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TOP ATTRACTIONS:

Durban Natural Science Museum

⚊ Is dedicated to the future, life and history of earth;

⚊ The historic earth collection is housed in Durban City Hall, covering an area of more than 2000 square meters;

⚊ Visitors will see here among the stuffed birds, insects, reptiles and fish, displays of skeletons presenting extinct species.

Umgeni River Bird Park

⚊ Is considered to be one of Durban’s greatest attractions.

⚊ The park is just 10 minutes away from Durban City and it houses a large variety of bird species, including waterfalls and beautiful green vegetation.

uShaka Marine World

⚊ This world-class family entertainment center is the largest marine theme park in Africa.

⚊ It occupies over 15 hectares of beach and contains an aquarium, swimming pools for adults and children alike, as well as restaurants, clothing boutiques, dolphin shows and ocean activities for adrenaline seekers, such as windsurfing, Jet Ski rides and kite surfing.

⚊ uShaka Marine World can be found at 1 Bell Street, Durban.

Sports & outdoor events:

South Africa has many sport-related facilities, including rugby stadiums such as Durban's ABSA Stadium that is home of the Sharks team, as well as Pretoria's Loftus Versfeld, home of the Blue Bulls team.

ABSA Stadium is the place where the rugby team, called Natal Sharks, had many successes in competitions such as Currie Cup and Super 14.

The Curie Cup tournament is South Africa’s premier rugby competition, held every year from June to October. The competition was first held in 1889 and it is the oldest rugby competition in the world. There are several teams competing for the prize, representing provinces in South Africa or important regions within the provinces, such as the Natal Sharks (KwaZulu-Natal), the Pumas (Mpumalanga) and the Leopards (North West).

The Super 14 international competition had its inaugural tournament in 1996, with 12 teams playing, from South Africa, New Zeeland and Australia. The Blues team won the tournament 3 times, New Zeeland winning a total of nine Super 14 titles.

Festivals:

⚊ Indaba Festival is an important 4-days event held every year in May, in the city centre of Durban, featuring outdoor exhibitions offered by camping, safari and transport companies, being the largest tourism marketing event in Africa. The festival is organized by Kagiso Exhibitions and Events and provided by the South African Tourism. Visitors can browse through the many displays of tourism products, including offers from business travel agencies and consulting companies.

⚊ KwaZulu Natal Music Imbizo is an entertaining Durban event, held every year in September, presenting the KwaZulu Natal music industry and providing 3 days of provincial music, including all genres between pop music and maskandi.

Nightlife:

Durban’s nightlife is centred in suburbs such as Westville and Morningside and most of the options for a night out can be found near the dock’s area. There are numerous bars, restaurants and clubs providing entertainment for all visitors, including live music, this being a strong asset of Durban City.

Among the most popular night spots in Durban City, there are:

⚊ Joe Kool's – Food, drinks and dancing: 137 Lower Marine Parade, North Beach.

⚊ Billy the Bum's – Cocktails: 504 Windemere Road, Morningside.

⚊ Keg and Thistle – Food and beer: 140 Florida Road.

⚊ Tiger Tiger – 80’s and 90’s music, dancing place: 1061 South Coast Road, Mobeni.

⚊ Casablanca – Top 40’s music: 170 Florida Road, Windemere.

⚊ 80s – Pool tables, dancing, drinks: Walter Gilbery Road, King's Park.

⚊ Rainbow Restaurant and Jazz Club – Food, beer and jazz music: Stanfield Lane, Pinetown.

⚊ Friends of Music – Classic music and jazz: Old Fort Road.

⚊ Bean Bag Bohemia – Drinks, food, music, entertainment: Windermere Road, Greyville.