With warm winters, hot summer weather and golden beaches stretching as far as the eye can see, Durban is an extremely popular place for leisure. This is a vibrant city, where the combination of local cultures - African, Asian and European - is reflected in the mosaic of architectural styles, the melting pot with traditions and colorful cuisine to match the dream of any vacationer. Durban is less than an hours flight from Johannesburg, its privileged location on the east coast, making it the only destination in South Africa offering warm winters and subtropical summers.
Durban stretches from the world-famous Umhlanga mountains in the north to one of the best dive sites in the world, Alival Shoal, in the south and west, to the majestic Valley of a Thousand Hills.
Durban was originally built around a natural harbor, which is one of the best in Africa. It is home to a large flotilla of yachts and pleasure craft, a temporary halt for cruise liners and the southern hemisphere of the busiest port. Pubs and restaurants make the most magnificent embankment setting.
Amanzimtoti has beaches with dunes and stone pools, as well as favorite fishing spots that provide adventure sports and recreation. Durban is blessed with an abundance of vegetation and a subtropical climate with sunlight at least 320 days a year and an average temperature of up to 25 degrees Celsius in winter.
uShaka Marine World is the latest addition to the Durban water family. It houses an underwater aquarium, a restaurant on a sunken shipwreck, and plenty of water entertainment, not to mention a shopping gallery with dozens of specialty stores.
Durban is an active city, providing the perfect venue for all kinds of sports, including the July beach festival with international surfing, music concerts and numerous beach sports, a friendly marathon, the most exhausting marathon in the world with one of the largest fields of competitors.
Within the city, you will find a world-class sporting site including rugby and football stadiums, athletics, Olympic swimming pools, a bike path, archery, a cricket ground and the new award-winning A1 Grand Prix trail.
Durban is really South Africa.
