Durban Walks

Step out of Africa and into the east with a walk around Durban's Indian shopping centre and the Victoria St. Market.

Browse around bazaars and find silks, crafts, curios, brassware, silver, gold, items you thought were obsolete years ago and Zulu herbalists. Visit sari shops, the Jumma Musjid Mosque (largest in the southern hemisphere) and Emmanuel Cathedral. Buy the best bunny chows in Durban!

Really get to absorb the flavour of Durban! Tour the Natal Playhouse Theatre complex, the City Hall and the Local History Museum. Tuesdays only.

Durban's sometimes turbulent history comes alive with visits to the steps where Winston Churchill spoke after escaping from prison in the Boer War, the monuments in Farewell Gardens (site of the first settlement in Durban), the Dick King statue, Durban's first railway station and the story of young John Ross, the Vasco da Gama clock as well as others. Mon - Fri.

Go back in time with a visit to the Old Fort, St. Peters in Chains, the Barracks and Warrior's Gate. Also included is the 'Coast of Dreams' audiovisual presentation.

Another flourishing area for artists is the Durban North area, north of the Umgeni River. Get a map from either Tourist Junction or the Umhlanga Rocks Publicity Association and follow the signs!

Take in some of Durban's more interesting buildings.

The 'Berea' is the range of hills on the inland side of Durban and is a good landmark from where to judge where you are in Durban. It is also the home of many artists and craftspeople. Between 10.00 and 17.30 on the first Sunday of the month, they are 'at home' to you. Use your own transport to see them at work.