Durban, South Africa Travel Blogs

Durban Aquarium, a curry and back to reality
Jun 13, 2006 (5 photos)

... my warthog bottle opener were stolen from my luggage after it had been checked in at the airport. Like all countries previously South Africa held it's own charms and like it's predecessors it was unique and fascinating. It was very western in some ...

Lightning Never Strikes Twice
Apr 13, 2004 (20 photos)

Leaving India we were off for our longest journey yet as our ticket routed us Mumbai-Bangkok-Hong Kong-Jo'burg-Cape Town, South Africa. Initially Jan and I considered this route to be nothing more than an out of the way layover. If going east to go west ...

Durban - Burn, rain, rain, rain.
Jan 29, 2009 (3 photos)

Mention Durban to any South African and be prepared to hear the warnings, rightly so. Still a vibrant and exciting city but it doesn't feel as safe as it did last time I was here. We hear the Golden Mile is newly named 'Muggers Mile', great! Our hostel, ...

Durban and Lots of very big scary animals
Nov 17, 2004 (5 photos)

... it through the pre-packing, re-packing, re-packing and re-packing again... frantic good byes and onto the plane and to Durban, South Africa. What a relief to finally set off and have everything done! In Durban we were treated to a very cheap but extra ...

Dlinza forest, a braii and a hippo
Jun 11, 2006 (4 photos)

Click here for all Zululand photos All back into the car for the trip down to Durban, but first a visit to Dlinza Forest. A very nice place with lush jungle vegetation. First we did some very cool canopy walk that took us up above the huge ...

Day4-8: Durban-Port Elizabeth
Sep 20, 2004 (5 photos)

... which was quiet and chilled in the day was completely different at night, very surreal....after travelling thousands of miles to South Africa I was confronted by a load of drunk Scotsmen! It's one of those places where everyone just goes to get completely ...

Dragon Mountain
Sep 30, 2003 (5 photos)

... of mountains which runs along the border with the little country of Lesotho which is totally surrounded by South Africa. We set off from Durban early in the morning, and arrived at our overnight stop near Underberg, in the Southern Drakensberg about ...

Durban
Mar 19, 2005

Sh#$ Hole

Durban. It's time to talk about TB
Jun 22, 2005

... to contracting other illnesses. HIV works in this way, and over 70% of all people infected globally with HIV and TB are in South Africa. Therefore, if we can quantify how much of the TB infection is a result of the bovine strain it may be possible to ...

Durban
Dec 31, 2005 (4 photos)

... we took it slow and arrived here in one piece (or 2 !?!). We are staying in a really nice hostel in the northern suburb of Durban called Umgeni, its small and is just like a home, well it is the owners home and they rent out rooms. We have the caravan ...

Enjoying the SUN
Mar 13, 2005 (5 photos)

... at. My dental surgery went well on Friday. I was a bit out of it for the day, but everything is now sorted! Good ol' South African medical - can't be beaten. We were up at 5:30am today and were at Haslemere Dam by 7am. Craig's brother's girlfriend has a ...

Full moon rising over the ocean
Mar 25, 2005

... . Here they enjoyed dining on calamari and langoustines. The setting was superb as chefs braaied fresh fish out in the open balmy Durban evening. From there they made their way to Zeta Bar where Chanelle was fortunate enough to run into a number of old ...

Day2-3 - Joburg and Durban
Sep 15, 2004 (2 photos)

... SA and i've bought a sim card so I have a mobile number which can receive text messages: 072 318 0067 - can't remember what the South Africa code is so you'll have to check that... Tomorrow I plan to get the BazBus again to a place called Port Edward ...

Scenery is here, Wish you were beautiful
Mar 21, 2005 (21 photos)

... , nestled in the foot of scenic mountainous surroundings, it was the perfect place to appreciate one of the true beauties of South Africa. As you will see in the photographs one of the features close to the resort was natural rapid flowing river in which ...

Last day in Durbs
Mar 27, 2005 (13 photos)

Our flight out of Durban was at 14h50 and we spent the final morning with our families. We started out early and met Dirk and Sandy at The Deck restaurant along the beach-front for breakfast. Being Easter Sunday there was a hive of activity ...

