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 an 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
City Hall. The museum is one of the smallest of South Africa's science
museums and is the only one of its kind funded by a local authority,
the eThekwini Municipality.
SPORTS
Durban is home to two rugby union teams, the Natal
Sharks, who compete in the domestic Currie Cup competitio and
the Sharks, who compete
in the international Super 15 competition. Both teams play in Kings
Park Stadium.
Durban is one of cities hosting the 2010 FIFA World
Cup.
FOOD
Bunny chow
HISTORY
Durban has been a major port since the 1850s.
NEARBY
Some 275 kilometers north is South Africa's first World Heritage
Site, Greater Saint Lucia Wetlands Reserve. The 220,000-hectare
park was renamed the Simangaliso Wetland Park in November 2007.
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