With daily non-stop flights from Dubai, getting to Durban is now more convenient. Whether you want to explore Durban itself, or make it your gateway to the rest of South Africa, you’ll find something to suit your tastes. Here are just some of the things you can see and do in the area:
- The 2010 FIFA World Cup™ will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, and is scheduled to take place between 11th June and 11th July 2010 at stadiums all over South Africa – including Durban.
- Durban is home to South Africa's only surfing museum, and is one of the most favourable surfing cities in the world.
- Every year the world's greatest marine migration, known as the Sardine Run, takes place off the South African Wild Coast. Millions of sardines follow the cold winter currents moving north past Durban towards the warm Indian Ocean, bringing with them thousands of dolphins, sharks, whales, seals and marine birds.
- uShaka Marine World in Durban is a world-class entertainment and tourism destination. uShaka Marine World spans over 15 hectares of prime beach front and is Africa's largest Marine Theme park.
- The SunCoast Casino and Entertainment World is a landmark of Durban's glorious Golden Mile. The 26 hectare complex includes a selection of restaurants and bars, a cinema, amphitheatre and casino.
- Close to Durban you can explore the KwaZulu Natal game reserves - beautiful natural settings from the heights of the mountains in the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park, a World Heritage Site, through the tropical savannahs of Zululand where the "big five", elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard inhabit Hluhluwe - Imfolozi Park. On to the brilliant coral reefs of the Indian Ocean that fringe the lakes and wetlands of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, also a World Heritage Site.