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Durban: Things To See & Do
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Francis Farewell Square
This square in the middle of
Durban is the very spot where the city first began as a tiny settlement
of traders in the early part of the 19th century. The square is home to
the Old City Hall (which is was designed to look like Belfast's City
Hall) and the Old Court House. Visit every Wednesday at 1pm and watch
the music, song and dance performances on the City Hall steps.
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KwaMuhle Museum
This museum retraces the
disturbing history of apartheid as it was applied in Durban, and is
appropriately housed in a building which was once home to the Department
of Native Affairs, where every black man in the region was required to
formally register his race.
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Opening
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Monday to
Saturday 8.30am to 4pm; Sunday 11am to 4pm |
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Pricing:
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Free admission |
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Contact:
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Telephone: (031)
311 2223
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Getting Here:
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130 Ordinance Road
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Golden Mile
With the Indian Ocean on one
side, luxury hotels on the other and fountains, amusement centres and
green spaces dotted along its length, Durban's Golden Mile is
understandably one of the most popular promenades in the city.
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Marine World
Touted as the largest marine
theme park in Africa, uShaka Marine World is divided in to five zones:
the Village Walk for retail and entertainment, Bell's beach at Beach
World, a water fun park in Wet 'n Wild World, and the two zones that
make up the heart of the park, Sea World and Dolphin World.
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Opening
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Open daily, form
9am to 6pm (5pm in winter).
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Pricing:
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Combined tickets
to all zones: Adults: R125; Children: R80 . Other
concessions available |
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Contact:
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Telephone: (031) 328 8000; E-mail: mkt@ushakamarineworld.co.za
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Getting Here:
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1 Bell Street.Transport: Marine World is on the main
Point Road bus route and is serviced by Greenline and Mynah buses
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Botanical
Gardens
First begin in 1851, Durban's
botanical gardens are the city's oldest natural attractions and one of the
finest fauna collections in Africa.
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