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Hippos in the water in St Lucia, South Africa.

St Lucia, South Africa: Where hippos walk through town

Why visit St Lucia? The signs are warning about something rather unusual. In St Lucia, South Africa, it’s not sharp bends or speed bumps you have to look out for – it’s hippos. At the bottom of a gorgeously languid estuary system on KwaZulu-Natal’s Indian…

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, wildlife

The Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa.

7 personal recommendations to improve a short break in Durban

Beachside Durban’s highlights include climbing a World Cup stadium, a gripping historic museum and curry served inside a loaf of bread. Why visit Durban For South Africans, Durban tends to be seen as the central hub for hundreds of kilometres of Indian Ocean beaches either…

city guides, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Big Five on the cheap: Self-driving Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

In KwaZulu-Natal, you can ditch the expensive safari lodges to see elephants and lions under your own steam. Meeting a teenage elephant Is it angry? Is it frisky? Should we back away slowly? Or should we just put the foot down and get away to…

KwaZulu-Natal, safari, South Africa, wildlife

The Durban city skyline and Indian Ocean beaches.

Durban: The city that South Africans go to for winter sun

South Africans go to Durban and the KwaZulu-Natal coast for winter sun. But why don’t international travellers join them? Direct flights to Durban When British Airways announced it was going to start (now-cancelled) direct flights to Durban in October 2018, it came to many as…

beaches, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, winter sun

7 reasons to visit Durban, South Africa

Reasons to book a break in Durban include a unique shark tour, a memorable history lesson at KwaMuhle and the biggest mosque in the Southern Hemisphere. Durban has many guises. For some, it is a mere gateway to the wildlife-packed parks and reserves of kwaZulu-Natal.…

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, reasons to visit, South Africa

KwaMuhle museum review: Apartheid’s origins in Durban

The KwaMuhle museum in downtown Durban shows that Apartheid didn’t just magically come into being in 1948. Apartheid and the Durban System It takes a little while to register. Walking around Durban’s KwaMuhle museum initially starts off with headshaking and tutting at the injustices of…

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, museums, reviews, South Africa