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Durban City Tour – Morning
About Durban:
Durban Kwazulu Natal is famous for its beaches, warm climate and a whole lot more. The city is the heart of the KwaZulu-Natal economy. It’s also the largest seaport in the country. Imagine a place where you’re warm all year round. It’s a perfect holiday paradise. The city is justifiably proud of its beautiful parks like the Durban Botanical Gardens, a Japanese Garden and the Jamieson Rose Gardens. Here, you’ll find some 200 varieties of rose bloom in springtime. Durban is home to the world’s fifth-largest aquarium and the Zulu nation.
Bird Watching Victoria Falls
Helicopter Flights in Victoria Falls
Shark Diving Tour with road transfer from Cape Town
Full Day Soweto & Apartheid Museum
Cape Town City Tour – Afternoon
The tour commences with a tour of Table Mountain (weather permitting; cable car fee not included). In the city itself, we visit the Company Gardens, the S. A. Museum, the Castle of Good Hope and the vibrant and arty flea market, Greenmarket Square. We take a trip through the picturesque Bo-Kaap.
Table Mountain (Cable Car fee not included in cost)
By the late 1870’s, several of Cape Town’s more prominent citizens had suggested the introduction of a railway line to the top of Table Mountain. Plans to implement a proposed rack railway got under way but the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer war put a halt to these efforts. By 1912, with a strong desire to gain easy access to the top of Table Mountain, the Cape Town City Council commissioned an engineer to investigate the various options for public transport to the top. The new cableway was officially opened on 4 October 1997, the anniversary of the original launch, almost 70 years previously.
The Company Gardens have been described as ‘an oasis of calm in the city rush’, and with the trees, the squirrels and lunch-hour love birds it’s easy to forget that you’re in the middle of one of Africa’s most important cities. Spots of interest include a sundial dating from 1787, a Saffron Pear Tree (believed to be South Africa’s oldest cultivated tree), a statue of Cecil John Rhodes, a rose garden and pools with brightly colored fish. The South African National Gallery, the South African Museum and the Planetarium are situated within the grounds of the Company Gardens.
Includes:
Collection and return to your CBD or Atlantic Seaboard hotel
Services of a registered driver / guide in an air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance fees to the Castle of Good Hope & SA Museum
Excludes:
Table Mountain and Cable Car Ticket
Items of a personal nature
Gratuities
TRIP SUMMARY
Durban City Tour, a tour dedicated to the discovery of the cultural & historical contrasts of this cosmopolitan city where east meets west.
Drive along Durban’s distinctive beachfront, the Golden Mile, past the art-deco buildings and Ushaka Marine World to The Point at the harbor entrance.
Drive along Victoria Embankment and through the city past buildings of historical significance such as the Natal Museum, City Hall and the Play House Theatre. Visit the colorful and lively Victoria Street Market filled with the aromas of Indian spices.
End the tour with a 15-minute walk through the Botanic Gardens (time permitting) before returning to your hotel.
Durban City Tour INFORMATION
Duration: 4hrs30
Languages: English
Group Size: 1/8
Departures: Durban CBD and Beachfront Hotels
Departure Time: 08:30
Returns: Durban CBD and Beachfront Hotels
Return Time: 13:00
PRICE
Includes:
Services of a registered driver / guide in an air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance Fees
Excludes:
Items of a personal nature
Gratuities