If you’re having a holiday in Durban, on the North east coast of SA, describing the city in a single term might be a bit difficult, as it is made of a myriad of cultures, beliefs, as well as a great variation in the very earth and economy that makes up the city. But this is perhaps this fusion of East and west what makes the city so magical. While the beauty queen of South Africa, Cape Town boasts among its many wonders, the meeting of two oceans, Durban can lay claim to being the melting pot of African, European and Eastern cultures.

This is well defined in the landscape, as alongside Durban Hotels, temples, mosques, churches and the like pepper the city’s skyline. Durban, South Africa is a city where cultures live side by side, exerting equal influence on the truly cosmopolitan city, and like most other cities in the country, accepting and respecting our differences, part of the organic process of change in the land.

Durban Beaches:

Many of the tourist attractions in Durban, is closely linked to the gorgeous tropical Durban weather. People living in Durban, South Africa would never need to visit a tanning Salon! Surfing in Durban and hitting the Durban beaches in winter is not uncommon, even while the rest of the country is shivering under wooly blankets.
 
With perfect weather virtually guaranteed, Durban beaches are an incredibly popular part of a Durban holiday. The highway links popular Durban Hotels and resorts: Durban to Amanzimtoti, Ballito to Umhlanga Rocks, to the Wild Coast. It doesn’t stop here though, North of Durban, you find the Dolphin Coast, named so due to the shoals of bottle-nose dolphins frolicking close to the shore.
An extremely popular tourist attraction in Durban, South Africa is the Umhlanga Coastline. A blend of quaint village lifestyle, world class amenities with a sophisticated edge, it boasts exotic views and a multitude of activities.

Besides the sweeping beaches and calm lagoons where surfing, snorkelling, fishing and swimming are enjoyed, you can play golf, bowls and tennis or just soak up the sun on your activity-filled Durban vacation.
 
Entertainment:

Durban is definitely not short on cultural entertainment, and if you’re done with movies and shopping at the lavish Malls, craft markets and oriental bazaars, theatres and concert halls might have something different to show you. Performances often have a sublime mix of classical, avant-garde and ethnic elements, and art galleries exhibit international and local talent. Whatever your palate favours, you won’t go hungry in this city, as restaurants and eateries cater for countless global cuisines
 
Drakensberg:

If you’re looking to visit more than just Durban on your kwaZulu Natal Holidays, you won’t want to miss out on the majestic Drakensberg and Natal Midlands. With incredible mountain peaks clawing at the skies all along the horizon, the untouched beauty of the landscape in this part of South Africa is almost unparalleled
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Nestled quietly between the imposing Drakensberg and the coastal regions is the pastoral charm of the Natal Midlands. South African countryside at its best, the highway snakes through rolling forested hills and grassy plains littered with villages and small towns.

Farmlands are lush, with the result fat cattle and horses graze well. Game and other wildlife find sanctuary in the magnificent valleys.
 
As it’s the perfect place to unwind, the area has many fine Durban hotels and other accommodation. Rivers are frequented by anglers catching rainbow-trout. Climbers scale the jagged peaks where eagles and bearded vultures fly; hikers and horse-riders follow nature trails.
 
The Elephant Coast forms the north-east region of South Africa's unique KwaZulu Natal Province, stretching northward from Lake St Lucia (a world heritage site), to the borders of Swaziland and Mozambique. The region is so named because it is home to South Africa's largest herd of indigenous African Elephants.

Golden beaches, a tropical carnival atmosphere and summer weather all year round, what’s not good about visiting Durban?