Top 10 Things to do in Durban City Tour

Very interesting- lots of different aspects and areas covered. Guide very good and knowledgeable Good value for money

We recently did the Top 10 things to do in Durban and it was really enjoyable and interesting. The tour around the Zulu medicine market was extremely insightful. Christo was very knowledgeable and funny and looked after us throughout the day. If you only have a few hours in Durban and are looking for a tour to hit all the sights this is the one to go for.

Christo was a laid back, fun, and warm guide. We enjoyed the information we learnt about Durban on our shared tour and also enjoyed hearing about his experiences of growing up in Durban. The Zala Medicine and Herb Market is visually stunning; Christo warned us not to take any photos, telling us that quite a lot of what is sold there is illegal - so if stallholders saw us taking photos they would be angry. The market also stunned our noses due to the number of dead animals/birds on sale! Christo walked us through at a very fast pace, so it wasn't really a 'cultural visit' but was certainly an experience. The Victoria Street Market was quiet as it was Sunday, but our 30 minute stop there enabled us to buy a few gifts for the family. The highlights of the day were definitely visiting Gandhi's house/museum which is situated near a township on the outskirts of Durban and the visit to the beautiful Botanic Gardens. When we stopped at Moses Mabhida Stadium, Christo told us that the Sky Car hasn't been working since 2016. If that's right perhaps the info on Zulu Safari's website should be amended as it said 'The Sky Car is available to go up if it's functioning'. It doesn't look like it will be functioning any time soon! As well as stopping at civic buildings in the historic centre, we had a 20 minute stop at Umhlanga rocks. We also drove past the ''Golden Mile' beach promenade, an enormous shopping mall, a Hindu Temple and a Holocaust Centre. The final actual stop was at uShaka Village Walk. Christo left us here and said he would return in 2 hours to pick us up and return us to our cruise ship terminal - but as it was only a short walk away we said we would make our own way back. The 'village' is very attractive and has a range of restaurants/cafes and shops (we found the shops were quite expensive). There's also a cinema and lots of fun activity centres for families. We went down to the beach from there and walked along for some distance and then made our way back. We were quite confused as to whether we had seen 'The Top Ten Things' so looked at the tour itinerary when we returned to the ship. We realised we hadn't been to the KwaMuhle Museum that was supposed to be included, but as it was a Sunday it was presumably closed. Durban is very spread out so this tour was a good way of seeing briefly quite a few of the 'highlights' of this attractive city, old and new.