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Durban Slideshow
Top Hotels in Durban
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Durban Hilton
127 reviews -
Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel Durban
69 reviews
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Garden Court South Beach Durban
33 reviews -
Garden Court Marine Parade Durban
32 reviews -
The Royal Hotel Durban
31 reviews
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Tropicana Hotel Durban
30 reviews
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Beach Hotel Durban
33 reviews -
Southern Sun North Beach Durban
25 reviews
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The Riverside Hotel Durban
19 reviews
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City Lodge Umhlanga Ridge Hotel Durban
15 reviews
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City Lodge - Durban -
24 reviews
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SunCoast Hotel and Towers Durban
28 reviews
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Protea Hotel Edward Durban
41 reviews
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The Balmoral Hotel Durban
28 reviews
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Blue Waters Hotel Durban
45 reviews
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Belaire Suites Durban
32 reviews
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Selborne Hotel, Spa & Golf Estate Durban
8 reviews
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Royal Palm Durban
6 reviews
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Mondazur Resort Estate At San Lameer Durban
8 reviews
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Parade Hotel Durban
8 reviews
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Albany Hotel Durban
14 reviews
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Fir Tree Durban
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Riviera Hotel Durban
6 reviews
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Quarters Hotel Durban
27 reviews
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Audacia Manor Boutique Hotel Durban
11 reviews -
Road Lodge Durban
6 reviews
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Formule 1 Durban
8 reviews
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Umhlanga Beach Mews Durban
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Umhlanga Sands Durban
25 reviews
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The Quays on Timeball Durban
1 review
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The Benjamin Durban
37 reviews
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Sodwana Bay Lodge Durban
17 reviews
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The Roundhouse Durban
52 reviews
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Olwandle Suite Hotel Durban
2 reviews
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Hluhluwe Umfolozi Hilltop Camp Durban
20 reviews
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Don Oceanic Durban
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Emakoshini Boutique Durban
12 reviews
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Durban Spa
6 reviews
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Holiday Inn Garden Court - North Beach Durban
25 reviews
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eMakhosini Boutique Hotel Durban
12 reviews
Durban
Travel Blogs from Durban, South Africa
Durban Aquarium, a curry and back to reality
This is a top pick! ... 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
This is a top pick! 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.
This is a top pick! 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, ...
Third Largest City
This is a top pick! We have found a beach condo (3 bedrooms, 3 baths with a deck over looking the ocean) about 30 minutes north of Durban. We have made this our "base" to visit the city, museums and parks in the area. The coast makes me think of southern California with the ...
Durban and Lots of very big scary animals
This is a top pick! ... 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
This is a top pick! 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
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Dragon Mountain
This is a top pick! ... 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. It's time to talk about TB
This is a top pick! ... 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
This is a top pick! ... 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
This is a top pick! ... 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
This is a top pick! ... . 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
This is a top pick! ... 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
This is a top pick! ... , 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 ...
Last day in Durbs
This is a top pick! 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
This is a top pick! 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!
This is a top pick! 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
This is a top pick! 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
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
INANDA DAM
This is a top pick! ... 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!"
This is a top pick! ... ) 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
... 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
... harlig 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 ...
Intensiven
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
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 ...
Final countdown
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 ...
Chillin in Durban
... 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 ...