Durban

Durban is located on the east coast of South Africa in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and in the municipality of eThekwini. It is the third largest city in South Africa and the busiest port in Africa. According to the 2007 Community Survey, the population of the eThekwini municpality was 3,468,086 Durban was originally called Port Natal, and was founded by British settlers.

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  • Try a 'bunny chow'...hollowed out unsliced bread with a traditional South African Indian curry filling (usually lamb). You'll get your fingers dirty...but its well worth it!  Debbie P.
  • A good airport. Very steady going due to busyness wise.  Chris C.
  • Nice city - although the beaches out of town are a lot nicer Stay away from the main city beach - quite dangerous - and dirty excellent place to buy african arts and crafts and sooooo cheap  Caroline A.
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Durban Travel Guide is based on Durban by annelie, Ryan Holliday, Clinton Wyness, Tremayneheli@yahoo.com, Bill Ellett, Ikan Kekek, Zepppep, iGuide and others. Durban Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.