On the 16th November 1860, the first of the indentured Indian laborers arrived on the shores of Durban, disembarking into their new lives and writing themselves permanently into the culture and history of Durban. These Indian laborers arrived seeking new opportunities and a better lives, they arrived with hope and Read more…
One of our popular tours (and one I love doing) is our township tour to KwaMashu township north of Durban. When I traveled around the world all those years ago I was always fascinated by the people living in different countries, how they went about their daily lives, their struggles Read more…
I recently wrote and published a blog post called “5 Reasons to Make Durban your Family Destination in 2019” (read it here). Well, after I published it on the Country and Coastal blog page, I got quite a few emails asking for more information. Durban is such a fantastic destination Read more…
Everyday I see posts about all the wonderful places around the globe that families can visit, and they always sound so inviting and fabulous. But it got me thinking about my own home city, the city of Durban, With a rich history, vibrant people and city life, it’s not only Read more…
South Africa is such an amazing destination to visit, whether it’s the culture you’re wanting to explore, the history, or the wildlife, fact is South Africa has something to offer everyone. We realise that people who visit South Africa not only have different reasons to visit South Africa, but different budgets as well – and this is why all our overnight and extended tours have budget beating options available.
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KwaMashu is a township to the north-west of Durban. It’s here that in the 1950’s the non-white residents of Durban (Black, Indian and Colored peoples) were forced to move because of the introduction of the Group Areas Act. Today this area is home to about 200,000 people and is a Read more…
It’s not a tour I get to do very often but I think it’s probably one of the most interesting Durban cultural day tours I do; the Mahatma Gandhi and Indian Heritage day tour. I’ve always been fascinated by the history of Durban and more so with the history of Read more…
Beautiful sunny skies, warm and friendly people, fascinating cultures and customs, Durban has it all in one, vibrant city. Durban has been voted as “one of the best SA cities to live in“, as having the “best quality of life in SA“, and “one of the world’s best cities for street food” and voted as “New 7 wonder city of the world“. It’s hardly surprising that Durban is becoming even more popular with tourists then. We have a number of fantastic Durban day tours for visitors to Durban to enjoy. If it’s a city tour you’re after, or perhaps a safari tour, adventure or even a historical tour you’re after, we’ll have something to suit you.
South Africa is probably best known for two places, the Kruger National Park and Cape Town. And that’s great, they two fantastic places to visit. There is a third place that should absolutely be on your itinerary, and that’s the city of Durban in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. We’ve broken Read more…
The city of Durban is one of the most interesting cities to visit in South Africa. The area the city occupies today was once the territorial lands of the Zulu king, Shaka kaSenzangakhona. The first europeans who arrived to deliberately settle the area arrived only in 1824 and it was Read more…