Visiting Durban

Getting To Durban: The Legal Stuff
Find out more about passports and visas.

Getting Around In Durban
You can hop on a plane, train, or bus anytime. View our maps to find out how to get around.

Accommodation
Cosmopolitan Durban, with its long coastline washed by the warm Indian Ocean and lined by rugged mountains and wilderness areas, is the ideal holiday destination. The city boasts a wealth of accommodation ranging from superior to budget hotels, to cosy bed and breakfast places and quaint farm houses offering warm country hospitality.

Food and Nightlife
South African cuisine is world-renowned for its unusual variety, derived from the culinary traditions of its diverse population. Here in Durban we have three main influences – African, Indian and Western. For more information about Durban's nightlife click here.

Shopping, Official Merchandise and Local Memorabilia
To find out about shopping opportunities in Durban, click here.

You can purchase official merchandise for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ at all participating Edgar's Stores, to read more click here.

The vuvuzela and the makarapa are unique to South African soccer, to read more click here. 

Catering For The Spiritual Soul
Here in Durban every spiritual soul will certainly find a home of some kind, because we live in a very cosmopolitian society, with churches, mosques, synagogues and temples existing side-by-side.

Durban's Climate
Durban is blessed with  tropical weather and plenty of sunshine all year round.  Durban lies at an altitude of eight metres on latitude 30° 57’ south and longitude 29° 58’ east. To read more click here

Health and Safety
Durban’s Central Business District in partnership with the Metro Police, South African Police Services and Tourist Protection Unit have made a considerate effort to safeguard tourists against crime. To read more click here

Local Phrases
South Africa has 11 official languages but most people in the urban areas understand and can speak basic English so, if your English is basic then it is easy to get around town. To read more click here

Books about Durban

If you would like to read a little about Durban, click here.

Currency
The currency of South Africa is the Rand. It has the symbol "R" and works on the decimal system with one rand equalling 100 cents. To read more click here

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South African Involvement In The 2010 Soccer World Cup
Finally, our hour has come. The dawn of the African century has delivered us our first Soccer World Cup in Africa .  To read more click here