Durban's historical town centre is not too large and can easily be explored on foot. It is centred around the imposing City Hall, between Smith and West Street. The hall was built in the Renaissance s...
At the corner of Aliwal and Smith Street - behind the City Hall - the Local History Museum is to be found in the Old Courthouse. The former High Court building was erected in the year 1866. The museum...
The Sugar Terminal is one of the largest in the world. More than half a million tons of sugar are being stored here for shipment. The South African Sugar Association offers guided tours through the co...
Victoria Embankment - also called Esplanade - is one of the oldest and most famous streets in the city. It is - besides the Supreme Court Building in the Victorian style - seamed by modern sky-scraper...
At the Fitzsimons Snake Park, inhabited by South African and exotic species, lectures and venom-milking demonstrations are held regularly. The park places a strong emphasis on education and the import...
Durban's 6 km long sandy beach, called "Golden Mile", is by far the greatest attraction of the city. Swimming is good all year round due to the warm, subtropical climate. The beaches are well monitore...
In South Africa today lives approximately one million Indians with Durban having the highest number of Indian inhabitants. Their ancestors were contracted around the year 1860 as workers for the sugar...
The Umgeni River Bird Park overlooks the Umgeni River and ranks among the world's best birding spots. Many varieties of brightly coloured birds, both indigenous and exotic, inhabit walk-in aviaries se...
The uShaka Marine World, situated at the southern end of the Golden Mile, is one of Durban’s newest attractions. Centrepiece of this fun park is the Sea World Aquarium. Huge, almost 500 metre long fis...
