In essence, Durban’s beaches are what make it known as “Durbs by the sea,” as South Africans have called it for years. People go to the Durban Beachfront, especially during the colder winter months when Gauteng and the Western Cape are both suffering from seasonal ailments, to enjoy the warm currents and amazing waves. Nearly every office and hotel building in the area has a sea view.
The Durban beachfront is the length of the city’s “Golden Mile,” commonly referred to as “the mile.” It starts roughly at South Beach and uShaka Marine World and ends to the north at Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World. It also includes the promenade. Battery Beach, Snake Park, Bay of Plenty, North Beach, Dairy, Wedge, South, and Addington are all part of it. Shark nets and lifeguard patrols are further extra measures of safety.
Each year, hundreds of visitors are attracted by the promise of stunning expanses of golden sand that are divided by man-made piers, subtropical weather, and the warm seas of the Indian Ocean, as well as the area’s reputation as a haven for surfers. You can see the appeal when you consider the variety and blend of high-end, ultra-modern, and colonial-style lodging that line Durban’s coastline.
You can always find good food nearby thanks to the abundance of quality restaurants and fast-food joints, arcades, flea markets, and other attractions like the Snake Park, Mini Town, and uShaka Marine World, which features the fifth-largest aquarium in the world in addition to a water park, amusement rides, and a recreation of a cargo shipwreck.
Things To Do in Durban Beachfront
Fruitloops Kitesurfing
In addition to providing an exhilarating connection between the wind and the ocean, kitesurfing also offers a rare sensation of openness and freedom. You may learn to ride a board in a day with the help of our kite school and the right conditions. At the top spots along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, Fruitloops offers comprehensive kitesurfing instruction. Whether you are a novice kiter or an experienced kiter wishing to advance your riding, we cater to all ability levels. Using a two-way radio headset that enables us to speak with you while you’re in the water simplifies the learning process.
Joshua Emanuel and Lorenzo Valenti, co-founders of Fruitloops Kite School, have over 17 years of combined expertise in this competitive activity while growing the kite market. Since we first started kiting, the sport has advanced significantly, and we now wish to impart our expertise and love of this unique activity.
With some of the most skilled teachers in the business, we offer our clients a pleasant and secure learning environment while utilizing the best kitesurfing technology and performance available. For all kitesurfing, foiling, and wing foiling enthusiasts, we offer a terrific new variety of the sector’s newest and best equipment.
Visit The Geology Education Museum
A number of exhibits related to the high school geography curriculum are available at the Geology Education Museum at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban. These exhibits cover everything from an elementary introduction to minerals and rocks to the fields of economic and structural geology and palaeontology.
It is hoped that a more thorough exhibition on the Geology of KwaZulu Natal will raise public awareness of the local geology. There are displays about geology as a career and current research going on in the school for prospective students and existing students. The majority of the instruction is delivered through interactive presentations, allowing museum visitors to “hands-on” interact with minerals and rocks, peer through microscopes, and excavate for fossils.
Additionally, presentations on video and computers are used for instruction. This “object-based” and pictorial form of instruction is crucial for helping underprivileged people understand basic ideas.
Explore The Fitzsimons Snake Park
A world of adventure is waiting in Lower Marine Parade, which is located close to the coast of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Here, locals and guests who have an interest in the biodiversity of South Africa and the rest of the world can visit Fitzsimons Snake Park, which is home to over 120 South African snake species and a few imported species.
Puff adders, cobras, mambas (including the deadly black mamba), iguanas, tortoises, and even some crocodiles that resemble dinosaurs live in this reserve. Along with the native animals, several exotic species—such as the fearsome anaconda—also make an appearance. It is an extremely remarkable experience to see these animals in their thermostatically regulated cages. Their graceful forms, exquisite markings, strong jaws, and slow, steady motions are both fascinating and humbling at the same time.
The presentations and talks delivered by qualified snake experts will be enjoyed by nature lovers. Guests will also have the opportunity to participate in demonstrations where the creatures are introduced to their visitors and their distinctive traits are studied. It’s amazing to watch the guide handle and communicate with the predators. Visitors can see the animals being fed on the weekends. The feeding times are 10 a.m., 11 p.m., 13 a.m., 14 p.m., and 15 p.m.
Rickshaw Ride along the Durban Beachfront
In Durban, there are just approximately twenty officially registered rickshaw drivers. Their exquisite headdresses, which are embellished with beads and other ornaments, are well recognized.
This is a fantastic way to go about and experience life as a true visitor. This fleet of three-wheeled “tuk-tuk” vehicles has improved city transportation and is a great way to visit the “Golden Mile,” the six kilometres of Durban Beachfront. The Zulu people operate Rickshaws, a distinctive tourist attraction that is ingrained in their culture. Along the Rickshaw trip on the seaside, you may also find a lot of residents selling their handmade items.
Visit Mini Town in Durban
Mini Town, one of Durban’s most popular attractions, gives a decent impression of some of the city’s monuments, and a stroll around will allow you to see fantastic models of some of Durban’s most noteworthy structures.
The airport with planes and the rail system, which is constantly in use, are two of the most well-liked aspects of Mini Town. A tug and ship are seen sailing around the harbour in the harbour scene. Both the young and elderly can learn intriguing things about Durban by visiting Mini Town. You can see things from a position that is impossible to grasp when you are simply walking around the city because the buildings are just above knee height.
Eat At Moyo uShaka
The Swahili word for soul is Moyo, and dining at Moyo is a soulful African experience. A great place for an African Christmas or New Year’s celebration… or simply a simple African date. Durban is awakened first by the African sun rising from the east as South Africa starts to warm up, making Durban famous for sunrises and Cape Town famous for sunsets. The Moyo uShaka exception allows you to see back over Durban city and witness as the sun lowers, spilling various colours of pink as it descends, 150 meters into the Indian Ocean.
Named after the legendary Shaka Zulu warrior, Moyo UShaka seeks every African flavour that has been cultivated under the African heat and caressed by Sahara breezes and washes them onto your plate with the tides that splash below the pier that the restaurant is built on. The background beat of African drums at Moyo Ushaka’s beach bar pulls your internal African rhythm. This restaurant has multiple levels, and it offers a multi-cultural African experience with a sea-salted atmosphere.