One of the great things about visiting Durban is the large number of game reserves that can be found near Durban. One of my favorites has to be Tala game reserve which is about 45 min west of Durban. The reserve is easy to get to, has a great range Read more…
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 last few weeks have been great with loads of tours going to the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve as well as Tala Game Reserve. Some of our guests have booked overnight tours as well as day tours – and all have been thrilled with their time spent with us and Read more…
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…
Some weeks ago I was contacted by a Dutch family who were planning on traveling around South Africa. They week keen to get some insight in Zulu culture when they started their Zululand and Durban leg of the trip. After some emails back and forth we settled on an itinerary 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…
The last few months have been non-stop with tours. It’s the season for cruise ships so I’ve been running a number of Durban Day Tours and of course Safari’s. It’s so much fun, and I do enjoy my time with clients. We here in Durban have such an interesting city, and too think we’re no further than 45min away from wildlife preserves in all directions must make us pretty unique.
African Painted Wild Dog spotted on the last day of our expedition to find Wild Dog.
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.
