An area of permanent summer with a sub-tropical climate and exotic vegetation, miles of glorious soft sand beaches, creeks, dunes and coastal forest. Durban has a fascinating Indian market and the Durban Botanical Gardens with its famous orchid house are well worth a visit. Numerous golf courses dotted up and down the north and south coast of Durban make this area a veritable paradise for golfers giving it it’s enviable reputation as the golf coast of South Africa.

Inland, is the attractive rolling countryside of the Natal Midlands and for those interested in history, the famous Rorkes Drift and Isandlwana battlefields lie within easy reach. Within 2 hours drive from Durban are the spectacular and beautiful Drakensberg Mountains with peaks soaring to over 12,000 feet. We feature some resorts with a wide range of sporting and leisure activities including championship golf courses.

To the north of Durban are a number of game reserves including Phinda, Hluhluwe (pronounced shlooshlooey) and Itala, noted for their rhino population. Nearby the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park borders vast tracts of unspoilt beaches which are the breeding grounds of turtles.

HIGHLIGHTS TO SEE AND DO:

• Durban City Tour
• The other side of Durban (KwaMashu Township)
• Shakaland Nandi Experience  ...
  (authentic recreation of Shaka's great kraal)
• Day in the bush game viewing at Hluhluwe Game Reserve
• Explore the Drakensbergs mountain splendour ... 
  (and cross into Lesotho via the Sani Pass)
• Drakensberg Helicopter Flips
• Historic Battlefield Tours
• Drakensberg Boys Choir
• Midlands Meander