Durban Accommodation Venues & Tour Operators

Image Source: Durban Botanical Gardens 

The Durban Botanic Gardens is a classic botanic gardens.It was founded in 1849 for the introduction and trial of potentially useful commercial crops.The gardens later developed collections of sub-tropical trees, palms and orchids.It has, for over 100 years, had a fine mixed arboretum of African, Asian and American trees. The Gardens hosts approximately 500 000 visitors per year, many of whom are foreign tourists.

In 1947,Vasco da Gama named the rather large river mouth 'Rio do Natal'. Durban harbour has since become the largest harbour in Africa and the ninth largest in the world. The low water depth was initially less than 2 metres. Constant dredging has allowed for large ships to be able to enter the Bay (its low water depth is now 6m). In early times, almost all the Bay was fringed with mangrove swamps, but unfortunately only a small patch now remains.

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There are more than 30 nature reserves within 10 miles of Durban City Centre. Visitors can enjoy picnics,trails,birdwatching, and both big and small game.The Durban Municipal Open Space System (D'MOSS) is designed to link nine parks using existing open spaces and river valleys. This creates a network of trails so that a visitor may be able to walk from one end of Durban to the other without realizing that they were in a city.

Image source: Umgeni River Bird Park

Situated on the banks of the Umgeni River, Umgeni River Bird Park boasts spectacular waterfalls and lush vegetation. With more than 400 species of birds out on perches, in walk-through aviaries and open paddocks, this little jewel is one of the finest bird parks in the world!
 
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