Another day at the dam
Mar 20, 2005 (21 photos)

Sunday was an early start once again as we headed out to Haslemere Dam for more fun in the sun. Upon entering the site, we were greeted by Zebra laying in the early morning shade. This was too much for Chanelle who opted to take some photos while I ...

Made it to Sunny South Africa!
Mar 9, 2005 (10 photos)

Safe and sound in Sunny South Africa! We had a trouble free flight from London to Madrid and then on to JHB International. The temp when we left London was -2 degrees c and when landing in SA it was 30 degrees! After two nights in Pretoria, we ...

Surfing and Rugby
Mar 19, 2005 (20 photos)

This was to be the second rugby game I'd take Jared to. This time we were sat in the stands and accompanied by my brother Sean, Cheyenne, Jennifer, Chanelle and her dad Dirk. It was also one of the most appalling displays of rugby I'd ever seen, unless ...

Heading for Durban
Mar 8, 2005 (8 photos)

... congestion of rush hour. We did manage to make it on time though and check ourselves into our Kulula flight down to Durban. Being a budget airline, passengers are required to purchase food and drink on board. We managed to make the flight down to Durban ...

INANDA DAM
Mar 26, 2005 (22 photos)

... had spent the previous evening out together it was pretty early - in order to make the most of yet another beautiful day in sunny South Africa. Craig and Jared were already down at Garvies beach on the Bluff, so we headed out in Tammy's car in hot pursuit ...

"naw, naw, she buy beads...you buy ganja!"
Jan 31, 2005 (5 photos)

... ) and Kevan was the fortunate one to head into the police station with the driver to witness the event. We arrived in Durban without any more accidents and are currenly relaxing in an internet cafe after a gruelling day spend on the beach and browsing ...

Easter and out on my own
Apr 10, 2007

... to my i-pod for the whole day. it's annoying to be so much of a tourist, but i have listened to local advice and south africa isn't the place to be cruising alone solo on public transportation. it's a bad idea for a lot of reasons. since i am paying ...

Jul- och nyarsfirande
Dec 26, 2007 (12 photos)

... dag! Jag har traffat pa tre skojiga medicinstudenter fran KI har i mitt kvarter. De har tagit langsemester och kommit till Durban foratt lara sig surfa. Vi har grillat en handfull ganger de senaste tva veckorna. Jag ar fortfarande for trott for att surfa. ...

Back to durbs again
Mar 2, 2007

and back again

Intensiven
Nov 3, 2007 (2 photos)

Saubonani! En period pa IVA (Intensivvardsavdelningen) och narkosen som varit hektisk. Gjort blandat dag- och nattpass. Det ar pa natterna det hander. Nya patienter rullar in, oftast fran operationefter att ha atgardat skador eller div. svara ...

The bilen
Nov 1, 2007 (1 photos)

THE BILEN! Jag har bestamt mej for att kora har. Efter att ha overvagt kostnad, risk med att kora pa "fel" sida, risk att bli overfallen, ranad, kapad etc. - och efter att ha bett Jonas om lov - borjade jag leta efter passande karra. Derrick som bott ...

Salmubarak, Happy New Year!
Nov 3, 2005

... in Durban we haven't done too much. We tried to go to the beach, but again it was too windy again (apparently October is South Africa's windiest Month, and November is the second!), so we got a taxi into town and wondered around the main beach front. Saw ...

Final countdown
Dec 21, 2005 (3 photos)

Spent the last three nights in The Royal Hotel in Durban. It's very posh with an Indian theme. Nice to chill out, relax, visit the beautician and hairdressers. Also managed to do the last of our shopping along the coast, at the markets and in local ...

Wrapping up the semester
Dec 5, 2008 (4 photos)

... overall- I feel like I learned so much and got to know some great people.  I was also happy to get back to Durban and see all of my friends...and have things to do after 7pm.    The students had our own Thanksgiving Day meal, ...

Chillin in Durban
Sep 20, 2006

... here without you lot ripping the **** out of me! If you want more let me know! After another loooooong bus trip i arrived in Durban for a few days to chill out and meet my cousin's fiance's parents for a braii. The relation is a bit distant but they ...