Visitors to Durban are often looking for day trips to do in and around Durban. One of the more popular day trips we offer at Country and Coastal Touring, is a guided tour to Tala Game Reserve and PheZulu Safari Park, both of which can be visited in one day Read more…
Living in Durban (South Africa) means that you’re just 45 min away from one of the most enjoyabe and I think popular small game reserves in KwaZulu-natal, and that is the Tala Game Reserve. For visitors coming to Durban for work reasons or perhaps only in town for a day Read more…
Visiting the rural village of iSithumba in the Valley of 1000 Hills is always exciting for me. I love getting out of the hustle and bustle of Durban and into the tranquility of this peaceful Zulu village. The Zulu people are always warm and friendly and so welcoming. It’s no Read more…
Visitors to Durban are usually aware of the Zulu people that call Durban, and of course KwaZulu-Natal their home. Most visitors though don’t know much about the Zulu people and so we prepared a day tour to a local village called iSithumba in the Valley of 1000 Hills, some 30 Read more…
Our Durban Day Safari Tour to Tala Game Reserve started with me collecting my clients off their cruise ship, the Nautica in Durban harbor. On our way to Tala game reserve I chatted a bit about the history of Durban and it’s people, as well as pointed out some the sites along the way, including the Vasco De Gama clock, the John Ross and Dick King statue’s, the Muthi Market and a few other interesting sites.
December has been really busy for us, with lots of people booking a combination of wildlife safari tours and Zulu cultural tours with us; some of them only day tours and some extended tours. The most popular day tour for us at this time of the year is our Valley of 1000 Hills tour which includes a visit to Tala Game Reserve and PheZulu Safari Park. Normally though it’s just visitors off the visiting cruise ships. Yesterday though, we had a nice surprise, a lovely local couple booked us for a days excursion to the Valley of 1000 Hills.
I collected my guest from a backpackers in Durban and we headed out to the Valley of 1000 Hills on our Zulu Cultural Day Tour. The Valley of a 1000 Hills describes and area that lies about 45km west of Durban (an easy 30 min drive). It’s in this Valley of 1000 Hills area that the rural and peaceful village of iSithumba lies, our destination for the morning.
After a last minute booking (literally confirmed at 11pm at night!) I was up nice and early to prepare for a Durban Safari Day Trip to the Valley of 100 Hills. The itinerary for the day was to visit Tala Game Reserve, have a great lunch and then finish with a visit to PheZulu Safari park.
Hippo at Tala Game Reserve
We have a number of day tours on offer at Country and Coastal Touring, but I believe one of the most popular tours we run is the “Valley of 1000 Hills Day Tour” that encompasses both a visit to the Tala Game Reserve and PheZulu Safari Park. Tala Game Reserve Read more…
Durban seldom disappoints when it comes to safari’s and tours (well at least with Country and Coastal Tours it wont). Saturday’s “Valley of 1000 Hills day tour” was proof positive of my rather sweeping statement! I arrived bright and early to collect my four guests who were on a cruise from the east and as soon as they disembarked, we headed west towards our first destination, Tala Game Reserve.
White Rhino spotted from the safety and comfort of our vehicle.
