Train: regular train service to Johannesburg, and a weekly service to Cape Town via Kimberley and Bloemfontein
- Intercity Buses are excellent
- Car: The N2 to Cape Town and the N3, the busiest national road in South Africa, to Johannesburg
Travel tips
There are no Travel tips yet
Add a Travel tip
Did you visit this Destination?
And become one of the EnjoyYourWorld Photographers
And show travellers YOUR BEST PICTURES OF THE WORLD. Everyone has a different view on this world and that makes your pictures so special, so don’t wait any longer and send us your pictures right now!! And become one of our EnjoyYourWorld photographers.