NATURAL WORLD
Durban has a warm, humid climate and beautiful beaches. The city
is touted as the country's surf capital. In fact Durban is home
to South Africa's only surfing museum, the TimeWarp
Surfing Museum.
SHARK WEEK
The sardine run is a spectacular annual phenomenon during the South
African winter. Shoals of sardines Sardinops sagax move from the
waters of the Eastern Cape to those of KwaZulu-Natal each year in
June or July. Tour operators take visitors out to see the sardines
and their attendant sharks and common dolphins.
The Natal Sharks
Board is an organization that protects beach users and sharks
in KwaZulu-Natal.
CULTURAL WORLD
Durban Natural Science Museum is located on the first floor of
the City Hall.
SPORTS
Durban is home to two rugby union teams, the Natal
Sharks, who compete in the domestic Currie Cup competition,
and the Sharks,
who compete in the international Super 14 competition. Both teams
play out of Kings
Park Stadium.
Durban is one of cities hosting the 2010 FIFA World
Cup.
HISTORY
Durban has been a major port since the 1850s.
NEARBY
Nearby are the , a World Heritage Site. Locals and travellers alike
refer to it as the 'Berg.'
Some 275 kilometers north is South Africa's first World Heritage
Site, Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Reserve, a lagoon parallel to the
coast. The 220,000-hectare park was renamed the Simangaliso Wetland
Park in November 2007.
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