Durban – The City of Gold

Durban is a prominent attraction for travelers throughout the world, because the area is lovely, full of sunshine and unlimited sight seeing. Durban is located on the East Coast of South Africa at the KwaZulu Natal province, near by Pietermaritzburg and Margate. Tourists visit Durban to enjoy the beautiful weather with sunshine almost 320 days a year. There is more rain from April to September and at the same time the temperatures are nice enough for people to have fun on the beaches.

History
Durban is quite diverse in culture like the rest of South Africa and it is home to a lot of Indians. It is the heritage of the slave trade because of thousands of slaves being imported to Kwazulu Natal to work in the sugar plantations. These Indian slaves added their cultural flavor. The strong curry they brought with them, in combination with Durban’s sunny whether is why it got referred to as “the hot city”.

uShaka Marine World
The uShaka Marine World is proven as a big hit among visitors, because it is a water based theme park which offers a lot of activities for everyone. The park offers all sorts of water rides, swimming pools and other water related leisure activities. The centre of the park contains an underground aquarium, a water park, and a wreck of a cargo ship. There is also a stadium where visitors can be delighted by the exploits of the park’s dolphins and seals. At the uShaka beach there is beach volleyball, jet skiing and windsurfing, which can relieve you of your personal stress. Sure you might get hungry with all the activities you may take on, so there is also a facility to relax with a meal at one of the parks many restaurants or cafes.

The BAT Centre
The BAT centre, being the most popular arts and cultural venue includes works of several artists belonging to Durban city. Visitors can view the residential artists during work in their studios. Regular exhibitions are conducted at BAT centre along with poetry, music and spoken-word events.

The Golden Mile
The Golden Mile. a very popular area of sand filled beach stretches from South Beach to the Suncoast Casino and the Entertaining world of the north. Numerous tourists visit the Golden Mile each year to have fun bathing in the sun, surf, and to swim in moderate waters in the Indian Ocean. Lifeguards protect the beach and a net prevents undesired sharks from bothering swimmers. The Golden Mile has restaurants, bars and overnight lodging.

Tourists are attracted to Durban for several reasons. The city has a moderate climate most of the year. It is a wonderful place to enjoy holiday activities consisting of many tourist attractions featured in the city. Great deals on automobile rentals are also available in Durban. This might just be the place to consider for your next holiday.

If you are touring to this beautiful city you will find it easy to get around with the attractive Durban car hire deals available.